Birds of Sanders County, Montana
Birds of Sanders County, Montana is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Sanders County, Montana
Montana, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 42% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 39% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 37% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 35% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 33% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 33% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 32% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 28% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 28% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 27% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 26% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 25% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 25% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 24% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 24% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 23% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 22% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 19% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 18% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 17% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 16% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 15% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 14% |
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Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 14% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 12% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 11% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 11% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.9% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.7% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 9.4% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 8.7% |
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Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 8.6% |
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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 8.5% |
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 8.4% |
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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.2% |
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.1% |
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.1% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 8.0% |
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Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 7.9% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 7.8% |
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Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.8% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.7% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 7.7% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.5% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.3% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.3% |
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Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 7.3% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 7.3% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.2% |
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Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 7.2% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 6.9% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.7% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.6% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.2% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.2% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.1% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 6.0% |
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Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.8% |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.8% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.8% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 5.7% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.6% |
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Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 5.4% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.3% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.3% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.2% |
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 5.0% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.9% |
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 4.6% |
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.5% |
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 4.5% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.3% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.2% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 4.2% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.1% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 4.0% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.9% |
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Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 3.8% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.8% |
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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.8% |
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Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.7% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.7% |
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Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.7% |
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.6% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.5% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.5% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.5% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.4% |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.4% |
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.4% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.4% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
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Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.2% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.1% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.0% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
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Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.0% |
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Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.9% |
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Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.9% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.9% |
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Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.9% |
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.8% |
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 2.8% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.6% |
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Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.4% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 2.3% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.3% |
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.3% |
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.3% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
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Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.1% |
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Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 2.0% |
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Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.0% |
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MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.9% |
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Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.9% |
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Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.9% |
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.8% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.8% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 1.8% |
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Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.8% |
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Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 1.8% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.8% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.7% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.7% |
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.7% |
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Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.7% |
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Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.6% |
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Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.5% |
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Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.5% |
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Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.4% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.4% |
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.4% |
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American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
| 1.3% |
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Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.3% |
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.2% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 1.2% |
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Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.1% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteriidae |
| 1.1% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.1% |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.0% |
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
