4 Letter code for birds
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| RTLO |
Red-throated Loon
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| COLO |
Common Loon
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| PBGR |
Pied-billed Grebe
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| HOGR |
Horned Grebe
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| RNGR |
Red-necked Grebe
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| EAGR |
Eared Grebe
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| NOFU |
Northern Fulmar
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| COSH |
Cory's Shearwater
|
| GRSH |
Greater Shearwater
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| SOSH |
Sooty Shearwater
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| MASH |
Manx Shearwater
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| AUSH |
Audubon's Shearwater
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| WISP |
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
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| LESP |
Leach's Storm-Petrel
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| NOGA |
Northern Gannet
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| AWPE |
American White Pelican
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| GRCO |
Great Cormorant
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| DCCO |
Double-crested Cormorant
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| AMBI |
American Bittern
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| LEBI |
Least Bittern
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| GBHE |
Great Blue Heron
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| GREG |
Great Egret
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| SNEG |
Snowy Egret
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| LBHE |
Little Blue Heron
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| TCHE |
Tricolored Heron
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| CAEG |
Cattle Egret
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| GRHE |
Green Heron
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| BCNH |
Black-crowned Night-Heron
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| YCNH |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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| GLIB |
Glossy Ibis
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| TUSW |
Tundra Swan
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| WHSW |
Whooper Swan
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| MUSW |
Mute Swan
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| GWFG |
Greater White-fronted Goose
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| SNGO |
Snow Goose
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| BRAN |
Brant
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| CAGO |
Canada Goose
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| WODU |
Wood Duck
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| GWTE |
Green-winged Teal
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| ABDU |
American Black Duck
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| MALL |
Mallard
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| NOPI |
Northern Pintail
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| BWTE |
Blue-winged Teal
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| NSHO |
Northern Shoveler
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| GADW |
Gadwall
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| EUWI |
Eurasian Wigeon
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| AMWI |
American Wigeon
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| CANV |
Canvasback
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| REDH |
Redhead
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| RNDU |
Ring-necked Duck
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| TUDU |
Tufted Duck
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| GRSC |
Greater Scaup
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| LESC |
Lesser Scaup
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| COEI |
Common Eider
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| KIEI |
King Eider
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| HADU |
Harlequin Duck
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| LTDU |
Long-tailed Duck
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| BLSC |
Black Scoter
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| SUSC |
Surf Scoter
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| WWSC |
White-winged Scoter
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| COGO |
Common Goldeneye
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| BAGO |
Barrow's Goldeneye
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| BUFF |
Bufflehead
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| HOME |
Hooded Merganser
|
| COME |
Common Merganser
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| RBME |
Red-breasted Merganser
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| RUDU |
Ruddy Duck
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| BLVU |
Black Vulture
|
| TUVU |
Turkey Vulture
|
| OSPR |
Osprey
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| MIKI |
Mississippi Kite
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| BAEA |
Bald Eagle
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| NOHA |
Northern Harrier
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| SSHA |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
| COHA |
Cooper's Hawk
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| NOGO |
Northern Goshawk
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| RSHA |
Red-shouldered Hawk
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| BWHA |
Broad-winged Hawk
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| RTHA |
Red-tailed Hawk
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| RLHA |
Rough-legged Hawk
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| GOEA |
Golden Eagle
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| AMKE |
American Kestrel
|
| MERL |
Merlin
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| PEFA |
Peregrine Falcon
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| GYRF |
Gyrfalcon
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| RIPH |
Ring-necked Pheasant
