Birds of Kansas, United States
Birds of Kansas, 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
Kansas, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 47% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 41% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 40% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 39% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 34% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 32% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 31% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 31% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 31% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 29% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 28% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 27% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 27% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 26% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 25% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 25% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 24% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 24% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 23% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 22% |
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Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 22% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 22% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 21% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 21% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 17% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 16% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 16% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 15% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 14% |
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Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 13% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 11% |
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Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 10% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 10% |
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 10% |
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 10.0% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 10.0% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.8% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 9.7% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 9.5% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 9.5% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 9.3% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 8.9% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 8.8% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.7% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.7% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.5% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.0% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.0% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.0% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 7.8% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.8% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.7% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.6% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.6% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.5% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.0% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.0% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 6.7% |
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Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.5% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.5% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.4% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 6.4% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 6.3% |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 6.2% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.2% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.2% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 6.1% |
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 6.1% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.1% |
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.1% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 6.0% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 5.9% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 5.9% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 5.8% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 5.6% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.4% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.4% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.4% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.2% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.0% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.0% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.9% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 4.8% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.8% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 4.8% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.7% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.6% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.5% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.5% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.5% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.3% |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.2% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.2% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.1% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.1% |
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.1% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.0% |
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 3.9% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 3.8% |
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.8% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.7% |
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Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.7% |
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Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.7% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.5% |
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Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.4% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.4% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.3% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.3% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.3% |
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.2% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.1% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.0% |
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Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.7% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 2.6% |
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Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.6% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.5% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.5% |
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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.4% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 2.4% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.4% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.3% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.3% |
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Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.2% |
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Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.1% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.1% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.1% |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.0% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.0% |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.0% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
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White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.0% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.0% |
|
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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 1.9% |
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Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.9% |
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Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.9% |
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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
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Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 1.7% |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.6% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
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Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.5% |
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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.5% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.5% |
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.4% |
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Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.4% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Ross's Goose
Anser rossii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.2% |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.1% |
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Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
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Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
