Birds of Mississippi, United States
Birds of Mississippi, 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
Mississippi, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 56% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 47% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 45% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 44% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 40% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 38% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 33% |
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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 32% |
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Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 31% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 29% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 27% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 25% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 24% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 23% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 22% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 19% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 19% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 19% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 18% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 18% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 18% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 18% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 17% |
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Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 17% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 16% |
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Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 16% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 15% |
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Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 15% |
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White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 14% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 14% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 13% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 13% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 13% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 13% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 13% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 13% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 12% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 12% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 12% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 12% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 11% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 11% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 11% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 11% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 11% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 10% |
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Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 10% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.9% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 9.8% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.2% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.1% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 9.0% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.6% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.4% |
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 8.2% |
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Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.1% |
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.0% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.9% |
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Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.8% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.7% |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.5% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.4% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.4% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.1% |
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Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.1% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.0% |
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Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 6.9% |
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Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 6.8% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.6% |
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Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.6% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.5% |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.5% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 6.4% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 6.3% |
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.3% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.2% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.1% |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 5.7% |
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.7% |
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Northern Parula
Setophaga americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.7% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.7% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.6% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 5.5% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 5.4% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 5.1% |
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Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.1% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.0% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.0% |
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Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.0% |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.9% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 4.9% |
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White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 4.9% |
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Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.9% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.8% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 4.7% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.6% |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.6% |
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Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 4.5% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.4% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 4.4% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.4% |
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Least Tern
Sternula antillarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.3% |
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Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.3% |
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Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.2% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.2% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.2% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 4.2% |
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Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.1% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.1% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.1% |
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Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.0% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.0% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.0% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 3.8% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.8% |
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Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.8% |
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Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 3.7% |
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Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.6% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.5% |
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Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.5% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.4% |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.3% |
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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.3% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.3% |
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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 3.1% |
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.1% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 2.9% |
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Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 2.9% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.8% |
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Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.7% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 2.7% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.7% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.7% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.6% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.6% |
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.5% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.5% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.5% |
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.4% |
|
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.4% |
|
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.4% |
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
|
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.1% |
|
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
|
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Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.0% |
|
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 1.7% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
|
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Seaside Sparrow
Ammospiza maritima Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
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Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
