Breeding Bird Species in Douglas County
The source of this data is
Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas
Note: Understanding scientific names. Each bird has at least one
common name, but often there are several, and this can be confusing. The
scientific name is a two-word naming system, using Latin, that is accepted
around the world. The first word refers to the "genus" or sub-family of
the bird. The second word refers to the specie of a specific bird.
The two words together form a unique name and give a hint to possible
"relatives." For example, the ducks below are all of the same "order,"
and are grouped into a small number of "families." Not included in the
table is the sub-family or genus. This system of organization, or
taxonomy, groups birds with similar physical characteristics.
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Order |
Family |
Species |
Common Name |
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Anseriformes |
Anatidae |
Aix sponsa |
Wood Duck |
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Anas americana |
American Wigeon |
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Anas crecca |
Green-winged Teal |
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Anas discors |
Blue-winged Teal |
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Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard |
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Anas rubripes |
American Black Duck |
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Aythya collaris |
Ring-necked Duck |
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Branta canadensis |
Canada Goose |
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Cygnus buccinator |
Trumpeter Swan |
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Cygnus olor |
Mute Swan |
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Lophodytes cucullatus |
Hooded Merganser |
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Anatinae |
Mergus merganser |
Common Merganser |
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Apodidae |
Caprimulgus vociferus |
Chimney Swift |
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Trochilidae |
Archilochus colubris |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
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Ardeidae |
Gaviidae |
Gavia immer |
Common Loon |
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Caprimulgiformes |
Caprimulgidae |
Caprimulgus vociferus |
Whip-poor-will |
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Chordeilinae |
Chordeiles minor |
Common Nighthawk |
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Charadriiformes |
Charadriidae |
Charadrius vociferus |
Killdeer |
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Laridae |
Chlidonias niger |
Black Tern |
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Scolopacinae |
Actitis macularia |
Spotted Sandpiper |
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Bartramia longicauda |
Upland Sandpiper |
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Gallinago delicata |
Wilson's Snipe |
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Scolopax minor |
American Woodcock |
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Ciconiiformes |
Ardeidae |
Ardea herodias |
Great Blue Heron |
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Botaurus lentiginosus |
American Bittern |
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Butorides virescens |
Green Heron |
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Ixobrychus exilis |
Least Bittern |
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Cathartidae |
Cathartes aura |
Turkey Vulture |
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Columbiformes |
Columbidae |
Columba livia |
Rock Dove |
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Zenaida macroura |
Mourning Dove |
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Coraciiformes |
Alcedinidae |
Ceryle alcyon |
Belted Kingfisher |
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Cuculiformes |
Coccyzinae |
Coccyzus americanus |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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Coccyzus erythropthalmus |
Black-billed Cuckoo |
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Falconiformes |
Accipitridae |
Accipiter gentilis |
Northern Goshawk |
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Accipiter striatus |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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Buteo jamaicensis |
Red-tailed Hawk |
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Buteo platypterus |
Broad-winged Hawk |
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Circus cyaneus |
Northern Harrier |
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Accipiter cooperii |
Cooper's Hawk |
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Bald Eagle |
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Falconidae |
Falco columbarius |
Merlin |
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Falco sparverius |
American Kestrel |
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Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine Falcon |
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Pandioninae |
Pandion haliaetus |
Osprey |
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Galliformes |
Phasianidae |
Bonasa umbellus |
Ruffed Grouse |
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Phasianidae |
Phasianus colchicus |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
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Tetraoninae |
Tympanuchus phasianellus |
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
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Gruiformes |
Gruidae |
Grus canadensis |
Sandhill Crane |
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Rallidae |
Fulica americana |
American Coot |
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Porzana carolina |
Sora |
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Rallus limicola |
Virginia Rail |
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Laridae |
Larinae |
Larus argentatus |
Herring Gull |
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Larus delawarensis |
Ring-billed Gull |
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Sterninae |
Sterna hirundo |
Common Tern |
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Passeriformes |
Alaudidae |
Eremophila alpestris |
Horned Lark |
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Bombycillidae |
Bombycilla cedrorum |
Cedar Waxwing |
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Cardinalidae |
Passerina cyanea |
Indigo Bunting |
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Pheucticus ludovicianus |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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Carduelinae |
Loxia curvirostra |
Red Crossbill |
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Certhiidae |
Certhia americana |
Brown Creeper |
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Corvidae |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
American Crow |
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Corvus corax |
Common Raven |
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Cyanocitta cristata |
Blue Jay |
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Perisoreus canadensis |
Gray Jay |
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Emberizidae |
Ammodramus leconteii |
Le Conte's Sparrow |
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Ammodramus savannarum |
Grasshopper Sparrow |
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Junco hyemalis |
Dark-eyed Junco |
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Melospiza georgiana |
Swamp Sparrow |
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Melospiza lincolnii |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
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Melospiza melodia |
Song Sparrow |
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Passerculus sandwichensis |
Savannah Sparrow |
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Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
Eastern Towhee |
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Pooecetes gramineus |
Vesper Sparrow |
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Spizella pallida |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
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Spizella passerina |
Chipping Sparrow |
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Spizella pusilla |
Field Sparrow |
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Zonotrichia albicollis |
White-throated Sparrow |
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Fringillidae |
