Birds of Macon County, Georgia
Birds of Macon County, Georgia is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Macon County, Georgia
Georgia, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 50% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 46% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 40% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 37% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 35% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 32% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 30% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 29% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 28% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 25% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 24% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 22% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 22% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 22% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 22% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 21% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 20% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 18% |
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Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 18% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 17% |
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Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 17% |
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Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 17% |
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Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 17% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
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White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 16% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 15% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 15% |
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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 14% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 14% |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 13% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 13% |
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Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 13% |
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Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 13% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 12% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 12% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 12% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 12% |
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 12% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 11% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
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Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 10% |
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Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.9% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 9.5% |
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Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 9.4% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 9.3% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.1% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 8.7% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 8.6% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.3% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.1% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.1% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.8% |
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.7% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.5% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 7.5% |
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White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 7.5% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 7.3% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.2% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.2% |
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 7.0% |
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Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.8% |
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Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 6.6% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.6% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.4% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.9% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.9% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.8% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.8% |
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 5.6% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.3% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.7% |
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Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.7% |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 4.5% |
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Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.5% |
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Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 4.0% |
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.9% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 3.8% |
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Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 3.5% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.4% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.3% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.2% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 3.2% |
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Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.2% |
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Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.1% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 2.9% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.9% |
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Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.9% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.9% |
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Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.9% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 2.8% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.8% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.7% |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.6% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.5% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
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Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.3% |
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.3% |
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Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.3% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.3% |
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Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.2% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.2% |
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Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2.1% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.8% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.8% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.8% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.7% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.6% |
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Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.2% |
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Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 1.2% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.2% |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
