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Common Loon

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Order Gaviiformes
Family Gvaiidae
Thick, straight bill
red eyes
dark green head
legs far back

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Pied-billed Grebe

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Order Podicipediformes
Family Podicipedidae
Brownish
Short bills(white)
plumage on chin
lobate feet

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Wood Stork

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Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ciconiidae
White, long, thick bill
dark, featherless head
primaries are black
slightly decurved bill

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Double-crested Cormorant

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Order Suliformes
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Dark body
Orange throat pouch
Hooked bill
Double-peaked crest

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5
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Anhinga

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Order Suliformes
Family Anhingidae
Black with white on wings
long, straight bill

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Brown Pelican

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Pelecanidae
Large
Gular pouch
Brown body with light head

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Great Blue Heron

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Large
Bluish with brown neck and light head
Dark plume when breeding

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Tricolored Heron

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Blue-gray, reddish-purple on neck
Thin white stripe

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9
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Green Heron

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Dark, iridescent green
Rusty neck
Dark green cap

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10
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Great Egret

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Largest egret
Yellow bill
Black feet

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Snowy Egret

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Black bill and legs
Yellow feet

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Cattle Egret

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Yellow bill and legs
Orange plume when breeding

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13
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White Ibis

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Threskiornithidae
White
Red/pink featherless face
Decurved bill
Red/pink legs

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Roseate Spoonbill

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Order Pelecaniformes
Family Threskiornithidae
Pink body
Red shoulder patches
White neck
Featherless head
Spatulate bill

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Canada Goose

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anserinae
Tribe Anserini
Black head
White chin strap

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16
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Dendrocygninae
Tribe Dendrocygnini
Bright pink/orange bill
Long neck
Chestnut neck
Black belly

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17
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Mallard

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Male - Green Head
Female - Drab brown
Blue speculum bordered by white

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18
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American Black Duck

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Darker mallard
Violet-blue speculum
Underwing is light

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19
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Northern Pintail

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Chestnut brown head
Long, pointed tail
White breast with line up side

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20
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Gadwall

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Brown, spotted head
White speculum
Mottled breast (like scales)

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21
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Green-winged Teal

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Chestnut with green through eye
Green speculum

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22
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Blue-winged Teal

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Bark blue face with white crescent
Powder blue patch on leading edge of wing

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23
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American Wigeon

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Speckled head with white
Rusty colored breast
Green stripe through eye
White patch on wings

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24
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Northern Shoveler

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Spatulate bill
Rusty brown on side
Green head
White breast

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25
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Wood Duck

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anatini
Male - (Drake) Bright
Female - Brown, White eye ring
iridescent blue hue in speculum

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26
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Redhead

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Aythyini
Red head
Dark breast
Orange eye
Gray
Bill thin at base
Vermiculation

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27
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Canvasback

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Aythyini
Red head
Red eye
White
Thick bill base

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28
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Greater Scaup

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anythyini
Green/Purple head
Vermiculation on back
Round head
Sides are white

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29
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Lesser Scaup

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anythyini
Purple head
Peak on head
Vermiculation on back and sides

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30
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Ring-necked Duck

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Anythyini
White sides
Dark on back
Peak on head
Brown ring on neck

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31
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Bufflehead

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Mergini
Big white patch
Round head
Dark on head, wings, back

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32
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Hooded Merganser

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Mergini
Male - Black-crested head, white patch
Female - Loosely formed crest, serrated bill

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33
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Red-breasted Merganser

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Mergini
Dark green head
Loose crest
Chestnut breast

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34
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Ruddy Duck

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Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Tribe Oxyurini
Erect tail feathers
Rusty brown back
Black head
White undereye and patch

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35
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Turkey Vulture

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Order Cathartiformes
Family Cathartidae
Dark Brown
Red, featherless head
Lighter underwing
Long, narrow tail

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Black Vulture

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Order Cathartiformes
Family Cathartidae
Black, featherless head
Black body
Primaries are light
V shaped tail

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37
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Osprey

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Pandionidae
Dark back
Dark patch at wing bend
White
Dark stripe through eye

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38
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Cooper’s Hawk

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Back is gray-blue
Rusty horizontal bars
Rounded tail
Banded tail
Black cap

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39
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Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Looks like Cooper’s Hawk
Black HOOD
Thinner tail
Squared tail

