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Fresh Water Marshes

222 Bird Species

American Avocet

This species is recognized by its bold black-and-white pattern, long blue-gray legs, and long upturned bill. Alternate Adult: Wings are black with white scapulars and secondaries. The back and underparts are white. The head, neck, and upper breast are buffy orange to cinnamon--about the color of a pe more...

Length: 43 cm Wingspan: 69 cm

American Bittern

A rather compact heron-like bird with a fairly long tapering neck and head. The head is mostly brown with white supercillium and pale iris. Large, long, sharp, dirty-yellowish bill. White throat bordered with dark malar. Neck patterned with broad, bold brown vertical stripes. Heavy body with smudgy, more...

Length: 71 cm Wingspan: 107 cm

American Black Duck

This large dabbling duck is very dark brown overall. Back and flank feathers lack paler margins, resulting in a less patterned appearance than most other female dabbling ducks. The head and neck are paler with a dark crown, dark line through the eye, and fine streaking. Only Mottled Duck compares in more...

Length: 48 cm Wingspan: 84 cm

American Coot

A small, dark, duck-like rail. Adults solid charcoal gray with a white, chicken-like bill, red or white forehead, and pale yellow legs with large feet and large lobed toes. Juveniles have paler bellies, gray legs and feet and a grayer bill. Very similar to Eurasian and Caribbean Coots. Larger and les more...

Length: 39 cm Wingspan: 61 cm

American White Pelican

Very large mostly white waterbird with black wingtips. Head is disproportionately large with a huge, long bill with extensible pouch and, in breeding season, horn on upper mandible. Neck long, crooked in flight. Body mostly white; immatures have dusky markings on wings. Bill and skin around eye orang more...

Length: 155 cm Wingspan: 274 cm

American Wigeon

A chunky dabbling duck with short legs and a long tail. The distinctive head shape, characterized by a steep forehead, high forecrown, and sloped crown, is less round than most other dabbling ducks. Male: Head is mostly gray with fine black mottling with a white crown, and a bold iridescent green str more...

Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 76 cm

Anhinga

Large, black, slender cormorant-like bird with longer tail and neck. Long, yellowish, pointy bill. Adult male: black overall. Short white plumes and sides of head and neck. Orange patch at base of bill. Dark greenish lores. Silvery-white wing panels. White streaks and spots on scapular feathers and b more...

Length: 89 cm Wingspan: 114 cm

Arctic Tern

One of several small white terns that do not attain full adult alternate plumage until at least their third summer (three years after hatch year), this species is slightly smaller, shorter-legged, and shorter-billed than similar Common, Forster's and Roseate terns. Alternate adult has gray back and w more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 78 cm

Bahama Swallow

This species is recognized by its long forked tail and bright white underparts. Male: Dark metallic green crown and back, with the dark of the crown extending below the eyes. The upperside of the wings and tail are dark metallic blue. The underparts, including the cheek and the underwing coverts, are more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Baikal Teal

This Asian species could be overlooked in a flock of similar Green-winged Teal. Male: Striking head pattern is distinctive, with dark crown, green nape, and buffy face with bold black line extending down from the eye. The breast is pinkish with black spots. The sides are gray with vertical white bord more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 51 cm

Baird's Sandpiper

In all plumages, this species is distinguished from the other small sandpipers by its short black legs, all-black bill which is straight or only slightly decurved, and wing tips that extend well beyond the tail. Alternate Adult: Back and scapular feathers black and brown with silvery fringes. Head an more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Bald Eagle

Familiar to most as the avian symbol of the United States; adults are instantly recognizeable. They are dark brown overall with a gleaming white head and tail. The bill and feet are yellow, as is the eye. When soaring, the wings are held flat. At a distance, when the white head and tail blend in with more...

Length: 86 cm Wingspan: 183 cm

Bank Swallow

Relatively small and slender swallow; dark, defined breast band diagnostic in all plumages. White throat wraps around cheeks. White belly. Upperparts and breast band dark brown, usually shows noticeable contrast between the back, which is the color of dried garden soil, and the darker wings. Juvenile more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 27 cm

Barn Owl

A large, pale, long-legged owl with no ear tufts and a very unique face pattern. Adult male has golden-brown back, pale underparts, scattered dark spotting, and pronounced facial disc with dark eyes in white, heart-shaped face. Female is like male but with darker orange breast and more dark spotting. more...

Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 107 cm

Barn Swallow

Relatively large and slender with long wings and a long, deeply forked tail. Glossy dark blue on rump, back, and crown. Dark wings and face. Adult males are burnt orange below, while females and immatures are buffer to almost white on the underparts. In all plumages the throat and forehead are chest more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Black Phoebe

This phoebe is instantly recognized by its stark black and white pattern, peaked hind crown, and tail bobbing. The upperparts, head, breast, and sides are black. The belly and undertail coverts are white. Wing feathers show indistinct pale edges. At close range, note the white outer web of the outerm more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 27 cm

Non-vegetated Areas

6 species

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Salt Water

152 species

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

American Coot

Fulica americana

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

American Wigeon

Anas americana

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Estuaries and Bays, Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

California Gull

Larus californicus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Emperor Goose

Chen canagica

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Graylag Goose

Anser anser

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Boreal Forest

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

King Rail

Rallus elegans

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Mew Gull

Larus canus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Estuaries and Bays, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Redhead

Aythya americana

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves

Ross's Goose

Chen rossii

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Sora

Porzana carolina

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Steller's Eider

Polysticta stelleri

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Taiga Bean-Goose

Anser fabalis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Yellow Rail

Coturnicops noveboracensis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Human-altered Areas

69 species

American Coot

Fulica americana

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

American Wigeon

Anas americana

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

California Gull

Larus californicus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Graylag Goose

Anser anser

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Mew Gull

Larus canus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Northern Wooded Swamps

Fresh Water

222 species

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

American Coot

Fulica americana

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

American Wigeon

Anas americana

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Baikal Teal

Anas formosa

Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

California Gull

Larus californicus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Cinnamon Teal

Anas cyanoptera

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Crane

Grus grus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets

Cuban Pewee

Contopus caribaeus

Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Shrubby Slopes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Emperor Goose

Chen canagica

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Fresh Water Marshes

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Falcated Duck

Anas falcata

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Gadwall

Anas strepera

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Garganey

Anas querquedula

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands

Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Graylag Goose

Anser anser

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Boreal Forest

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Intermediate Egret

Mesophoyx intermedia

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

King Rail

Rallus elegans

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammospiza leconteii

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Mangroves

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Mangrove Swallow

Tachycineta albilinea

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Masked Duck

Nomonyx dominicus

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Mew Gull

Larus canus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

Fresh Water Marshes

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Paint-billed Crake

Neocrex erythrops

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Redhead

Aythya americana

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves

Ross's Goose

Chen rossii

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Estuaries and Bays, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Fresh Water Marshes, Thickets

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus platensis

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris

Fresh Water Marshes

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Fresh Water Marshes

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Sora

Porzana carolina

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Spotted Rail

Pardirallus maculatus

Fresh Water Marshes

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Fresh Water Marshes

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Steller's Eider

Polysticta stelleri

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Taiga Bean-Goose

Anser fabalis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers

Tundra Bean-Goose

Anser serrirostris

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Fresh Water Marshes

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Fresh Water Marshes

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps, Northern Wooded Swamps

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Fresh Water Marshes

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

Fresh Water Marshes

Yellow Rail

Coturnicops noveboracensis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Grassland and Scrubland

92 species

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Northern Wooded Swamps

Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Thickets

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Thickets

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Common Crane

Grus grus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps, Thickets

Cuban Pewee

Contopus caribaeus

Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Shrubby Slopes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Beaches, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Emperor Goose

Chen canagica

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Gadwall

Anas strepera

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands

Graylag Goose

Anser anser

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks, Open Country and Grasslands

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps

Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Northern Wooded Swamps

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammospiza leconteii

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Paint-billed Crake

Neocrex erythrops

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Ross's Goose

Chen rossii

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus platensis

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains

Taiga Bean-Goose

Anser fabalis

Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia