Birds Checklist 1

Family: Gaviidae (Loons)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Common Loon	Gavia immer

Family: Podicipedidae (Grebes)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
	Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus
	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
	Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis
	Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii

Family: Pelecanidae & Phalacrocoracidae (Pelicans and Cormorants)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
	Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus

Family: Ardeidae & Threskiornithidae (Bitterns, Herons Egrets and Ibisis)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	American Bittern	Botanus lentiginosus
	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
	Great Egret	Ardea alba
	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi

Family: Cathartidae (Vultures)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Turkey vulture	Cathartes aura

Family: Anatidae (Swans, Geese and Ducks)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Trumpeter swan	Cygnus buccinator
	Canada goose	Branta canadensis
	Wood duck	Aix sponsa
	Green-winged teal	Anas crecca
	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
	Northern pintail	Anas acuta
	Blue-winged teal	Anas discors
	Cinnamon teal	Anas cyanoptera
	Northern shoveler	Anas clypeata
	Gadwall	Anas strepera
	American wigeon	Anas americana
	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
	Redhead	Aythya americana
	Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
	Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis
	Harlequin duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
	Common goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
	Barrow's goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
	Hooded merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
	Common merganser	Mergus merganser
	Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis

Family: Accipitridae, & Falconidae (Osprey, Hawks and Falcons)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
	Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus
	Sharp-shinned hawk	Accipiter striatus
	Cooper's hawk	Accipiter cooperii
	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
	Swainson's hawk	Buteo swainsoni
	Red-tailed hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
	Ferruginous hawk	Buteo regalis
	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
	American kestrel	Falco sparverius
	Merlin	Falco columbarius
	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus anatum
	Prairie falcon	Falco mexicanus

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