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Inshore Waters

104 Bird Species
Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet

Named for its ragged patch of head feathers resembling gray hair in alternate plumage, the diminutive Ancient Murrelet has a black head and bib, partial white collar, gray back, straw-yellow bill, and white underparts. In winter, the white head streaks fade and the black bib is encroached by white. A more...

Length: 26 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Accidental outside Western Alaska. In all plumages, note the white flank tuft above waterline. Otherwise, similar to Pacific Loon but slightly larger and heavier-billed; alternate adult has black back with white patches, black throat, vertical white lines on neck, and gray head and nape. Nape is slig more...

Length: 69 cm Wingspan: 102 cm

Arctic Tern

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

Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Unmistakable; the only puffin found in the Atlantic Ocean. Crisply marked with black upperparts, white underparts, a black breast band, white face, orange legs, and large blue and orange bill. A bit smaller than Tufted and Horned Puffins, which are unknown from Eastern North America. Without range as more...

Length: 32 cm Wingspan: 53 cm

Belcher's Gull

Belcher's Gull

A stocky, medium-sized, four-year gull. Relatively long yellow legs and long, straight-edged, yellow bill with black ring and red tip. Dark eye. Adult: White underparts; slaty-black upperparts. Nonbreeding are dark-hooded with white eye arks. White head in breeding plumage contrasts with smoky-gray w more...

Length: 51 cm Wingspan: 124 cm

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot

In alternate plumage, adults are black with a broad white wing patch, red legs, and a slender bill. In basic plumage, mostly white with black flight feathers and mottled black back. Compared to its western counterpart, Pigeon Guillemot, Black is paler in basic plumage, and has no dark bar in the whit more...

Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 53 cm

Black Noddy

Black Noddy

A dark, tern-like bird, rare on Texas coast and Dry Tortugas in Florida. Adult, unusual in North America, is black with white cap, slender black bill, and short black legs. Juveniles and immatures are entirely dark with sharply contrasting white cap and pale wing coverts. Brown Noddy is browner overa more...

Length: 34 cm Wingspan: 76 cm

Black Scoter

Black Scoter

The smallest of the three scoter species, Black Scoters are recognized by their smaller bills and round foreheads. Males: Plumage is all black. The base of the bill is covered by an orange-yellow knob. Females: Dark brown with a small dark bill. Pale cheeks and throat contrast with dark crown and hin more...

Length: 43 cm Wingspan: 76 cm

Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer

A distinctive coastal bird of Eastern and Southern North America. Adult is tern-like, with long wings, short legs, and short neck. Back and wings are black, underparts white. Head is white with black cap and, in alternate plumage, black nape. Unique bill is long and relatively thick vertically, while more...

Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 112 cm

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Despite the name, the hood of this gull is actually chocolate brown. Black-headed Gull is similar to Bonaparte's Gull, with which it often associates, but is larger, with a heavier bill. In all plumages, the undersides of the primaries are dark. Alternate Adult: The mantle is pale gray. The primaries more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 90 cm

Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

This smallish gull is short-legged and short-billed. At rest, the tail is slightly notched. Alternate Adult: Medium gray mantle, with all-white head, tail, and underparts. The legs are short and black. Bill is all yellow. At close range, note the red eye ring and gape. Basic Adult: Blackish spot on a more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 93 cm

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull

This Asian species is one of the few gulls that shows black on the tail as an adult. Distinguished in all plumages by its long thin bill with no gonydeal expansion. Alternate Adult: The mantle is dark gray. The head and underparts are white. The tail has a broad black band, completely edged in white. more...

Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 119 cm

Black-vented Shearwater

Black-vented Shearwater

A small, compact shearwater of the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is uniformly dark above and mostly white below with a thin dark bill. Undertail is dark. Underwing linings are white, framed by a narrow dark leading edge of the underwings and dark flight feathers. Face and neck are dusky with these ma more...

Length: 36 cm Wingspan: 86 cm

Blue-footed Booby

Blue-footed Booby

Boobies are large and distinctive in shape with long slightly crooked, pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings tapering to a fairly narrow wedge-sh more...

Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 157 cm

Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

This small gull is recognized in all plumages by the thin all-black bill, and in flight by the white wedge on the leading edge of the upper surface of the outer wing, and the black trailing edge of the primaries. The underside of the wing is very pale gray, fading to white on the primaries. The upper more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 80 cm

Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Similar in length, but slightly slimmer overall than Double-crested Cormorant. In flight, they hold their necks straighter; neck and head more streamlined than Double-crested. Adults are all black. During nesting season, they show some greenish iridescence, a bright azure blue throat pouch, and may h more...

