Birds of Harlan County, Nebraska
Birds of Harlan County, Nebraska is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Harlan County, Nebraska
Nebraska, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 48% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 42% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 41% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 37% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 34% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 33% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 32% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 30% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 30% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 30% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 29% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 29% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 27% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 27% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 25% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 24% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 24% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 22% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 22% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 21% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 20% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 20% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 20% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 19% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 19% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 18% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 18% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 18% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 18% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 18% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 18% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 18% |
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 18% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 17% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 17% |
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Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 17% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 16% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 16% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 16% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 15% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 15% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 15% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 15% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 14% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 13% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 13% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 12% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 11% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 11% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 11% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 11% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10.0% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.9% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 9.5% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 9.5% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.4% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.4% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 9.3% |
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 9.3% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 9.2% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 8.9% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.8% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.5% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.2% |
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.9% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 7.9% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 7.8% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.7% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 7.7% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.7% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.3% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.1% |
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Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 7.1% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.1% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 6.5% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.5% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 6.2% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.0% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.0% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.9% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 5.3% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.2% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.1% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.1% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.1% |
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 5.1% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.0% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 4.8% |
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.6% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.4% |
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Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.4% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.3% |
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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.3% |
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Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.9% |
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.9% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.7% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.5% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.3% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.0% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.9% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 2.9% |
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.8% |
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 2.8% |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.8% |
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Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 2.8% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.7% |
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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.7% |
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.7% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 2.5% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 2.5% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.3% |
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Ross's Goose
Anser rossii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 2.1% |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.1% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.1% |
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Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.0% |
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White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.0% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.9% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.8% |
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Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.8% |
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.7% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.7% |
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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.6% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
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Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.5% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.5% |
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.4% |
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Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
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Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.2% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.2% |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
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Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.0% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.0% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 1.0% |
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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