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40
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Red-tailed Hawk

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Rusty Tail
White and mottled underside (band)

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41
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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Broad, banded tail
Horizontal reddish bars
Brown back
Red shoulder patches

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42
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Northern Harrier

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Male: White underneath with a black patch
Female: Streaked underneath
White rump patch

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43
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Bald Eagle ‘Merica

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Subadults are brown
White head
White tail
Yellow beak and eye
Featherless legs

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44
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Golden Eagle

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Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Brown neck
Golden feathers
Feathered legs

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45
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Peregrine Falcon

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Order Falconiformes
Family Falconidae
Helmet
White breast
Barred belly
Dark gray back and wings

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46
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Ring-necked Pheasant

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Order Falconiformes
Family Phasionidae
Red patch on face
White ring around neck
Coppery body
iridescent head
long, pointed tail

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46
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American Kestrel

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Order Falconiformes
Family Falconidae
Rusty back
Small falcon
Black whiskers
Blue head and wings

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47
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Ruffed Grouse

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Order Falconiformes
Family Phasionidae
Brown, chicken like
Broad, rounded tail with black band
Horizontal bars
Crest on head

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48
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Wild Turkey

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Order Falconiformes
Family Phasionidae
Red head
Males: Beard, black, red featherless head
Females: Brown with feathered heads

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49
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Northern Bobwhite

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Order Falconiformes
Family Odontophoridae
Small
Mostly brown
Round
Light color on chin and through eye
Males: White stripe
Females: Tan stripe

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50
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Sandhill Crane

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Order Gruiformes
Family Gruidae
Thick body and neck
Red cap

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51
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American Coot

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Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Dark with gray head
White bill and face plate
Lobate feet

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52
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Common Gallinule

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Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Red face plate and bill with yellow tip
Wing edges white

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53
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Sora

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Order Gruiformes
Family Ralidae
Short yellow bill
Black under chin
Blue-gray neck
Brown beak

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54
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Clapper Rail

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Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Long bill, slightly decurved
Long legs
Short neck
Short tail turned upward

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55
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Wilson’s Plover

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae
Single neck band
Short neck and tail
Broad eye stripe
Enlarged bill tip
Straight out tail
Black bill

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56
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Killdeer

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae
2 neck bands
Orange on tail top

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57
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Black-bellied Plover

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae
No neck band
Black belly
Mottles top and back

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58
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American Oystercatcher

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Haematopodidae
Black head
Red eye ring
White wing bars
Long, red bill
White belly
Laterally flattened bill

59
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Willet

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Order Charadriformes
Family Scolopacidae
Long bill and legs
Plain brown
Blue-gray legs
White wing bars

60
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Ruddy Turnstone

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Bark bib
Orange legs
Upturned, black bill

61
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Sanderling

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Mottled brown head and back
White belly
Wing stripe
Black bill and legs

62
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Red Knot

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Orange/rusty breast
Vermiculation brown on top

63
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Wilson’s Snipe

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Long bill
Orange on tail
Light vertical stripes from head to back

64
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American Woodcock

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Long bill
Short neck
Orange underneath
Light streaks on head

65
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Herring Gull

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Gray back
White head
Pink legs
Black wing tips
Yellow bill
Red spot on bill

66
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Ring-billed Gull

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Yellow legs
Yellow bill
Black ring on bill

67
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Laughing Gull

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Black head (summer)
Orange bill and legs

68
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Least Tern

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Black cap
Forked tail
White forehead
Yellow bill with black tip

69
Q

Caspian Tern

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Black cap
Red bill

70
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Royal Tern

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Black cap
Crest on head
Yellow-orange bill

71
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Black Skimmer

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Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Wonky bill
Black back
White belly
Red legs
Thin bill

72
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Mourning Dove

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Order Columbiformes
Family Columbidae
Gray/Tan
Black spots on wings
Streamline body
Long, pointed tail

73
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Rock Pigeon

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Order Columbiformes
Family Columbidae
Blue-grey w/ white rump
Broad tail fan w/ black band

74
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Yellow-bellied Cuckoo

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Order Cuculiformes
Family Cuculidae
Brown dorsum, white venter
Long, yellow bill
Bill slightly decurved
Long tail w/ white spots under

