South Dakota, United States

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American Robin

Turdus migratorius

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Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

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Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

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Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

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Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

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Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

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Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

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Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

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Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

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Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

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Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Northern House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

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Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

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Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

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European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

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Gadwall

Mareca strepera

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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

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American Coot

Fulica americana

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Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

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Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

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Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

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Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

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Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

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American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

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Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

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House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

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Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

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Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

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Dickcissel

Spiza americana

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

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Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

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Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

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Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

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Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula

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White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

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Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

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Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

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Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

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Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

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Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

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Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

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Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

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American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

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Redhead

Aythya americana

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American Wigeon

Mareca americana

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Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

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Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

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Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

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Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

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Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

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Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

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Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

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Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

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Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Eastern Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

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Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula

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Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

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Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

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Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

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Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

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Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

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Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

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Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

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Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

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Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

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Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

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Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

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Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

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Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

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Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

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Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

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Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

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Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

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Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

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Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

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Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

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Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

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Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

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Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

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Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

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Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

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Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

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Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

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Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

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Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

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Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

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Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

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Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

Western Flycatcher

Empidonax difficilis

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Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

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Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

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Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

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Great Egret

Ardea alba

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Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

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Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

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Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

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Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

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Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

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Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

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Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

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Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

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Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

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Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

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Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi

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Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

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Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

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White-throated Swift uncommon

Aeronautes saxatalis

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White-rumped Sandpiper uncommon

Calidris fuscicollis

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Palm Warbler uncommon

Setophaga palmarum

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Bonaparte's Gull uncommon

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

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Purple Martin uncommon

Progne subis

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Northern Waterthrush uncommon

Parkesia noveboracensis

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Yellow-breasted Chat uncommon

Icteria virens

Swamp Sparrow uncommon

Melospiza georgiana

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Fox Sparrow uncommon

Passerella iliaca

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Blue Grosbeak uncommon

Passerina caerulea

Cooper's Hawk uncommon

Astur cooperii

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Eastern Bluebird uncommon

Sialia sialis

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Brown Creeper uncommon

Certhia americana

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Rock Wren uncommon

Salpinctes obsoletus

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Stilt Sandpiper uncommon

Calidris himantopus

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Red-naped Sapsucker uncommon

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

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Eastern Towhee uncommon

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

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Ross's Goose uncommon

Anser rossii

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White-faced Ibis uncommon

Plegadis chihi

Willow Flycatcher uncommon

Empidonax traillii

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American Pipit uncommon

Anthus rubescens

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Sedge Wren uncommon

Cistothorus stellaris

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Golden-crowned Kinglet uncommon

Regulus satrapa

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Eastern Phoebe uncommon

Sayornis phoebe

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Common Loon uncommon

Gavia immer

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Yellow-throated Vireo uncommon

Vireo flavifrons

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Hudsonian Godwit uncommon

Limosa haemastica

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Horned Grebe uncommon

Podiceps auritus

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher uncommon

Polioptila caerulea

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Say's Phoebe uncommon

Sayornis saya

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker uncommon

Sphyrapicus varius

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Solitary Sandpiper uncommon

Tringa solitaria

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Swainson's Hawk uncommon

Buteo swainsoni

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Sharp-shinned Hawk uncommon

Accipiter striatus

Sandhill Crane uncommon

Antigone canadensis

Chestnut-sided Warbler uncommon

Setophaga pensylvanica

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Semipalmated Plover uncommon

Charadrius semipalmatus

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Plumbeous Vireo uncommon

Vireo plumbeus

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Bell's Vireo uncommon

Vireo bellii

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Sora uncommon

Porzana carolina

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Dusky Flycatcher uncommon

Empidonax oberholseri

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Dunlin uncommon

Calidris alpina

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Green Heron uncommon

Butorides virescens

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Blue-headed Vireo uncommon

Vireo solitarius

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Rusty Blackbird uncommon

Euphagus carolinus

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Eastern Screech-Owl uncommon

Megascops asio

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Lapland Longspur uncommon

Calcarius lapponicus

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Snowy Owl uncommon

Bubo scandiacus

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Black-crowned Night Heron uncommon

Nycticorax nycticorax

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LeConte's Sparrow uncommon

Ammospiza leconteii

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Northern Shrike uncommon

Lanius borealis

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Broad-winged Hawk uncommon

Buteo platypterus

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Wood Thrush uncommon

Hylocichla mustelina

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Canada Jay uncommon

Perisoreus canadensis

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Sharp-tailed Grouse uncommon

