Birds of Otero County, Colorado
Birds of Otero County, Colorado is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Otero County, Colorado
Colorado, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 42% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 33% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 33% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 31% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 28% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 27% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 26% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 25% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 25% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 24% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 24% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 23% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 23% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 23% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 21% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 18% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 17% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 17% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 17% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 17% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 16% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 15% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 15% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 14% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 14% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 13% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 13% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 12% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 11% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 11% |
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 10% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 10% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 10.0% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 10.0% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.9% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.7% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 9.6% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.6% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.4% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.1% |
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 9.1% |
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 9.0% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 8.6% |
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Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.3% |
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.1% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.0% |
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Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.6% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.5% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.5% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.1% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.0% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.8% |
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Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 6.8% |
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Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 6.8% |
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Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 6.7% |
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Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 6.6% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.5% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.4% |
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.2% |
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Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 6.2% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.2% |
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Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 6.0% |
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Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.9% |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.9% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 5.9% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.6% |
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Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.6% |
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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.5% |
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.5% |
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Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.5% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.5% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.4% |
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.3% |
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Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.2% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.2% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 5.1% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 4.9% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.8% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.5% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.3% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.3% |
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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.2% |
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Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 4.0% |
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Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 3.9% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.9% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
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Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.9% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.8% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.8% |
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Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 3.7% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.7% |
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.7% |
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White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 3.6% |
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 3.6% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.6% |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.5% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.4% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 3.3% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.3% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.2% |
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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.2% |
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.2% |
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.1% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.1% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.1% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.0% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.0% |
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Ross's Goose
Anser rossii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
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Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.0% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.0% |
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Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.9% |
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.9% |
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Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
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Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.7% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.7% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.7% |
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.6% |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.5% |
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Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.5% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.4% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.3% |
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Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.2% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.1% |
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Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.0% |
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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.0% |
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 2.0% |
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Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.0% |
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Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 1.9% |
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.9% |
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.9% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.8% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.6% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.6% |
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Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.5% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.5% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.4% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
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Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
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Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
