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473 Species Observed

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Hybrids (20)

Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) Anser caerulescens x rossii

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 8 Jan 2023
Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x cygnoides

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 21 Feb 2023
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x Branta canadensis

Last observed by Dale Ball on 21 Sep 2023
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser sp. (Domestic type) x Branta canadensis

Last observed by Nick & Jane on 3 Feb 2024
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) Spatula discors x cyanoptera

Last observed by Jim Royer on 25 Mar 2024
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) Spatula discors x clypeata

Last observed by Ann Vaughan on 9 Apr 2019
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 7 Oct 2023
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x acuta

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 16 Jan 2011
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid) Aechmophorus occidentalis x clarkii

Last observed by Ben Kolstad on 9 Mar 2024
Anna's x Allen's Hummingbird (hybrid) Calypte anna x Selasphorus sasin

Last observed by Herb Elliott on 7 May 2023
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus

Last observed by Tom Edell on 23 Feb 2020
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus occidentalis x glaucescens

Last observed by Oliver Patrick on 24 Mar 2024
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens

Last observed by Tom Edell on 19 Feb 2024
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens

Last observed by Aidan Brubaker on 4 Apr 2021
Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid) Sphyrapicus nuchalis x ruber

Last observed by Doug Drynan on 12 Feb 2023
Dark-eyed Junco x White-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) Junco hyemalis x Zonotrichia leucophrys

Last observed by Carol Comeau on 9 Feb 2023
White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) Zonotrichia leucophrys x atricapilla

Last observed by Gjon Hazard on 19 Jan 2024
Golden-crowned x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid) Zonotrichia atricapilla x albicollis

Last observed by Rosie Howard on 15 Jan 2023
Yellow-rumped x Townsend's Warbler (hybrid) Setophaga coronata x townsendi

Last observed by Tom Edell on 8 Nov 1986
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) Setophaga townsendi x occidentalis

Last observed by Jeanette Stone on 24 Feb 2024

Additional Taxa (145)

Snow/Ross's Goose Anser caerulescens/rossii

Last observed by Mike Bush on 2 Jan 2024
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)

Last observed by Jim Royer on 1 Apr 2024
Cackling/Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii/canadensis

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 9 Apr 2024
swan sp. Cygnus sp.

Last observed by Tom Slater on 3 Jan 2021
goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 25 Oct 2022
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal Spatula discors/cyanoptera

Last observed by Jim Royer on 4 Mar 2024
Eurasian/American Wigeon Mareca penelope/americana

Last observed by Tom Edell on 28 Oct 2023
teal sp. Anatidae sp. (teal sp.)

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 18 Feb 2024
dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)

Last observed by Pam Cahn on 26 Feb 2024
Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis

Last observed by Tom Edell on 17 Apr 2024
Aythya sp. Aythya sp.

Last observed by Long-eared Owl on 31 Jan 2021
Surf/Black Scoter Melanitta perspicillata/americana

Last observed by ellen davies on 11 Jun 2017
scoter sp. Melanitta sp.

Last observed by Kerry McGuire on 9 Apr 2024
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala clangula/islandica

Last observed by Tom Edell on 26 Oct 1985
merganser sp. Mergellus/Lophodytes/Mergus sp.

Last observed by Kathleen Kent on 20 Nov 2023
duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)

Last observed by Storey LaMontagne on 27 Mar 2024
waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp.

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 23 May 2021
new world quail sp. Odontophoridae sp.

Last observed by Jim Royer on 20 Feb 2021
American/Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber/roseus

Last observed by Terry Hill on 1 Jan 1986
flamingo sp. Phoenicopteridae sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 23 Apr 1986
Horned/Eared Grebe Podiceps auritus/nigricollis

Last observed by Daniel Elting on 31 Mar 2024
Western/Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 17 Apr 2024
grebe sp. Podicipedidae sp.

Last observed by Susan Goodrich on 30 Apr 2023
Eurasian/African Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto/roseogrisea

Last observed by Nick Ramsey on 27 Mar 2019
pigeon/dove sp. Columbidae sp.

Last observed by Kyle Te Poel on 29 Oct 2023
nighthawk sp. Chordeiles sp.

Last observed by Tom Slater on 28 Sep 2018
Chimney/Vaux's Swift Chaetura pelagica/vauxi

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 19 Sep 2023
Chaetura sp. Chaetura sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 18 Oct 2023
swift sp. Apodidae sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 17 Oct 2022
Anna's/Costa's Hummingbird Calypte anna/costae

Last observed by Russ Namitz on 18 Sep 2023
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus/sasin

Last observed by Kathleen Kent on 18 Apr 2024
Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 5 Apr 2008
hummingbird sp. Trochilidae sp.

Last observed by Connie Cunningham on 16 Apr 2024
rail/crake sp. Rallidae sp. (rail/crake sp.)

