| Checklist based on Pulich, 1988.
Updated by Jim Peterson, Martin Reid, and Matt White All of the following terms assume the species is
being looked for in the appropriate habitat.
Birds with Hyperlinks will show range maps for
regional species or observational data for review species.
Abundant - Applied to a species that can
be found in quantity without any special search
Common - Applied to a species noted at least daily with some search
Fairly Common - Applied to a species that may require some search to be
detected regularly
Uncommon - Applied to a species that occurs infrequently
Rare - Applied to a species that is seldom encountered except by chance
Casual - Applied to a species that is out of its normal range but can be
expected to occur again
Accidental - Applied to a species that is far from its normal range it is
not expected to appear again
(IR) - Irregular. If this term is applied under the "nesting"
category, it mean this species does not nest here year after year. If it is
applied under a season, it means it is irregular during that season. If it falls
under "likely seen," the location is irregular.
(L) - Nesting or observed locally. Not widespread. Seen only at certain
locations. In the case of certain species, i.e., Scaled Quail, Golden-fronted
Woodpecker, Canyon Towhee, Pyrrhuloxia, birds may be found only on the fringe of
study area in drier habitat. Other birds such as Ruddy Turnstone regularly show
up only at one or two lakes.
(H) - Historical nest records only. None recently.
N,S.E,W (Compass points) Also FW and FE for "far west"
and "far east" -
SEE
MAP -These compass point indicators are used under the "Likely
Seen" category to indicate that a species is predominantly found in a
certain direction of the area's center, i.e., Pyrrhuloxia is likely seen with a
"FW" indicator suggesting the bird is generally found in the far west
part of the study area.
Review Species - The letter "X" means the bird is a Texas
review species and documentation is required for acceptance. The number beside
the "X" is the number of times the bird has been officially observed
in North-Central Texas.
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Birds of North-Central Texas
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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Winter
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Nests
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Likely Seen
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Review
Sp.
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Osprey
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FC
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R
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FC
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R
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Ca
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Ca
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White-tailed Kite
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R-Ca
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R-Ca
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R-Ca
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x (L) |
S
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Mississippi Kite
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U-FC
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R-U
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U-FC
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Ac
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x
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W
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Bald Eagle
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R
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R
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R
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x ?
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Northern Harrier
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FC-C
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Ac
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FC-C
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FC-C
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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U-FC
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U-FC
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U-FC
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Cooper’s Hawk
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U-FC
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U-FC
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U-FC
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Northern Goshawk
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Ca
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Ca
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x (3)
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Harris’s Hawk
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Ca
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Ca
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Ca
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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U-FC
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U-FC
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U-FC
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U-FC
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x
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Broad-winged Hawk
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U
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R
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U
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x
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E
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Swainson’s Hawk
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FC
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U-FC
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FC
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x
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Red-tailed hawk
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C
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FC
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C
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C
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x
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Ferruginous Hawk
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R
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R
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R
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W
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Rough-legged Hawk
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R
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Golden Eagle
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Ca
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Ca
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Ca
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Crested Caracara
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R-U
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R-U
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R-U
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R-U
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x
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S
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American Kestrel
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C
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R
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C
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C
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x
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Merlin
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R-U
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R
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R
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Prairie Falcon
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R
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R
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R
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W
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Peregrine Falcon
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R
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R
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Ca
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Wild Turkey
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FC
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FC
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FC
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FC
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x
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Northern Bobwhite
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U
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U
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U
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U
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x
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declining
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Scaled Quail
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FC (L)
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FC (L)
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FC (L)
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FC (L)
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x
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W
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Yellow Rail
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Ca
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Ca
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Black Rail
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Ca
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Ca
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King Rail
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R-Ca
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R-Ca
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Virginia Rail
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U-R
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Ca
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U-R
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R-Ca
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x
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Sora
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FC
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Ca
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FC
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R-Ca
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Purple Gallinule
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R-Ca
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R-Ca
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x (H)
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Common Moorhen
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R
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R
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R
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Ca
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x
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American Coot
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Ab-C
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R
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Ab-C
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C
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x
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Sandhill Crane
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FC-U
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FC-U
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R
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Whooping Crane
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Ca
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Ca
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Black-bellied Plover
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R
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R
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American Golden-Plover
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FC-U
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U-R
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Snowy Plover
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R
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R
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Ac
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Semipalmated Plover
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FC
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FC
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Piping Plover
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R-Ca
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Ac
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R-Ca
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?
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Killdeer
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Ab-C
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Ab-C
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Ab-C
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Ab-C
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x
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Mountain Plover
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R-Ca
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R-Ca
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Black-necked Stilt
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FC-U
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FC-U
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U
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x (L)
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American Avocet
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U-FC
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U-FC
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Greater Yellowlegs
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FC
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FC
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U-R
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Lesser Yellowlegs
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C
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Ca
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C
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R-Ca
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Solitary Sandpiper
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FC
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FC
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Ca
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Willet
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U-FC
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U-FC
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Spotted Sandpiper
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C
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C
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U
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Upland Sandpiper
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C-FC
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C-FC
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Whimbrel
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Ca
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Ca
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Long-billed Curlew
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U-R
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U-R
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Hudsonian Godwit
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U-R
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Ca
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Marbled Godwit
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R
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R
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Ruddy Turnstone
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U (L)
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R (L)
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Red Knot
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Ca
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Sanderling
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U-R
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U (L)
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
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FC-U
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FC-U
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Western Sandpiper
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C-FC
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C-FC
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Ca
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Least Sandpiper
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Ab
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C
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C-FC
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White-rumped Sandpiper
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FC-U
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Ac
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Baird’s Sandpiper
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FC-U
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FC-U
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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C
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C
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Ac
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Ac
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x (1)
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Dunlin
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R-U
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U-R
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R-Ca
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Stilt Sandpiper
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FC-C
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FC
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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FC-U
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FC
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Short-billed Dowitcher
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R-Ca
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R
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Long-billed Dowitcher
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C-FC
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C-FC
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R
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Common Snipe
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C
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C
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C
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American Woodcock
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R
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Wilson’s Phalarope
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C-FC
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FC-U
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Red-necked Phalarope
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Ca
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R
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Red Phalarope
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Ca
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x (4)
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