Birds of Washington, United States
Birds of Washington, United States is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Washington, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 45% |
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 44% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 43% |
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 36% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 36% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 32% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 32% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 31% |
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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 29% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 25% |
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 23% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 22% |
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 21% |
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 21% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 21% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 20% |
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 19% |
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Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 18% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 18% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 18% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 18% |
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 17% |
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Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 17% |
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Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 16% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 16% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 13% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 13% |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 13% |
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Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 12% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 12% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 12% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 12% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 11% |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 11% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 11% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 10% |
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 10% |
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 10.0% |
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Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 9.7% |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 9.5% |
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.3% |
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American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 9.2% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.1% |
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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 8.9% |
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae |
| 8.2% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.8% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.8% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 7.7% |
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Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.7% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.7% |
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Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.5% |
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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 7.5% |
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Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.4% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 7.2% |
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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 7.1% |
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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.0% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.8% |
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California Gull
Larus californicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.8% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.8% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.7% |
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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 6.6% |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.5% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 6.5% |
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Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 6.5% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 6.4% |
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Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.4% |
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Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 6.3% |
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Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 6.2% |
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 6.2% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.1% |
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California Quail
Callipepla californica Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 6.0% |
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 5.9% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.7% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 5.6% |
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Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 5.6% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 5.5% |
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Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.3% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.1% |
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.1% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.9% |
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 4.8% |
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Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.8% |
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Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.7% |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 4.7% |
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Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.7% |
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California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.7% |
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.5% |
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Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.5% |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.4% |
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Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.3% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.2% |
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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.1% |
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Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.0% |
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Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.9% |
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Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.8% |
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Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.8% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.6% |
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Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 3.5% |
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.3% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
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Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.0% |
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House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.0% |
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 3.0% |
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Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 3.0% |
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Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.9% |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.8% |
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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.7% |
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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.7% |
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Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.7% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
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Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 2.6% |
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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.6% |
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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.6% |
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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 2.4% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.4% |
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White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
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Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 2.4% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.3% |
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Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.3% |
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Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.2% |
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.2% |
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Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 2.1% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.1% |
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.1% |
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Western Gull
Larus occidentalis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
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Common Murre
Uria aalge Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.9% |
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Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.9% |
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Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.9% |
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Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.9% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.9% |
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Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.9% |
|
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Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.8% |
|
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.7% |
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Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.7% |
|
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.6% |
|
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
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Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
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Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.2% |
|
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Canvasback
Aythya valisineria Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
|
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.1% |
|
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Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
|
|
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
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Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