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 4 Jan 2021
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover) Pluvialis dominica/fulva

Last observed by Van Pierszalowski on 7 Oct 2023
small plover sp. Charadrius/Anarhynchus sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 3 Jul 2015
plover sp. Charadriidae sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 14 Jun 2021
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus

Last observed by Jane Thomas on 11 Apr 2024
Red/Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius/lobatus

Last observed by Tom Edell on 17 Nov 2023
phalarope sp. Phalaropus sp.

Last observed by Dana Cox on 13 Jan 2023
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 16 Apr 2024
peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)

Last observed by Maggie Smith on 16 Apr 2024
large shorebird sp. Scolopacidae sp. (large shorebird sp.)

Last observed by Arnav Chandra on 1 Apr 2024
shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.

Last observed by Katharine Khamhaengwong on 27 Jan 2023
Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus/parasiticus

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 1 Oct 2023
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus/pomarinus

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 1 Oct 2023
jaeger sp. Stercorarius sp. (jaeger sp.)

Last observed by Tom Edell on 26 Jan 2024
auklet sp. Ptychoramphus/Aethia sp.

Last observed by Don Roberson on 24 Jan 2009
large alcid sp. Alca/Uria sp.

Last observed by Dave Ebbitt on 15 Feb 2024
Scripps's/Guadalupe/Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi/hypoleucus/craveri

Last observed by Charlie Wright on 1 Aug 2021
murrelet sp. Brachyramphus/Synthliboramphus sp.

Last observed by Michael Mulroy on 25 Feb 2024
alcid sp. Alcidae sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 25 Mar 2024
Larus sp. Larus sp.

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 17 Apr 2024
gull sp. Larinae sp.

Last observed by Barry Langdon-Lassagne on 18 Apr 2024
Common/Arctic Tern Sterna hirundo/paradisaea

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 1 Oct 2023
Sterna sp. Sterna sp.

Last observed by Reef Comer on 20 Jan 2024
Elegant/Royal Tern Thalasseus elegans/maximus

Last observed by Tom Edell on 28 Nov 2023
large tern sp. Hydroprogne/Thalasseus sp.

Last observed by Eric Sibbald on 10 Sep 2019
tern sp. Sterninae sp.

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 17 Apr 2024
gull/tern sp. Laridae sp.

Last observed by Inger Marie Laursen on 26 Mar 2016
Arctic/Pacific Loon Gavia arctica/pacifica

Last observed by John Garrett on 25 Apr 2023
loon sp. Gavia sp.

Last observed by Herb Elliott on 17 Apr 2024
albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.

Last observed by Ryan Merrill on 16 Apr 2012
Leach's/Townsend's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous/socorroensis

Last observed by Victor Stoll on 12 Oct 2022
Leach's/Townsend's Storm-Petrel (dark-rumped) Hydrobates leucorhous/socorroensis (dark-rumped)

Last observed by Don Roberson on 24 May 1994
storm-petrel sp. (dark-rumped) Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp. (dark-rumped)

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 21 Jul 2022
storm-petrel sp. (white-rumped) Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp. (white-rumped)

Last observed by Jay Withgott on 22 Sep 2015
storm-petrel sp. Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp.

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 12 Aug 2023
Galapagos/Hawaiian Petrel (Dark-rumped Petrel) Pterodroma phaeopygia/sandwichensis

Last observed by Paul Lehman on 28 Apr 2015
Pterodroma sp. Pterodroma sp.

Last observed by Monte Neate-Clegg on 25 Apr 2023
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna grisea/tenuirostris

Last observed by Dave Slager on 27 Apr 2023
black-and-white shearwater sp. Puffinus sp. (black-and-white shearwater sp.)

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 17 Jan 2022
shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 1 Oct 2023
procellariid sp. Procellariidae sp.

Last observed by Tom Johnson on 26 Apr 2022
frigatebird sp. Fregata sp.

Last observed by Faye Steadman on 17 Nov 2017
Masked/Nazca Booby Sula dactylatra/granti

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 12 Aug 2023
booby sp. Sula sp.

Last observed by Nick & Jane on 21 Aug 2023
cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.

Last observed by Ann Stockert on 17 Apr 2024
heron sp. Ardeidae sp.

Last observed by John Fields on 3 Jan 2019
white egret sp. Egretta/Bubulcus/Ardea sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 13 Apr 2024
Glossy/White-faced Ibis Plegadis falcinellus/chihi

Last observed by Patrick Furtado on 23 Jun 2019
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii

Last observed by Jim Royer on 17 Apr 2024
Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.

Last observed by Kerry McGuire on 10 Apr 2024
Golden/Bald Eagle Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Last observed by Carol Comeau on 19 Jun 2023
Buteo sp. Buteo sp.

Last observed by Kerry McGuire on 11 Apr 2024
hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 5 Oct 2023
eagle sp. Accipitridae sp. (eagle sp.)

Last observed by Heather Williams on 1 Apr 2023
Asio sp. Asio sp.

Last observed by Don Glasco on 20 Feb 2018
owl sp. Strigiformes sp.

Last observed by Nick & Jane on 10 Jan 2024
Yellow-bellied/Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius/nuchalis

Last observed by Ann Vaughan on 18 Oct 2022
sapsucker sp. Sphyrapicus sp.

Last observed by Dawn Beattie on 16 Dec 2023
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus

Last observed by Zane Warsen on 17 Apr 2024
Dryobates sp. Dryobates sp.

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 22 Jan 2023
woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.

Last observed by Storey LaMontagne on 27 Mar 2024
falcon sp. Falco sp.

Last observed by Dale Ball on 14 Dec 2023
diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.

Last observed by Elizabeth Brewer Chouinard on 17 Feb 2022
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus/virens

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 17 Sep 2022
Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii/oberholseri

Last observed by Herb Elliott on 7 May 2023
Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.

Last observed by Tania Parker on 16 Apr 2024
Cassin's/Western Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans/verticalis

Last observed by Corinne Williams on 6 Apr 2024
yellow-bellied kingbird sp. Tyrannus sp. (yellow-bellied)

Last observed by Tracy Drake on 29 Mar 2024
new world flycatcher sp. Tyrannidae sp.

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 4 Sep 2022
Cassin's/Plumbeous Vireo Vireo cassinii/plumbeus

Last observed by David Winkler on 6 May 2022
solitary vireo sp. Vireo cassinii/solitarius/plumbeus

Last observed by Jeff Miller on 8 Apr 2020
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus/gilvus

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 13 Sep 2012
vireo sp. Vireo sp.

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 22 May 2022
jay sp. Corvidae sp. (jay sp.)

Last observed by Kevin Enns-Rempel on 24 Apr 2016
crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 20 Sep 2022
crow/raven sp. Corvus sp.

Last observed by Nora Rodli on 17 Feb 2024
Tree/Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta bicolor/thalassina

Last observed by Michael Mulroy on 26 Mar 2022
Cliff/Cave Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota/fulva

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 10 May 2022
swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.

Last observed by Connie Cunningham on 16 Apr 2024
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinandus

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 19 Sep 2017
nuthatch sp. Sitta sp.

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 4 Sep 2021
Pacific/Winter Wren Troglodytes pacificus/hiemalis

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 18 Dec 2021
wren sp. Troglodytidae sp.

Last observed by Nathan Parmeter on 22 Apr 2022
bluebird sp. Sialia sp.

Last observed by Long-eared Owl on 28 Jan 2023
Catharus sp. Catharus sp.

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 7 May 2022
thrush sp. Turdidae sp.

Last observed by Jim Krill on 16 Dec 2023
House/Purple Finch Haemorhous mexicanus/purpureus

Last observed by Pam Cahn on 20 Feb 2024
Haemorhous sp. Haemorhous sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 11 Nov 2010
new world goldfinch sp. Spinus sp. (goldfinch sp.)

Last observed by Bryan Sharp on 5 Apr 2024
finch sp. Fringillidae sp.

Last observed by Sue Palmer on 11 Apr 2024
longspur sp. Calcarius/Rhynchophanes sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 2 Jan 1984
Spizella sp. Spizella sp.

Last observed by Roger Zachary on 2 Oct 2017
Zonotrichia sp. Zonotrichia sp.

Last observed by Jodhan Fine on 19 Nov 2023
Sagebrush/Bell's Sparrow (Sage Sparrow) Artemisiospiza nevadensis/belli

Last observed by Michael Gerbutavicius on 7 Jan 2024
new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.

Last observed by Karen Rush on 31 Mar 2024
Orchard/Hooded Oriole Icterus spurius/cucullatus

Last observed by Susie Reddy on 28 Jan 2024
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole Icterus bullockii/galbula

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 19 Apr 2022
new world oriole sp. Icterus sp.

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 6 Sep 2023
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus/tricolor

Last observed by Petra Clayton on 17 Apr 2024
blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.

Last observed by Terri Osborn on 11 Apr 2024
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla/noveboracensis

Last observed by Pair of Wing-Nuts on 20 Sep 2023
Leiothlypis sp. Leiothlypis sp.

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 19 Sep 2017
MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei/philadelphia

Last observed by Maggie Smith on 23 Jun 2012
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga castanea/striata

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 13 Sep 2013
Townsend's/Hermit Warbler Setophaga townsendi/occidentalis

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 8 May 2013
Setophaga sp. Setophaga sp.

Last observed by Torrey Gage-Tomlinson on 21 Sep 2018
new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.

Last observed by Petra Clayton on 8 Dec 2023
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus/melanocephalus

Last observed by Curtis Marantz on 2 Oct 2023
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting Passerina amoena/cyanea

Last observed by Tom Edell on 13 Jul 2023
Passerina sp. Passerina sp.

Last observed by The Kingbirder on 16 May 2021
passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.

Last observed by Benjamin Vizzachero on 31 Mar 2024
bird sp. Aves sp.

Last observed by Tom Edell on 7 Oct 2023

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Native and Naturalized (472)

Exotic: Provisional (1)

Exotic: Escapee (14)

Hybrids (20)

Additional Taxa (145)