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Open Ocean

110 Bird Species
Aleutian Tern

Aleutian Tern

A slender, gray tern of coastal Alaska. Alternate Adult has gray back, wings, and underparts, forked white tail, white face, black cap and eyeline, white forehead, thin black bill, and black legs. Basic Adult has dark primaries, white underparts, blackish smudge on shoulder, and white head with black more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 74 cm

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 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

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Ashy Storm-Petrel

A small, dark storm-petrel found off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is sooty gray-brown overall, with lighter underwing and upperwing coverts, pale edges on uppertail coverts, relatively long and narrow wings, forked tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is flutterin more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 43 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

Audubon's Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater

A small, compact shearwater of the Atlantic Coast. Adult is uniformly dark above, with white underwing linings framed by black leading and trailing edges, and dark undersides to the primaries, black cap and nape, white cheeks, and thin, dark bill. At close range, a small white spot is visible in fron more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 69 cm

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

A relatively large, dark storm-petrel. Adult is blackish-brown overall, with a U-shaped white band across the upper rump and some white on undertail coverts, light upperwing coverts, square tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pattering surface of more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Barolo Shearwater

Barolo Shearwater

The taxonomy of this very small black and white shearwater, which is a rare visitor to northwest Atlantic waters, has been the subject of some debate. The AOU formerly lumped this bird in with Southern Hemisphere nominate Little Shearwater, along with "Boyd's Shearwater" (P. boydi in some sources). T more...

Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 58 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

Bermuda Petrel

Bermuda Petrel

Also called Bermuda Petrel; recorded in North America off the Carolinas. Adult has dark gray nape and back with a weak blackish M pattern on the upperwings that connects across darker upper rump. Whitish U-shaped lower rump patch contrasts with dark gray tail. Shows a broad black leading edge on unde more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 89 cm

Black Storm-Petrel

Black Storm-Petrel

A relatively large, very dark storm-petrel found off the Southern Pacific Coast. Adult is blackish overall, with lighter upperwing coverts, completely dark rump, relatively long and narrow wings, long forked tail, and thin, black bill. Like other storm-petrels, feeding flight is fluttering, often pat more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

Black Tern

Black Tern

A small, dark tern. Flight is buoyant with deep slashing wingstrokes. Alternate Adult has blackish body, gray wings reaching well beyond short tail, white vent, short black legs, and sharp, slender bill. Basic Adult is mostly white (may be mistaken for a small gull), retaining gray wings and back, wi more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 61 cm

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Mostly dark storm-petrel with white belly divided by narrow strip of black down the center. Entirely blackish on the upperparts, except for rump, which is white. Solid blackish head with small white patch on chin, breast solid black with a very crisp transition to the almost entirely white belly, und more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

Black-browed Albatross

Black-browed Albatross

Common in the southern hemisphere, Black-browed Albatross is a rare vagrant to the north Atlantic. Appears broad-winged and stocky. Adult: White overall with a dark brow. Wings, back and tail are black. The undersides of the wings have extensive white panels and a broad black leading edge. The bill i more...

Length: 81 cm Wingspan: 224 cm

Black-capped Petrel

Black-capped Petrel

Adult has black cap framed by a white neck collar and white forehead, dark gray back, black upper wings, and an extensive white rump with a black tail. Underwings are mostly white, with a black leading edge, and grayish undersides to the primaries. Underparts are clean with a variable tongue of dark more...

Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 94 cm

Black-footed Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

A huge, long-winged seabird of the Pacific Ocean. Adult is sooty-gray overall, entirely dark except for paler face and tail coverts. Outstretched wings are very long and narrow. Bill is grayish pink with a dark tip. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has dark bill. Other albatrosses in range have white mark more...

Length: 82 cm Wingspan: 214 cm

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  • Aleutian Tern

    Aleutian Tern

    9 Photographs
  • Ancient Murrelet

    Ancient Murrelet

    5 Photographs
  • Arctic Tern

    Arctic Tern

    18 Photographs
  • Ashy Storm-Petrel

    Ashy Storm-Petrel

    2 Photographs
  • Atlantic Puffin

    Atlantic Puffin

    9 Photographs
  • Audubon's Shearwater

    Audubon's Shearwater

    7 Photographs
  • Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

    Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

    9 Photographs
  • Barolo Shearwater

    Barolo Shearwater

    0 Photographs
  • Belcher's Gull

    Belcher's Gull

    1 Photograph
  • Bermuda Petrel

    Bermuda Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Black Storm-Petrel

    Black Storm-Petrel

    0 Photographs
  • Black Tern

    Black Tern

    17 Photographs
  • Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

    Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

    1 Photograph
  • Black-browed Albatross

    Black-browed Albatross

    8 Photographs
  • Black-capped Petrel

    Black-capped Petrel

    2 Photographs
  • Black-footed Albatross

    Black-footed Albatross

    31 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

110 species

Aleutian Tern

Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches
Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands
Ashy Storm-Petrel