Tympanuchus phasianellus

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Bullock's Oriole uncommon

Icterus bullockii

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Burrowing Owl uncommon

Athene cunicularia

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Olive-sided Flycatcher rare

Contopus cooperi

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Philadelphia Vireo rare

Vireo philadelphicus

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Snow Bunting rare

Plectrophenax nivalis

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Lazuli Bunting rare

Passerina amoena

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Merlin rare

Falco columbarius

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Tundra Swan rare

Cygnus columbianus

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Scarlet Tanager rare

Piranga olivacea

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Loggerhead Shrike rare

Lanius ludovicianus

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California Gull rare

Larus californicus

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Mourning Warbler rare

Geothlypis philadelphia

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Gray-cheeked Thrush rare

Catharus minimus

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Ferruginous Hawk rare

Buteo regalis

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Prairie Falcon rare

Falco mexicanus

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Canyon Wren rare

Catherpes mexicanus

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo rare

Coccyzus americanus

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Chestnut-collared Longspur rare

Calcarius ornatus

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Alder Flycatcher rare

Empidonax alnorum

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MacGillivray's Warbler rare

Geothlypis tolmiei

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Lesser Black-backed Gull rare

Larus fuscus

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Red-breasted Merganser rare

Mergus serrator

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Greater Scaup rare

Aythya marila

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Red-necked Phalarope rare

Phalaropus lobatus

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Golden-winged Warbler rare

Vermivora chrysoptera

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American Dipper rare

Cinclus mexicanus

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American Golden-Plover rare

Pluvialis dominica

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Blackburnian Warbler rare

Setophaga fusca

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Hermit Thrush rare

Catharus guttatus

Surf Scoter rare

Melanitta perspicillata

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Long-tailed Duck rare

Clangula hyemalis

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Bay-breasted Warbler rare

Setophaga castanea

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Pinyon Jay rare

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

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White-winged Scoter rare

Melanitta deglandi

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Caspian Tern rare

Hydroprogne caspia

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Iceland Gull rare

Larus glaucoides

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Piping Plover rare

Charadrius melodus

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Red-necked Grebe rare

Podiceps grisegena

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Western Warbling Vireo rare

Vireo swainsoni

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American Bittern rare

Botaurus lentiginosus

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Northern Saw-whet Owl rare

Aegolius acadicus

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Snowy Egret rare

Egretta thula

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Least Tern rare

Sternula antillarum

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White-winged Crossbill rare

Loxia leucoptera

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Long-billed Curlew rare

Numenius americanus

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Greater Prairie-Chicken rare

Tympanuchus cupido

Sanderling rare

Calidris alba

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Peregrine Falcon rare

Falco peregrinus

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Rufous Hummingbird rare

Selasphorus rufus

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Canada Warbler rare

Cardellina canadensis

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Western Cattle-Egret rare

Ardea ibis

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Blue-winged Warbler rare

Vermivora cyanoptera

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Lewis's Woodpecker rare

Melanerpes lewis

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Ruddy Turnstone rare

Arenaria interpres

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American Goshawk rare

Astur atricapillus

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Glaucous Gull rare

Larus hyperboreus

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Black Scoter rare

Melanitta americana

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Virginia Rail rare

Rallus limicola

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Sabine's Gull rare

Xema sabini

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Black-bellied Plover rare

Pluvialis squatarola

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Short-eared Owl rare

Asio flammeus

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Short-billed Dowitcher rare

Limnodromus griseus

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Long-eared Owl rare

Asio otus

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Bohemian Waxwing rare

Bombycilla garrulus

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Pygmy Nuthatch rare

Sitta pygmaea

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Veery rare

Catharus fuscescens

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American Three-toed Woodpecker rare

Picoides dorsalis

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Black-throated Green Warbler rare

Setophaga virens

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Clark's Nutcracker rare

Nucifraga columbiana

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American Woodcock rare

Scolopax minor

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Great Kiskadee rare

Pitangus sulphuratus

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