Thanks to those who filled in a LOT of gaps. Another great
birding month. Let us know if we've left any off the list. Steve and Rich |
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2008
Kentucky Checklist |
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Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
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common loon |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
pied-billed grebe |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
horned grebe |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
red-necked grebe |
|
x |
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eared grebe |
|
x |
|
x |
|
western grebe |
|
x |
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|
white pelican |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
brown pelican |
|
x |
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|
d.c. cormorant |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
least bittern |
|
x |
|
|
american bittern |
|
x |
x |
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great blue heron |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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great egret |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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snowy egret |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
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little blue heron |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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tricolored heron |
|
x |
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cattle egret |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
green heron |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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black-crowned night-heron |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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yellow-crowned night heron |
|
x |
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x |
x |
x |
|
glossy ibis |
|
x |
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white ibis |
|
x |
|
roseate spoonbill |
|
x |
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|
wood stork |
|
x |
|
turkey vulture |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
black vulture |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
greater white-fronted goose |
x |
x |
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|
snow goose |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
ross's goose |
x |
x |
x |
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|
canada goose |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
cackling goose |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
mute swan |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
|
tundra swan |
x |
x |
x |
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|
fulvous whistling-duck |
|
x |
|
x |
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|
wood duck |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
gadwall |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
widgeon |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
black duck |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
mallard |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
mottled duck |
|
x |
|
blue-winged teal |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
n. shoveler |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
pintail |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
green-winged teal |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
canvasback |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
redhead |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
|
ring-necked
duck |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
gr.
scaup |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
les.
scaup |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
harlequin |
|
x |
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surf
scoter |
|
x |
x |
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white-w.
scoter |
|
x |
x |
x |
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black
scoter |
|
x |
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|
long-tailed
duck |
x |
|
x |
|
|
bufflehead |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
goldeneye |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
hooded
merganser |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
common
merganser |
x |
x |
x |
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|
red-breasted
merganser |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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ruddy
duck |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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osprey |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
swallow-tailed
kite |
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|
x |
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Mississippi
kite |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bald
eagle |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
n.
harrier |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
sharp-shinned
hawk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
cooper's hawk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
red-shouldered hawk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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broad-winged hawk |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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red-tailed hawk |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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rough-legged hawk |
x |
x |
x |
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golden eagle |
x |
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kestrel |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
merlin |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
|
peregrine |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
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ruffed
grouse |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
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turkey |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bobwhite |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
sora |
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|
x |
x |
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x |
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Virginia rail |
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|
x |
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coot |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
sandhill
crane |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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black-bellied
plover |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
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American
golden-plover |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
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semipalmated
plover |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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piping
plover |
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|
x |
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|
killdeer |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
black-necked stilt |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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|
American avocet |
|
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|
x |
|
x |
x |
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|
greater yellowlegs |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
lesser yellowlegs |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
solitary sandpiper |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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willet |
|
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
|
spotted sandpiper |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
hudsonian godwit |
|
|
|
x |
|
|
marbled godwit |
|
|
x |
|
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ruddy turnstone |
|
|
|
x |
|
x |
|
sanderling |
|
|
|
x |
|
x |
x |
|
semipalmated sandpiper |
|
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
western
sandpiper |
|
x |
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x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
least
sandpiper |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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white-rumped
sandpiper |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
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Baird's
sandpiper |
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|
x |
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x |
x |
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pectoral
sandpiper |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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dunlin |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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stilt
sandpiper |
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|
x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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buff-breasted
sandpiper |
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|
x |
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ruff |
|
|
x |
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short-billed
dowitcher |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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long-billed
dowitcher |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
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snipe |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
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woodcock |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Wilson's
phalarope |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
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red-necked
phalarope |
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|
x |
|
x |
x |
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laughing
gull |
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|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
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Franklin's
gull |
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|
x |
|
x |
|
bonaparte’s
gull |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
ring-billed
gull |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
herring
gull |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
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lesser
black-backed gull |
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|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
glaucous
gull |
|
|
x |
x |
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great
black-backed gull |
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|
x |
x |
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caspian
tern |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
sandwich
tern |
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|
x |
|
common
tern |
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|
x |
|
x |
|
forster’s
tern |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
least
tern |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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black
tern |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
rock
pigeon |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
eurasian
collared-dove |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
mourning dove |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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black-billed cuckoo |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
yellow-billed cuckoo |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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barn owl |
|
x |
|
|
screech owl |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
great horned owl |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
barred owl |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
short-eared
owl |
x |
x |
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|
saw-whet
owl |
x |
|
x |
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c.
