Birds of Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Birds of Nantucket County, Massachusetts is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 63% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 60% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 59% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 49% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 48% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 47% |
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 46% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 45% |
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Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 42% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 40% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 39% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 38% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 37% |
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Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 36% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 32% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 32% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 29% |
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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 28% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 27% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 27% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 27% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 25% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 24% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 24% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 24% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 22% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 22% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 20% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 19% |
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Common Eider
Somateria mollissima Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 19% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 17% |
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American Black Duck
Anas rubripes Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 17% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 17% |
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Mute Swan
Cygnus olor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 16% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 16% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
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American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 14% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 13% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 13% |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 13% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 12% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 12% |
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
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Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 10% |
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White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 10% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.9% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.9% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.0% |
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Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.9% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.8% |
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Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.7% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.6% |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.5% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.2% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.8% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 7.7% |
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Least Tern
Sternula antillarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.4% |
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Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.2% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.2% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.8% |
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Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.8% |
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Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 6.8% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.6% |
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Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.5% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.2% |
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.1% |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.0% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 5.8% |
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Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 5.7% |
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Black Scoter
Melanitta americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.7% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.6% |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.4% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 5.4% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.3% |
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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 5.1% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.1% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.1% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.9% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.8% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.3% |
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Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.3% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 4.3% |
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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.2% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.2% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.1% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 4.0% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.8% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 3.6% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.6% |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.6% |
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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.5% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.3% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.3% |
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.2% |
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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.1% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 3.1% |
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Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.0% |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.0% |
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Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 3.0% |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.8% |
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Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae |
| 2.7% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.7% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.6% |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
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Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.4% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.4% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammospiza caudacuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.3% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.2% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.1% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 2.0% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.9% |
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Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.8% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 1.6% |
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Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
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Razorbill
Alca torda Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.6% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.5% |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.5% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.4% |
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Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.4% |
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Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 1.4% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.4% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
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Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.4% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.2% |
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Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.2% |
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Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.2% |
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Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.1% |
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Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 1.1% |
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Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.1% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
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Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.0% |
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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
