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Hybrids (7)

Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) Spatula cyanoptera x clypeata

Last observed by brian sandstrom on 8 Jan 2021
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) Mareca penelope x americana

Last observed by Layton Pace on 7 Jan 2023
Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid) Spatula discors x Anas crecca

Last observed by Jeff Bray on 12 Jan 2014
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid) Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii

Last observed by Terry Hill on 16 Oct 2017
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus occidentalis x glaucescens

Last observed by Van Pierszalowski on 13 Mar 2024
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens

Last observed by Avo Stilt on 26 Nov 2023
Sandwich x Elegant Tern (hybrid) Thalasseus sandvicensis x elegans

Last observed by Roger Schoedl on 2 Apr 2022

Additional Taxa (70)

Snow/Ross's Goose Anser caerulescens/rossii

Last observed by Kenneth Unger on 23 Nov 2021
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)

Last observed by Andy Lazere on 17 Oct 2021
goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)

Last observed by Kira Howell on 24 Dec 2023
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal Spatula discors/cyanoptera

Last observed by Kathryn McGiffen on 16 Mar 2024
Anas sp. Anas sp.

Last observed by Roger Schoedl on 17 Dec 2022
teal sp. Anatidae sp. (teal sp.)

Last observed by jim schonewise on 4 Jan 2024
dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 28 Jul 2023
Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 17 Mar 2024
Aythya sp. Aythya sp.

Last observed by Joshua Mitchell on 22 Dec 2023
scoter sp. Melanitta sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 6 Apr 2021
merganser sp. Mergellus/Lophodytes/Mergus sp.

Last observed by Reed Robinson on 30 Dec 2022
duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)

Last observed by Layton Pace on 10 May 2024
waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp.

Last observed by Thomas Wurster on 6 Nov 2019
Horned/Eared Grebe Podiceps auritus/nigricollis

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 18 Feb 2024
Western/Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii

Last observed by Anne Piccolo on 19 Mar 2024
swift sp. Apodidae sp.

Last observed by Rhonda Howard on 23 Aug 2020
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus/sasin

Last observed by Cynthia Case on 23 Apr 2024
Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp.

Last observed by Darrell Wilson on 13 Jul 2012
hummingbird sp. Trochilidae sp.

Last observed by TJ Hastings on 4 May 2024
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp. Pluvialis sp.

Last observed by Tracy Drake on 6 Jan 2024
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus

Last observed by Jon Fisher on 14 Apr 2024
Red/Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius/lobatus

Last observed by Laura Jaoui on 14 Sep 2019
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca

Last observed by Thomas Wurster on 10 Jan 2024
peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)

Last observed by Dawn Garcia on 5 May 2024
Calidris sp. Calidris sp.

Last observed by Van Pierszalowski on 13 Mar 2024
large shorebird sp. Scolopacidae sp. (large shorebird sp.)

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 21 Feb 2023
shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.

Last observed by Van Pierszalowski on 13 Mar 2024
murrelet sp. Brachyramphus/Synthliboramphus sp.

Last observed by Don Hoechlin on 5 Sep 2017
alcid sp. Alcidae sp.

Last observed by Patrick Sysiong on 17 Nov 2020
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull Larus occidentalis/glaucescens

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 3 Feb 2024
white-winged gull sp. Larus sp. (white-winged gull sp.)

Last observed by Brian Daniels on 8 May 2023
Larus sp. Larus sp.

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 21 Feb 2023
gull sp. Larinae sp.

Last observed by Alisa Duffey on 5 May 2024
Forster's/Common Tern Sterna forsteri/hirundo

Last observed by Corey Finger on 10 Aug 2022
Common/Arctic Tern Sterna hirundo/paradisaea

Last observed by Andrew Griebeler on 11 Jun 2022
Elegant/Royal Tern Thalasseus elegans/maximus

Last observed by Tino Castillo on 28 Apr 2024
large tern sp. Hydroprogne/Thalasseus sp.

Last observed by Julian Selody on 9 Aug 2022
tern sp. Sterninae sp.

Last observed by Noah Gaines on 12 May 2024
loon sp. Gavia sp.

Last observed by Kira Howell on 24 Dec 2023
shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)

Last observed by Bennett Perrault on 20 Nov 2017
cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.

Last observed by Kira Howell on 25 Dec 2023
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax/Nyctanassa violacea

Last observed by Tom Schulenberg on 8 Mar 2024
heron sp. Ardeidae sp.

Last observed by Kellen Apuna on 20 Dec 2023
white egret sp. Egretta/Bubulcus/Ardea sp.

Last observed by Braxton Landsman on 10 Dec 2022
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii

Last observed by JiaLian Mackey on 19 Feb 2023
Buteo sp. Buteo sp.

Last observed by Harm-jan Voorma on 4 Mar 2023
hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)

Last observed by Peter Kertz on 4 Feb 2024
woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.

Last observed by Rob Fowler on 4 Aug 2023
falcon sp. Falco sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 3 Feb 2024
Amazona sp. Amazona sp.

Last observed by Walter Piper on 18 Nov 2015
Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.

Last observed by Terry Hill on 27 Sep 2017
Cassin's/Western Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans/verticalis

Last observed by Sylvie Silverstein on 19 May 2023
yellow-bellied kingbird sp. Tyrannus sp. (yellow-bellied)

Last observed by Dessi Sieburth on 3 Apr 2018
new world flycatcher sp. Tyrannidae sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 25 Feb 2024
crow/raven sp. Corvus sp.

Last observed by Calista Yoo on 25 Mar 2023
swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.

Last observed by Alisa Duffey on 5 May 2024
Zosterops sp. Zosterops sp.

Last observed by Don Hoechlin on 27 Oct 2015
gnatcatcher sp. Polioptila sp.

Last observed by Devon DeRaad on 8 Dec 2017
wren sp. Troglodytidae sp.

Last observed by Kira Howell on 24 Dec 2023
House/Purple Finch Haemorhous mexicanus/purpureus

Last observed by jim schonewise on 2 Jan 2024
Acanthis/Spinus sp. Acanthis/Spinus sp.

Last observed by Lahontan Audubon Society on 18 May 2021
Spizella sp. Spizella sp.

Last observed by Roger Schoedl on 18 Oct 2020
new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.

Last observed by Linda D. on 1 Dec 2023
new world oriole sp. Icterus sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2021
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus/tricolor

Last observed by Dave Perrino on 18 Jul 2021
blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.

Last observed by Kira Howell on 24 Dec 2023
Townsend's/Hermit Warbler Setophaga townsendi/occidentalis

Last observed by Will Anderson on 24 Nov 2020
new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.

Last observed by frostioe Chen on 2 Jan 2021
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting Passerina amoena/cyanea

Last observed by Roger Schoedl on 3 Aug 2019
passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.

Last observed by Linda D. on 1 Dec 2023

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