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa

Open Ocean
Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Audubon's Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri

Open Ocean
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

Open Ocean
Barolo Shearwater

Barolo Shearwater

Puffinus baroli

Open Ocean
Belcher's Gull

Belcher's Gull

Larus belcheri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Bermuda Petrel

Bermuda Petrel

Pterodroma cahow

Open Ocean
Black Storm-Petrel

Black Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma melania

Open Ocean
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Fregetta tropica

Open Ocean
Black-browed Albatross

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

Open Ocean
Black-capped Petrel

Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma hasitata

Open Ocean
Black-footed Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Open Ocean
Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
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
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
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

Puffinus bulleri

Open Ocean
Bulwer's Petrel

Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria bulwerii

Open Ocean
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
Cape Verde Shearwater

Cape Verde Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

Open Ocean
Cassin's Auklet

Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
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
Cook's Petrel

Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma cookii

Open Ocean
Cory's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

Open Ocean
Craveri's Murrelet

Craveri's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus craveri

Open Ocean
Crested Auklet

Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Dovekie

Dovekie

Alle alle

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
European Storm-Petrel

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Open Ocean
Fea's Petrel

Fea's Petrel

Pterodroma feae

Open Ocean
Flesh-footed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Puffinus carneipes

Open Ocean
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
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 Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Open Ocean, Mangroves
Great Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Great Skua

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Open Ocean
Great-winged Petrel

Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

Open Ocean
Guadalupe Murrelet

Guadalupe Murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Open Ocean
Hawaiian Petrel

Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis

Open Ocean
Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull

Larus heermanni

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores
Herald Petrel

Herald Petrel

Pterodroma heraldica

Open Ocean
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 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
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

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

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

Open Ocean
Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Open Ocean
Least Auklet

Least Auklet

Aethia pusilla

Open Ocean, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Least Storm-Petrel

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Lesser Frigatebird

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Light-mantled Albatross

Light-mantled Albatross

Phoebetria palpebrata

Open Ocean
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 Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Open Ocean, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Magnificent Frigatebird

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Mangroves
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Masked Booby

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Mottled Petrel

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

Open Ocean
Murphy's Petrel

Murphy's Petrel

Pterodroma ultima

Open Ocean
Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
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
Parkinson's Petrel

Parkinson's Petrel

Procellaria parkinsoni

Open Ocean
Pink-footed Shearwater

Pink-footed Shearwater

Puffinus creatopus

Open Ocean
Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Open Ocean, Lakes Resevoirs
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-billed Tropicbird

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Open Ocean
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 Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

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

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Open Ocean
Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
Ringed Storm-Petrel

Ringed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Open Ocean
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
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
Short-tailed Albatross

Short-tailed Albatross

Phoebastria albatrus

Open Ocean
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
South Polar Skua

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Open Ocean
Spectacled Eider

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Stejneger's Petrel

Stejneger's Petrel

Pterodroma longirostris

Open Ocean, Coastal Cliffs
Streaked Shearwater

Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Open Ocean
Swallow-tailed Gull

Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

Open Ocean
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
Townsend's Shearwater

Townsend's Shearwater

Puffinus auricularis

Open Ocean
Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Tristram's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tristrami

Open Ocean
Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs
Wandering Albatross

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

Open Ocean
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys

Open Ocean
Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Open Ocean
White-capped Albatross

White-capped Albatross

Thalassarche cauta

Open Ocean
White-chinned Petrel

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Open Ocean
White-faced Storm-Petrel

White-faced Storm-Petrel

Pelagodroma marina

Open Ocean
White-tailed Tropicbird

White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Open Ocean
Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters
Yellow-nosed Albatross

Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Open Ocean
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Human-altered Areas

11 species

Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
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
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
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
Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, 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
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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

Thayer's Gull

Larus thayeri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
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Fresh Water

21 species

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

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

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

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

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
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
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

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

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Open Ocean, Mangroves
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
Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

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

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, 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
Magnificent Frigatebird

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Mangroves
Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands
Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Open Ocean, 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
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Thayer's Gull

Thayer's Gull

Larus thayeri

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
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Grassland and Scrubland

4 species

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, 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
Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Open Ocean, 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

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