Birds of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
Birds of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia is a list of the most common birds observed in the region. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Canada
North America
List of Common Birds
| 67% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 59% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 56% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 48% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 47% |
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Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 45% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 44% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 38% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 36% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 33% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 33% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 30% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 30% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 29% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 27% |
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 25% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 23% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 22% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 22% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 21% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 21% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 17% |
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
| 17% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 16% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 16% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 16% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 16% |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 15% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 14% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 14% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 14% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 14% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 13% |
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Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 13% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 13% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 12% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 12% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 12% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 12% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 11% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 11% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 11% |
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Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 11% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 10% |
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Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 10% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 10% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.6% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 9.5% |
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Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 9.1% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 9.0% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.8% |
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Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 8.8% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.4% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.1% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.0% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 7.9% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.8% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.8% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.1% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.1% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.8% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.8% |
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Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.6% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.6% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 6.6% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.6% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.2% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 6.2% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.2% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.9% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 5.8% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.7% |
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Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.5% |
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Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.5% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.9% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 4.7% |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.5% |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 4.5% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.4% |
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.1% |
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.1% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 4.0% |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.0% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.9% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.9% |
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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.7% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.7% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.6% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.4% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.3% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.2% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.0% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 3.0% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.9% |
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Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.9% |
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Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.8% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.7% |
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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 2.7% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.6% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.5% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.5% |
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White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.5% |
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.3% |
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Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.3% |
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Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.2% |
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.2% |
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Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.2% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.2% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.1% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.1% |
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.9% |
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Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.9% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.7% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.6% |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.4% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.3% |
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Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.2% |
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
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Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
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Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.2% |
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American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.2% |
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Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.2% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.1% |
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Black Swift
Cypseloides niger Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.1% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.1% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.1% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
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Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