75
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Great Horned Owl

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Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae
Yellow Iris
“Horn” ear tufts
Fine, horizontal bars under

76
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Eastern Screech Owl

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Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae
Smaller ear tufts
Yellow Iris
2 color morphs (gray/red)

77
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Barred Owl

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Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae
Vertical bars on chest
Dark eyes
No ear tufts

78
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Barn Owl

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Order Strigiformes
Family Tytonidae
Heart face
Small, dark eyes
Cinnamon dorsum, white under
Many small spots

79
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Chuck-will’s-widow

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Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Caprimulgidae
Bristles around mouth
Flat mouth and head
Brown/Tan w/ black spots
Buffy tan color

80
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Eastern Whip-poor-will

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Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Caprimulgidae
Smaller
Black and gray
Dark under Throat

81
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Common Nighthawk

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Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Caprimulgidae
Black and gray mottling
Some brown
Long, pointed wings
Forked tail
Wing tips beyond tail

82
Q

Chimney Swift

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Order Apodiformes
Family Apodidae
Long, slender wings
Square, short tail
Dark gray
Lighter throat

83
Q

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Order Apodiformes
Family Trochilidae
Hummingbird
Long beak

84
Q

Belted Kingfisher

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Order Coraciformes
Family Alcedinidae
Large head with big crest
Grayish belt across chest
Females: Second rusty belt

85
Q

Northern Flicker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Colorful
Brown back, spotted breast, black bib
Yellow underwings
Males: Black mustache
White spot on rump

86
Q

Pileated Woodpecker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Large
Solid black back
Red crest
White underwings

87
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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Dark dorsum, horizontal stripes
White underneath
Males: red cap and neck
Females: Red neck only
light red color on bottom belly

88
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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Entire head is red
White patches on wings and rump
White underneath

89
Q

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

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Order Piciformes
Family Piciformes
Black cap
White cheek patch
Adult Male: Red spot on head

90
Q

Downy Woodpecker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Small
Vertical white stripe on back
Small, short bill
Males: Red on nape

91
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Mottled back
White wing bars
Males: red chin and cap

92
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Eastern Pheobe

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae
Dark gray dorsal
Darker head
Tiny and cute

93
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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Order Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae
Dark olive dorsum
Dark crest
Gray throat
Yellow belly
Cinnamon wings and tail

94
Q

Eastern Kingbird

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Order Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae
Dark gray/black back and head
White underneath
Dark tail w/ terminal white band

95
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Loggerhead Shrike

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Order Passeriformes
Family Laniidae
Gray head and back
Black tail
Black wings w/ white bars
Black mask through eyes
Hooked bill

96
Q

White-eyed Vireo

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Order Passeriformes
Family Vireonidae
White iris
Gray with yellow
White belly
Yellow flanks
Yellow eye ring to bill

97
Q

Red-eyed Vireo

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Order Passeriformes
Family Vireonidae
Red iris
Olive green back
Gray cap
Dark stripe through eye

98
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American Crow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Corvidae
Black
Long, thick bill
Crow like

99
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Blue Jay

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Order Passeriformes
Family Corvidae
Blue dorsum w/ crest
White venter
Black neck band
White patches on wings

100
Q

Barn Swallow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Hirundinidae
Dark blue iridescent back
Reddish brown throat
Long, forked tail

101
Q

Purple Martin

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Order Passeriformes
Family Hirundinidae
Forked tail
Males: Dark blue all over
Females: Gray underneath
Juvenile: White underneath

102
Q

Tufted Titmouse

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Paridae
Gray top w/ crest
Black forehead
Rusty flanks

103
Q

Carolina Chickadee

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Order Passeriformes
Family Paridae
Small
Gray wings and back
Black cap and bib
White cheek and back of head

104
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Brown-headed Nuthatch

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Sittidae
Bluish dorsum
Brown cap
Buffy underparts
Pale nape

105
Q

White-breasted Nuthatch

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Order Passeriformes
Family Sittidae
White face and breast
Black cap
Rusty below (variable)

106
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Carolina Wren

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Troglodytidae
Small
Brown top, buffy below
White chin and eyestrap

107
Q

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Order Passeriformes
Family Regulidae
Very small
Olive top, yellow below
White wing bars
Adult Males: Red patch on head

108
Q

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Polioptilidae
Small
Blue-gray top
White eye ring
White belly