Carduelis pinus |
Pine Siskin |
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Carduelis tristis |
American Goldfinch |
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Carpodacus mexicanus |
House Finch |
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Carpodacus purpureus |
Purple Finch |
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Coccothraustes vespertinus |
Evening Grosbeak |
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Loxia leucoptera |
White-winged Crossbill |
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Hirundinidae |
Hirundo rustica |
Barn Swallow |
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Progne subis |
Purple Martin |
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Riparia riparia |
Bank Swallow |
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Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
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Tachycineta bicolor |
Tree Swallow |
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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Cliff Swallow |
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Icteridae |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
Red-winged Blackbird |
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Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Bobolink |
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Euphagus cyanocephalus |
Brewer's Blackbird |
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Icterus galbula |
Baltimore Oriole |
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Molothrus ater |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
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Quiscalus quiscula |
Common Grackle |
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Sturnella magna |
Eastern Meadowlark |
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Sturnella neglecta |
Western Meadowlark |
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
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Mimidae |
Dumetella carolinensis |
Gray Catbird |
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Toxostoma rufum |
Brown Thrasher |
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Paridae |
Poecile atricapilla |
Black-capped Chickadee |
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Poecile hudsonica |
Boreal Chickadee |
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Parulidae |
Dendroica caerulescens |
Black-throated Blue Warbler |
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Dendroica coronata |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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Dendroica fusca |
Blackburnian Warbler |
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Dendroica magnolia |
Magnolia Warbler |
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Dendroica palmarum |
Palm Warbler |
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Dendroica pensylvanica |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
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Dendroica petechia |
Yellow Warbler |
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Dendroica pinus |
Pine Warbler |
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Dendroica tigrina |
Cape May Warbler |
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Dendroica virens |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
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Geothlypis trichas |
Common Yellowthroat |
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Mniotilta varia |
Black-and-white Warbler |
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Oporornis agilis |
Connecticut Warbler |
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Oporornis philadelphia |
Mourning Warbler |
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Parula americana |
Northern Parula |
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Seiurus aurocapillus |
Ovenbird |
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Seiurus noveboracensis |
Northern Waterthrush |
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Setophaga ruticilla |
American Redstart |
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Vermivora chrysoptera |
Golden-winged Warbler |
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Vermivora peregrina |
Tennessee Warbler |
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Vermivora ruficapilla |
Nashville Warbler |
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Wilsonia canadensis |
Canada Warbler |
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Passeridae |
Passer domesticus |
House Sparrow |
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Regulidae |
Regulus calendula |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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Regulus satrapa |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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Sittidae |
Sitta canadensis |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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Sitta carolinensis |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
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Sturnidae |
Sturnus vulgaris |
European Starling |
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Sylviidae |
Polioptila caerulea |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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Thraupidae |
Piranga olivacea |
Scarlet Tanager |
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Troglodytidae |
Cistothorus palustris |
Marsh Wren |
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Cistothorus platensis |
Sedge Wren |
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Troglodytes aedon |
House Wren |
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Troglodytes troglodytes |
Winter Wren |
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Turdidae |
Catharus fuscescens |
Veery |
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Catharus guttatus |
Hermit Thrush |
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Catharus ustulatus |
Swainson's Thrush |
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Hylocichla mustelina |
Wood Thrush |
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Sialia sialis |
Eastern Bluebird |
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Turdus migratorius |
American Robin |
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Tyrannidae |
Contopus cooperi |
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
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Contopus virens |
Eastern Wood-Pewee |
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Empidonax alnorum |
Alder Flycatcher |
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Empidonax flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher |
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Empidonax minimus |
Least Flycatcher |
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Myiarchus crinitus |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
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Sayornis phoebe |
Eastern Phoebe |
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Tyrannus tyrannus |
Eastern Kingbird |
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Vireonidae |
Vireo flavifrons |
Yellow-throated Vireo |
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Vireo gilvus |
Blue-headed Vireo |
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Vireo gilvus |
Warbling Vireo |
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Vireo olivaceus |
Red-eyed Vireo |
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Piciformes |
Picidae |
Colaptes auratus |
Northern Flicker |
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Dryocopus pileatus |
Pileated Woodpecker |
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Melanerpes carolinus |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
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Picoides arcticus |
Black-backed Woodpecker |
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Picoides pubescens |
Downy Woodpecker |
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Picoides villosus |
Hairy Woodpecker |
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Sphyrapicus varius |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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Podicipediformes |
Podicipedidae |
Podilymbus podiceps |
Pied-billed Grebe |
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Strigiformes |
Strigidae |
Aegolius acadicus |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
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Bubo virginianus |
Great Horned Owl |
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Strix varia |
Barred Owl |