nighthawk |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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chuck-will's-widow |
|
x |
x |
x |
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whip-poor-will |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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chimney
swift |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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r-thr,
hummingbird |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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rufous
hummingbird |
x |
x |
|
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kingfisher |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
red-headed
woodpecker |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
red-bellied
woodpecker |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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y-b sapsucker |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
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downy |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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hairy |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
flicker |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
pileated woodpecker |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
olive-sided flycatcher |
|
x |
|
x |
|
e. pewee |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
yellow-bellied flycathcer |
|
x |
|
x |
|
acadian flycatcher |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
alder flycatcher |
|
x |
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willow flycatcher |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
least flycatcher |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
eastern phoebe |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Say's phoebe |
|
x |
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great crested flycatcher |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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western kingbird |
|
x |
|
x |
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eastern kingbird |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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scissor-tailed flycatcher |
|
x |
x |
x |
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n. shrike |
|
x |
|
|
loggerhead shrike |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
white-eyed vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bell's vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
yellow-throated vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
blue-headed vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
warbling vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
philadelphia vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
red-eyed vireo |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
blue jay |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
crow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
fish crow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
common raven |
|
x |
|
|
horned lark |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
purple martin |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
tree swallow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
n. rough-winged swallow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bank swallow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
barn swallow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
cliff swallow |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
carolina chickadee |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
black-capped chickadee |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
titmouse |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
red-breasted nuthatch |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
white-breasted nuthatch |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
brown-headed nuthatch |
|
x |
|
x |
|
brown creeper |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
carolina wren |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
house wren |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
winter wren |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
sedge wren |
|
x |
|
x |
|
marsh wren |
|
x |
|
|
golden-crowned kinglet |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
ruby-crowned kinglet |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
blue-gray gnatcatcher |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bluebird |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
veery |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
grey-cheeked thrush |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
Swainson's thrush |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
hermit thrush |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
wood thrush |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
robin |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
catbird |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
mockingbird |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
thrasher |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
starling |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
American pipit |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
waxwing |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
blue-winged warbler |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
golden-winged warbler |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
Tennessee warbler |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
orange-crowned warbler |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
Nashville warbler |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
n. parula |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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yellow warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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chestnut-sided warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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magnolia warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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Cape May warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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black-throated blue warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
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yellow-rumped warbler |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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black-throated green warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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blackburnian warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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yellow-throated warbler |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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pine warbler |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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prairie warbler |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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palm warbler |
x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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bay-breasted warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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blackpoll warbler |
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x |
x |
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cerulean warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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black-and-white warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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A. redstart |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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prothonotary warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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worm-eating warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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swainson's warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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ovenbird |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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northern waterthrush |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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Louisiana waterthrush |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Kentucky warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Connecticut warbler |
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x |
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x |
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mourning warbler |
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x |
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x |
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common yellowthroat |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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hooded warbler |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Wilson's warbler |
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x |
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x |
x |
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Canada warbler |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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yellow-breasted chat |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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summer tanager |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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scarlet tanager |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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rufous-sided towhee |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Am. tree sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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chipping sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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field sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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vesper sparrow |
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x |
x |
x |
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lark sparrow |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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savannah sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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grasshopper sparrow |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Henslow's sparrow |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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leConte's sparrow |
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x |
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fox sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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song sparrow |
|
x |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Lincoln's sparrow |
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x |
x |
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x |
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swamp sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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white-throated sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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white-crowned sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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junco |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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lapland longspur |
x |
x |
x |
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snow bunting |
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|
x |
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cardinal |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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rose-breasted grosbeak |
|
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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blue grosbeak |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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indigo bunting |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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dicksissel |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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bobolink |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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red-winged blackbird |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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yellow-headed blackbird |
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|
x |
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e. meadowlark |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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rusty blackbird |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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brewer's blackbird |
x |
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x |
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grackle |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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cowbird |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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orchard oriole |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Baltimore oriole |
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|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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purple finch |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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house finch |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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red crossbill |
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|
x |
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pine siskin |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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goldfinch |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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house sparrow |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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