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CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF PLACER COUNTY** |
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SWANS, GEESE, & DUCKS |
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1 |
Tundra Swan |
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2 |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
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3 |
Snow Goose |
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4 |
Ross's Goose |
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5 |
Cackling Goose |
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6 |
Canada Goose |
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7 |
Brant * |
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8 |
Wood Duck |
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9 |
Gadwall |
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10 |
Eurasian Wigeon |
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11 |
American Wigeon |
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12 |
Mallard |
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13 |
Blue-winged Teal |
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14 |
Cinnamon Teal |
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15 |
Northern Shoveler |
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16 |
Northern Pintail |
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17 |
Green-winged Teal |
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18 |
Canvasback |
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19 |
Redhead |
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20 |
Ring-necked Duck |
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21 |
Greater Scaup * |
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22 |
Lesser Scaup |
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23 |
Harlequin Duck * |
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24 |
Long-tailed Duck * |
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25 |
Bufflehead |
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26 |
Surf Scoter * |
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27 |
White-winged Scoter * |
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28 |
Black Scoter * |
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29 |
Common Goldeneye |
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30 |
Barrow's Goldeneye |
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31 |
Hooded Merganser |
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32 |
Common Merganser |
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33 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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34 |
Ruddy Duck |
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QUAIL, GROUSE, & TURKEY |
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35 |
Ring-necked Pheasant - I |
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36 |
Sooty Grouse |
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37 |
Wild Turkey - I |
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38 |
Mountain Quail |
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39 |
California Quail |
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40 |
Red-throated Loon * |
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41 |
Pacific Loon * |
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42 |
Common Loon |
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GREBES |
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43 |
Pied-billed Grebe |
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44 |
Horned Grebe |
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45 |
Red-necked Grebe * |
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46 |
Eared Grebe |
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47 |
Western Grebe |
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48 |
Clark's Grebe |
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PELICANS & CORMORANTS |
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49 |
American White Pelican |
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50 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
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BITTERNS & HERONS |
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51 |
American Bittern |
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52 |
Least Bittern * |
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53 |
Great Blue Heron |
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54 |
Great Egret |
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55 |
Snowy Egret |
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56 |
Cattle Egret * |
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57 |
Green Heron |
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58 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
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IBISES |
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59 |
White-faced Ibis |
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AMERICAN VULTURES |
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60 |
Turkey Vulture |
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KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES, HARRIERS |
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61 |
Osprey |
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62 |
White-tailed Kite |
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63 |
Bald Eagle |
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64 |
Northern Harrier |
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65 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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66 |
Cooper's Hawk |
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67 |
Northern Goshawk |
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68 |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
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69 |
Swainson's Hawk |
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70 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
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71 |
Ferruginous Hawk |
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72 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
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73 |
Golden Eagle |
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FALCONS |
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74 |
American Kestrel |
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75 |
Merlin |
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76 |
Peregrine Falcon |
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77 |
Prairie Falcon |
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RAILS, GALLINULES, & COOTS |
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78 |
Black Rail * |
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79 |
Virginia Rail |
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80 |
Sora |
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81 |
Common Moorhen |
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82 |
American Coot |
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CRANES |
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83 |
Sandhill Crane |
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PLOVERS |
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84 |
Black-bellied Plover |
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85 |
Snowy Plover * |
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86 |
Semipalmated Plover |
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87 |
Killdeer |
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88 |
Mountain Plover * |
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STILTS & AVOCETS |
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89 |
Black-necked Stilt |
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90 |
American Avocet |
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SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES |
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91 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
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92 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
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93 |
Solitary Sandpiper * |
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94 |
Willet * |
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95 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
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96 |
Whimbrel |
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97 |
Long-billed Curlew |
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98 |
Marbled Godwit * |
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99 |
Ruddy Turnstone * |
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100 |
Red Knot * |
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101 |
Sanderling * |
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102 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper * |
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103 |
Western Sandpiper |
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104 |
Least Sandpiper |
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105 |
Baird's Sandpiper * |
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106 |
Pectoral Sandpiper * |
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107 |
Dunlin |
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108 |
Ruff * |
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109 |
Short-billed Dowitcher * |
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110 |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
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111 |
Wilson's Snipe |
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112 |
Wilson's Phalarope |
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113 |
Red-necked Phalarope |
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114 |
Red Phalarope * |
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GULLS & TERNS |
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115 |
Franklin's Gull * |
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116 |