109
Q

American Robin

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Turdidae
Dark above
Orange under
Yellow bill

110
Q

Wood Thrush

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Turdidae
Brown above
Rusty head and neck
Dark spots on breast
White eye ring

111
Q

Eastern Bluebird

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Order Passeriformes
Family Turdidae
Males: Blue with orange breast
Females: Gray with orange breast

112
Q

Northern Mockingbird

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Order Passeriformes
Family Mimidae
Dull gray above
Light underneath
Dark wings with white bars
White outer tail feathers

113
Q

Gray Catbird

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Order Passeriformes
Family Mimidae
Dark Gray
Black cap and tail
Lighter underneath
Red/orange under tail

114
Q

Brown Thrasher

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Order Passeriformes
Family Mimidae
Reddish brown above
Light with streaks under
Yellow iris
Long decurved bill

115
Q

European Starling

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Sturnidae
Yellow bill
Dark
Male: Breeding plumage is iridescent black

116
Q

Cedar Waxwing

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Order Passeriformes
Family Bombycillidae
Brown top
Yellow under
Dark stripe through eye
Sleek crest
Waxy red wing

117
Q

Northern Parula

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Blue gray
Yellow patch
Yellow underneath
2 white eye crescents
2 white wing bars
Male has bands

118
Q

Yellow-rumped Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Dark gray to black
Yellow rump, flanks, crown
White throat
Black breast

119
Q

Yellow-throated Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Gray back
Black triangle on face
White above eye
Yellow throat
Black streaks on side

120
Q

Hooded Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Olive green
Yellow belly
Black hood
Yellow face

121
Q

Prothonotary Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Yellow
Blue wings and tail
White under tail
Olive green back

122
Q

Pine Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Olive green
Yellow head
Yellow breast
Faint dark stripes
2 white wing bars

123
Q

Prairie Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Olive above
Yellow head
Defined dark stripes
Lines on face

124
Q

Common Yellowthroat

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Olive
Yellow throat and breast
Black mask
White above mask

125
Q

Black-and-white Warbler

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Black and white
Decurved bill
Stripes

126
Q

Redstart

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Black
Orange tail, wing, flank patches

127
Q

Yellow-breasted Chat

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteriidae
Yellow throat and breast
Long tail
Abrupt white belly
Thick, dark tail
White eye pattern
Sometimes has red on breast

128
Q

Eastern Towhee

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Passerellidae
Chestnut flanks
White under
Male: Black head
Female: Brown head

129
Q

White-throated Sparrow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Passerellidae
Brown above
Dirty gray under
White throat
2 stripes on head
Dark eye stripes
Yellow lores

130
Q

Chipping Sparrow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Passerellidae
Brown gray back
Chestnut cap
Dark line from bill to back
White line above eye

131
Q

Song Sparrow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Passerellidae
Brown wings
Brown streaks

132
Q

Summer Tanager

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae
Red
Thick, pale bill

133
Q

Northern Cardinal

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae
Red/orange bill
Crest
Male: Red with black face
Female: Gray red

134
Q

Painted Bunting

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae
Brightly colored rgb
Thick, conical bill

135
Q

Indigo Bunting

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae
Bright blue
Black in the wing
Silver/gray conical bill

136
Q

Blue Grosbeak

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae
Blue
Thick bill
Wing bars

137
Q

Red-winged blackbird

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Black
Red wings
Yellow below

138
Q

Common Grackle

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Dark, iridescent blue and purple
Long tail
Light yellow eye
Keeled tail

139
Q

Brown-headed Cowbird

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Brown head
Thick, conical bill
Greenish-black body

140
Q

Baltimore Oriole

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Bright orange under
Black
white wing bar
thick bill

141
Q

Eastern Meadowlark

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Mottled brown
Yellow under
Long pointed bill
V shaped neckband

142
Q

House Finch

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Fringillidae
Brown
Thick conical bill
Red head and breast

143
Q

American Goldfinch

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Fringillidae
Yellow
Black wings
Black cap
Notched tail
thick, conical bill

144
Q

House Sparrow

A

Order Passeriformes
Family Fringillidae
Black bib
Gray cap
white cheek
Brown behind eye
Variable

146
Q

Black-crowned Night-Heron

A

Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Shorter necks and legs
Dark back, white underneath
Black “crown”

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