Birds of Indiana, United States
Birds of Indiana, United States is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Indiana, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 58% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 44% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 43% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 43% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 42% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 39% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 39% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 37% |
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Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 37% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 35% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 33% |
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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 32% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 32% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 30% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 30% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 28% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 27% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 26% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 23% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 22% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 21% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 19% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 19% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 19% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 17% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 17% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 16% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 15% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 15% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 14% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 13% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 13% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 13% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 13% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 12% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 12% |
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 11% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 9.2% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 8.9% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 8.9% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 8.5% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 8.4% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.2% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 8.0% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.7% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 7.6% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.5% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.5% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.4% |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.4% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.0% |
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.0% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.6% |
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Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.5% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 6.3% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.3% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.3% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.2% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 6.0% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.6% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 5.6% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 5.3% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.3% |
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Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 5.2% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.1% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.8% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.8% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 4.7% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.7% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 4.6% |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.5% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.4% |
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.4% |
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Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.3% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.2% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.2% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.1% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.1% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.0% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.0% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.9% |
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Mute Swan
Cygnus olor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.8% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 3.8% |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 3.8% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 3.7% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 3.4% |
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Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.3% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
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Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.2% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.2% |
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Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.2% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.2% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.1% |
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Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.9% |
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.8% |
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Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.8% |
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.6% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.6% |
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Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
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Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 2.5% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
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Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.5% |
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Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.5% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.4% |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.3% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 2.3% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.3% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.3% |
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.1% |
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 2.1% |
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.1% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.1% |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.1% |
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 2.1% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 2.0% |
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Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
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Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
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Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 1.9% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.8% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
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American Black Duck
Anas rubripes Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.7% |
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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.6% |
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Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.5% |
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Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
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Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
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Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
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Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
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Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.2% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 1.0% |
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