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| RUGR |
Ruffed Grouse
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| WITU |
Wild Turkey
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| NOBO |
Northern Bobwhite
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| CLRA |
Clapper Rail
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| KIRA |
King Rail
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| VIRA |
Virginia Rail
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| SORA |
Sora
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| COMO |
Common Moorhen
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| AMCO |
American Coot
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| BBPL |
Black-bellied Plover
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| AGPL |
American Golden-Plover
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| SEPL |
Semipalmated Plover
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| PIPL |
Piping Plover
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| KILL |
Killdeer
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| AMOY |
American Oystercatcher
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| BNST |
Black-necked Stilt
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| AMAV |
American Avocet
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| GRYE |
Greater Yellowlegs
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| LEYE |
Lesser Yellowlegs
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| SOSA |
Solitary Sandpiper
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| WILL |
Willet
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| SPSA |
Spotted Sandpiper
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| UPSA |
Upland Sandpiper
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| WHIM |
Whimbrel
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| LBCU |
Long-billed Curlew
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| BKTG |
Black-tailed Godwit
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| HUGO |
Hudsonian Godwit
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| BRTG |
Bar-tailed Godwit
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| MAGO |
Marbled Godwit
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| RUTU |
Ruddy Turnstone
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| REKN |
Red Knot
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| SAND |
Sanderling
|
| SESA |
Semipalmated Sandpiper
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| WESA |
Western Sandpiper
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| LESA |
Least Sandpiper
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| WRSA |
White-rumped Sandpiper
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| BASA |
Baird's Sandpiper
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| PESA |
Pectoral Sandpiper
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| PUSA |
Purple Sandpiper
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| DUNL |
Dunlin
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| CUSA |
Curlew Sandpiper
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| STSA |
Stilt Sandpiper
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| BBSA |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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| RUFF |
Ruff
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| SBDO |
Short-billed Dowitcher
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| LBDO |
Long-billed Dowitcher
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| WISN |
Wilson's Snipe
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| AMWO |
American Woodcock
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| WIPH |
Wilson's Phalarope
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| RNPH |
Red-necked Phalarope
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| REPH |
Red Phalarope
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| POJA |
Pomarine Jaeger
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| PAJA |
Parasitic Jaeger
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| LTJA |
Long-tailed Jaeger
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| LAGU |
Laughing Gull
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| FRGU |
Franklin's Gull
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| LIGU |
Little Gull
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| BHGU |
Black-headed Gull
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| BOGU |
Bonaparte's Gull
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| MEGU |
Mew Gull
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| RBGU |
Ring-billed Gull
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| HEGU |
Herring Gull
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| ICGU |
Iceland Gull
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| LBBG |
Lesser Black-backed Gull
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| GLGU |
Glaucous Gull
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| GBBG |
Great Black-backed Gull
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| BLKI |
Black-legged Kittiwake
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| CATE |
Caspian Tern
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| ROYT |
Royal Tern
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| ROST |
Roseate Tern
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| COTE |
Common Tern
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| ARTE |
Arctic Tern
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| FOTE |
Forster's Tern
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| LETE |
Least Tern
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| BLTE |
Black Tern
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| BLSK |
Black Skimmer
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| DOVE |
Dovekie
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| COMU |
Common Murre
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| TBMU |
Thick-billed Murre
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| RAZO |
Razorbill
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| BLGU |
Black Guillemot
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| ATPU |
Atlantic Puffin
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| RODO |
Rock Dove
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| MODO |
Mourning Dove
