Birds of San Luis Obispo County, California
Birds of San Luis Obispo County, California is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
San Luis Obispo County, California
California, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 48% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 47% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 46% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 43% |
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California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 42% |
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Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 40% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 40% |
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 36% |
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California Towhee
Melozone crissalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 34% |
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Western Gull
Larus occidentalis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 30% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 28% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 28% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 27% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 25% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 25% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 25% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 25% |
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Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 25% |
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
| 24% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 24% |
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Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 23% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 23% |
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 22% |
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Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 22% |
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 21% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 20% |
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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 20% |
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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 20% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 20% |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 19% |
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Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradoxornithidae |
| 19% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 19% |
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California Quail
Callipepla californica Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 18% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 17% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 17% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 16% |
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Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 16% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 15% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 15% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 15% |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 14% |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 14% |
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California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 14% |
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 13% |
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Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 13% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 12% |
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 11% |
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Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
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Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 11% |
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Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 11% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 11% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
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Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 10% |
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 9.8% |
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Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 9.7% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.5% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.5% |
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Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.3% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 9.2% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 9.2% |
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Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 9.0% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.6% |
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Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.5% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.5% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 8.5% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.3% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 8.1% |
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Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.0% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.9% |
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Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.8% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.7% |
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.6% |
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Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 7.5% |
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Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.2% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 7.2% |
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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 7.2% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.2% |
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Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 6.9% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 6.6% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 6.6% |
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Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 6.4% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.4% |
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 6.4% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.3% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 6.2% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 6.1% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.0% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.7% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.7% |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 5.6% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 5.5% |
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Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.4% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.3% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.3% |
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Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.2% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.0% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.0% |
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Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.0% |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.9% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.8% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.8% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.8% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.8% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.6% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 4.6% |
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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.5% |
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Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 4.4% |
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Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.4% |
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.3% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.3% |
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.2% |
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Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 4.1% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.1% |
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Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.1% |
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.1% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.8% |
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.8% |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.8% |
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Snowy Plover
Anarhynchus nivosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.7% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.7% |
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Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.7% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 3.5% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.4% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.3% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.3% |
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Yellow-billed Magpie
Pica nuttalli Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 3.2% |
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White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.2% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.2% |
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Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.2% |
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Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.2% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.8% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.8% |
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Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.8% |
|
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.7% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.7% |
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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.6% |
|
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 2.5% |
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Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 2.5% |
|
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White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 2.4% |
|
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Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.4% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.4% |
|
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Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 2.3% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.3% |
|
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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 2.3% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.1% |
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Sora
Porzana carolina Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.9% |
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Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.8% |
|
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American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens Order: Passeriformes Family: Ptiliogonatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
|
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.4% |
|
|
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
|
|
Surfbird
Calidris virgata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
|
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.3% |
|
|
Bell's Sparrow
Artemisiospiza belli Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
|
|
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.2% |
|
|
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.0% |
|
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
|
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.0% |
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Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