Length: 80 cm Wingspan: 120 cm

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  • Ancient Murrelet

    Ancient Murrelet

    5 Photographs
  • Arctic Loon

    Arctic Loon

    1 Photograph
  • Arctic Tern

    Arctic Tern

    18 Photographs
  • Atlantic Puffin

    Atlantic Puffin

    9 Photographs
  • Belcher's Gull

    Belcher's Gull

    1 Photograph
  • Black Guillemot

    Black Guillemot

    4 Photographs
  • Black Noddy

    Black Noddy

    1 Photograph
  • Black Scoter

    Black Scoter

    12 Photographs
  • Black Skimmer

    Black Skimmer

    11 Photographs
  • Black-headed Gull

    Black-headed Gull

    10 Photographs
  • Black-legged Kittiwake

    Black-legged Kittiwake

    14 Photographs
  • Black-tailed Gull

    Black-tailed Gull

    12 Photographs
  • Black-vented Shearwater

    Black-vented Shearwater

    3 Photographs
  • Blue-footed Booby

    Blue-footed Booby

    5 Photographs
  • Bonaparte's Gull

    Bonaparte's Gull

    24 Photographs
  • Brandt's Cormorant

    Brandt's Cormorant

    8 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

2 species

King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
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Salt Water

104 species

Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

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

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Belcher's Gull

Belcher's Gull

Larus belcheri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores
Black Noddy

Black Noddy

Anous minutus

Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Black Scoter

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes
Black-headed Gull

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-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes
Black-vented Shearwater

Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Blue-footed Booby

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores
Bonaparte's Gull

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
Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes
Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Brown Noddy

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Mangroves
Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Ponds and Rivers
Cackling Goose

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

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
Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Cassin's Auklet

Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Clark's Grebe

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

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

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Ponds and Rivers
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Common Murre

Common Murre

Uria aalge

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

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

Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Double-crested Cormorant

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
Dovekie

Dovekie

Alle alle

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Eared Grebe

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

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

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Glaucous Gull

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
Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Gray-hooded Gull

Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs
Great Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores
Herring Gull

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

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

Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Kelp Gull

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Lakes Resevoirs
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

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

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Lesser Frigatebird

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-billed Murrelet

Long-billed Murrelet

Brachyramphus perdix

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

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

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Mangroves
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Marbled Murrelet

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Inshore Waters, Western Confierous Forest
Masked Booby

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Parakeet Auklet

Parakeet Auklet

Aethia psittacula

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Pelagic Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Pigeon Guillemot

Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Razorbill

Razorbill

Alca torda

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-faced Cormorant

Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax urile

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

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

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

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

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
Ring-billed Gull

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
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Ross's Gull

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Slaty-backed Gull

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Spectacled Eider

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

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

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Ponds and Rivers
Thayer's Gull

Thayer's Gull

Larus thayeri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Thick-billed Murre

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Western Grebe

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

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

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
Whiskered Auklet

Whiskered Auklet

Aethia pygmaea

Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta fusca

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Yellow-billed Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Yellow-footed Gull

Yellow-footed Gull

Larus livens

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
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Human-altered Areas

25 species

Black-headed Gull

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-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes
Bonaparte's Gull

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
Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Ponds and Rivers
Cackling Goose

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

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
Double-crested Cormorant

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

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

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

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
Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Herring Gull

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

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

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

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

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

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

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
Ross's Gull

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Thayer's Gull

Thayer's Gull

Larus thayeri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Western Gull

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

52 species

Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

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

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Black-headed Gull

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-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Bonaparte's Gull

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
Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Mangroves
Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Ponds and Rivers
Cackling Goose

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

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
Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Clark's Grebe

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

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

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Ponds and Rivers
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

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

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

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

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

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
Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs
Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Ponds and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Herring Gull

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

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

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Kelp Gull

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Lakes Resevoirs
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

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

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Little Gull

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-billed Murrelet

Long-billed Murrelet

Brachyramphus perdix

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

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

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Mangroves
Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

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

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Ring-billed Gull

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
Ross's Gull

Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs
Spectacled Eider

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

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

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Ponds and Rivers
Thayer's Gull

Thayer's Gull

Larus thayeri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Western Grebe

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

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

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers
White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta fusca

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Yellow-billed Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

6 species

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Black-headed Gull

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
Cackling Goose

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
Glaucous Gull

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
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

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

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

2 species

Bonaparte's Gull

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
Marbled Murrelet

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Inshore Waters, Western Confierous Forest
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