Bonaparte's Gull |
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117 |
Heerman's Gull * |
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118 |
Mew Gull * |
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119 |
Ring-billed Gull |
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120 |
California Gull |
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121 |
Herring Gull |
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122 |
Thayer's Gull * |
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123 |
Western Gull* |
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124 |
Glaucous-winged Gull |
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125 |
Glaucous Gull * |
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126 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull * CBRC |
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127 |
Sabine's Gull * |
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128 |
Caspian Tern |
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129 |
Common Tern * |
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130 |
Arctic Tern * |
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131 |
Forster's Tern |
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132 |
Black Tern |
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JAEGERS |
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133 |
Parasitic Jaeger * |
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134 |
Long-tailed Jaeger* |
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PIGEONS & DOVES |
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135 |
Rock Dove - I |
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136 |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
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137 |
Eurasian Collared-Dove - I |
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138 |
Mourning Dove |
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CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS |
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137 |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo * |
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138 |
Greater Roadrunner * e? |
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BARN OWLS |
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139 |
Barn Owl |
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TYPICAL OWLS |
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140 |
Flammulated Owl |
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141 |
Western Screech-Owl |
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142 |
Great Horned Owl |
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143 |
Northern Pygmy-Owl |
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144 |
Burrowing Owl |
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145 |
Spotted Owl |
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146 |
Long-eared Owl * |
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147 |
Short-eared Owl |
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148 |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
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GOATSUCKERS |
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149 |
Lesser Nighthawk * |
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150 |
Common Nighthawk |
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151 |
Common Poorwill |
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SWIFTS |
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152 |
Black Swift |
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153 |
Vaux's Swift |
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154 |
White-throated Swift |
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HUMMINGBIRDS |
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155 |
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
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156 |
Anna's Hummingbird |
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157 |
Costa's Hummingbird * |
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158 |
Calliope Hummingbird |
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159 |
Broad-tailed Hummingbird * |
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160 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
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161 |
Allen's Hummingbird * |
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KINGFISHERS |
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162 |
Belted Kingfisher |
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WOODPECKERS |
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163 |
Lewis's Woodpecker |
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164 |
Acorn Woodpecker |
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165 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker * |
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166 |
Red-naped Sapsucker * |
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167 |
Red-breasted Sapsucker |
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168 |
Williamson's Sapsucker |
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169 |
Nuttall's Woodpecker |
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170 |
Downy Woodpecker |
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171 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
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172 |
White-headed Woodpecker |
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173 |
Black-backed Woodpecker |
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174 |
Northern Flicker |
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175 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
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TYRANT FLYCATCHERS |
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176 |
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
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177 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
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178 |
Willow Flycatcher |
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179 |
Least Flycatcher * |
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180 |
Hammond's Flycatcher |
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181 |
Gray Flycatcher |
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182 |
Dusky Flycatcher |
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183 |
Pacific-slope Flycatcher |
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184 |
Black Phoebe |
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185 |
Eastern Phoebe * |
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186 |
Say's Phoebe |
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187 |
Vermilion Flycatcher * |
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188 |
Ash-throated Flycatcher |
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189 |
Western Kingbird |
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SHRIKES |
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190 |
Northern Shrike * |
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191 |
Loggerhead Shrike |
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VIREOS |
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192 |
Cassin's Vireo |
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193 |
Plumbeous Vireo * |
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194 |
Hutton's Vireo |
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195 |
Warbling Vireo |
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196 |
Red-eyed Vireo * |
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JAYS, MAGPIES, & CROWS |
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197 |
Steller's Jay |
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198 |
Western Scrub-Jay |
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199 |
Pinyon Jay * |
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200 |
Clark's Nutcracker |
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201 |
Black-billed Magpie * e |
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202 |
Yellow-billed Magpie |
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203 |
American Crow |
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204 |
Common Raven |
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LARKS |
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205 |
Horned Lark |
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SWALLOWS |
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206 |
Purple Martin * |
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207 |
Tree Swallow |
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208 |
Violet-green Swallow |
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209 |
N. Rough-winged Swallow |
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210 |
Bank Swallow |
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211 |
Cliff Swallow |
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212 |
Barn Swallow |
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CHICKADEES & TITMICE |
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213 |
Mountain Chickadee |
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214 |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
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215 |
Oak Titmouse |
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BUSHTITS |
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216 |
Bushtit |
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NUTHATCHES |
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217 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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218 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
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219 |
Pygmy Nuthatch |
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CREEPERS |
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220 |
Brown Creeper |
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WRENS |
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221 |
Rock Wren |
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222 |
Canyon Wren |
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223 |
Bewick's Wren |
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224 |
House Wren |
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225 |
Winter Wren |
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226 |
Marsh Wren |
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DIPPERS |
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227 |
American Dipper |
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OLD WORLD WARBLERS, |
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OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS, & THRUSHES |
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228 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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229 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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230 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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231 |
Western Bluebird |
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232 |
Mountain Bluebird |
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233 |
Townsend's Solitaire |
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234 |
Swainson's Thrush |
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Hermit Thrush |
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236 |
American Robin |
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237 |
Varied Thrush |
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BABBLERS |
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238 |
Wrentit |
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MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS |
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239 |
Gray Catbird * |
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240 |
Northern Mockingbird |
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241 |
Sage Thrasher * |
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242 |
Brown Thrasher * |
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243 |
California Thrasher |
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STARLINGS |
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244 |
European Starling - I |
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PIPITS |
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245 |
American Pipit |
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WAXWINGS |
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246 |
Bohemian Waxwing * |
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247 |
Cedar Waxwing |
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SILKY-FLYCATCHERS |
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248 |
Phainopepla |
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WOOD-WARBLERS, TANAGERS |
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249 |
Tennesse Warbler * |
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Orange-crowned Warbler |
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251 |
Nashville Warbler |
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252 |
Virginia's Warbler * |
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253 |
Northern Parula * |
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254 |
Yellow Warbler |
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255 |
Black-throated Blue Warbler * |
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256 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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257 |
Black-throated Gray Warbler |
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258 |
Townsend's Warbler |
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259 |
Hermit Warbler |
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260 |
Palm Warbler * |
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261 |
Blackpoll Warbler * |
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262 |
Black-and-white Warbler * |
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263 |
American Redstart * |
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264 |
Ovenbird * |
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265 |
Northern Waterthrush * |
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266 |
Kentucky Warbler * |
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267 |
MacGillivray's Warbler |
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268 |
Common Yellowthroat |
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269 |
Wilson's Warbler |
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270 |
Yellow-breasted Chat |
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TANAGERS |
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Western Tanager |
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Summer Tanager * |
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SPARROWS |
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Green-tailed Towhee |
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Spotted Towhee |
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275 |
California Towhee |
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276 |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
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277 |
Chipping Sparrow |
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278 |
Brewer's Sparrow |
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279 |
Black-chinned Sparrow * |
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280 |
Vesper Sparrow |
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281 |
Lark Sparrow |
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282 |
Black-throated Sparrow * |
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283 |
Sage (Bell's) Sparrow |
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284 |
Lark Bunting * |
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285 |
Savannah Sparrow |
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286 |
Grasshopper Sparrow * |
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287 |
Fox Sparrow |
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288 |
Song Sparrow |
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289 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
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290 |
Swamp Sparrow * |
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291 |
White-throated Sparrow |
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292 |
Harris' Sparrow * |
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293 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
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294 |
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
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295 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
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296 |
McCown's Longspur * |
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Lapland Longspur * |
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298 |
Chestnut-collared Longspur * |
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GROSBEAKS and Allies |
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299 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak * |
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300 |
Black-headed Grosbeak |
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301 |
Blue Grosbeak * |
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302 |
Lazuli Bunting |
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303 |
Indigo Bunting * |
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BLACKBIRDS and Allies |
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304 |
Bobolink * |
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305 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
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306 |
Tricolored Blackbird |
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307 |
Western Meadowlark |
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308 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
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309 |
Brewer's Blackbird |
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310 |
Great-tailed Grackle |
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311 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
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312 |
Hooded Oriole |
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313 |
Bullock's Oriole |
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FINCHES |
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314 |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
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315 |
Pine Grosbeak |
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316 |
Purple Finch |
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317 |
Cassin's Finch |
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318 |
House Finch |
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319 |
Red Crossbill |
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320 |
Pine Siskin |
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321 |
Lesser Goldfinch |
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322 |
Lawrence's Goldfinch |
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323 |
American Goldfinch |
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324 |
Evening Grosbeak |
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OLD WORLD SPARROWS |
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325 |
House Sparrow - I |
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e = extirpated from Placer |
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I = introduced |
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* = Rare in Placer, requires documentation (photos, field notes/drawing, recordings) |
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CBRC-review species not yet accepted |
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Trumpeter Swan * CBRC |
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Yellow-billed Loon * CBRC |
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Slaty-backed Gull * CBRC |
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**List compiled by Ed Pandolfino (10/3/07) based partially on prior checklists compiled by Brian Williams and Bruce Webb |