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| MOPA |
Monk Parakeet
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| BBCU |
Black-billed Cuckoo
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| YBCU |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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| BNOW |
Barn Owl
|
| ESOW |
Eastern Screech-Owl
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| GHOW |
Great Horned Owl
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| SNOW |
Snowy Owl
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| BDOW |
Barred Owl
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| LEOW |
Long-eared Owl
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| SEOW |
Short-eared Owl
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| NSWO |
Northern Saw-whet Owl
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| CONI |
Common Nighthawk
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| CHUC |
Chuck-will's-widow
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| WHIP |
Whip-poor-will
|
| CHSW |
Chimney Swift
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| RTHU |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
|
| RUHU |
Rufous Hummingbird
|
| BEKI |
Belted Kingfisher
|
| RHWO |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
| RBWO |
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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| YBSA |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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| DOWO |
Downy Woodpecker
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| HAWO |
Hairy Woodpecker
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| NOFL |
Northern Flicker
|
| PIWO |
Pileated Woodpecker
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| OSFL |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
| EAWP |
Eastern Wood-Pewee
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| YBFL |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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| ACFL |
Acadian Flycatcher
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| ALFL |
Alder Flycatcher
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| WIFL |
Willow Flycatcher
|
| LEFL |
Least Flycatcher
|
| EAPH |
Eastern Phoebe
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| GCFL |
Great Crested Flycatcher
|
| WEKI |
Western Kingbird
|
| EAKI |
Eastern Kingbird
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| STFL |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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| HOLA |
Horned Lark
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| PUMA |
Purple Martin
|
| TRSW |
Tree Swallow
|
| NRWS |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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| BANS |
Bank Swallow
|
| CLSW |
Cliff Swallow
|
| BARS |
Barn Swallow
|
| BLJA |
Blue Jay
|
| AMCR |
American Crow
|
| FICR |
Fish Crow
|
| CORA |
Common Raven
|
| BCCH |
Black-capped Chickadee
|
| BOCH |
Boreal Chickadee
|
| TUTI |
Tufted Titmouse
|
| RBNU |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
| WBNU |
White-breasted Nuthatch
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| BRCR |
Brown Creeper
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| CAWR |
Carolina Wren
|
| HOWR |
House Wren
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| WIWR |
Winter Wren
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| SEWR |
Sedge Wren
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| MAWR |
Marsh Wren
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| GCKI |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
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| RCKI |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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| BGGN |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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| EABL |
Eastern Bluebird
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| VEER |
Veery
|
| GCTH |
Gray-cheeked Thrush
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| BITH |
Bicknell's Thrush
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| SWTH |
Swainson's Thrush
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| HETH |
Hermit Thrush
|
| WOTH |
Wood Thrush
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| AMRO |
American Robin
|
| GRCA |
Gray Catbird
|
| NOMO |
Northern Mockingbird
|
| BRTH |
Brown Thrasher
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| AMPI |
American Pipit
|
| BOWA |
Bohemian Waxwing
|
| CWAX |
Cedar Waxwing
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| NSHR |
Northern Shrike
|
| EUST |
European Starling
|
| WEVI |
White-eyed Vireo
|
| SOVI |
Solitary Vireo
|
| BHVI |
Blue-headed Vireo
|
| YTVI |
Yellow-throated Vireo
|
| WAVI |
Warbling Vireo
|
| PHVI |
Philadelphia Vireo
|
| REVI |
Red-eyed Vireo
|
| BWWA |
Blue-winged Warbler
|
| GWWA |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
| BRWA |
Brewster's Warbler
|
| LAWA |
Lawrence's Warbler
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| TEWA |
Tennessee Warbler
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| OCWA |
Orange-crowned Warbler
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| NAWA |
Nashville Warbler
|
| NOPA |
Northern Parula
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| YEWA |
Yellow Warbler
|
| CSWA |
Chestnut-sided Warbler
|
| MAWA |
Magnolia Warbler
|
| CMWA |
Cape May Warbler
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| BTBW |
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
| YRWA |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
| BTGW |
Black-throated Green Warbler
|
| BKBW |
Blackburnian Warbler
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| YTWA |
Yellow-throated Warbler
|
| PIWA |
Pine Warbler
|
| PRAW |
Prairie Warbler
|
| PAWA |
Palm Warbler
|
| BBWA |
Bay-breasted Warbler
|
| BKPW |
Blackpoll Warbler
|
| CERW |
Cerulean Warbler
|
| BAWW |
Black-and-white Warbler
|
| AMRE |
American Redstart
|
| PROW |
Prothonotary Warbler
|
| WEWA |
Worm-eating Warbler
|
| OVEN |
Ovenbird
|
| NOWA |
Northern Waterthrush
|
| LOWA |
Louisiana Waterthrush
|
| KEWA |
Kentucky Warbler
|
| COWA |
Connecticut Warbler
|
| MOWA |
Mourning Warbler
|
| COYE |
Common Yellowthroat
|
| HOWA |
Hooded Warbler
|
| WIWA |
Wilson's Warbler
|
| CAWA |
Canada Warbler
|
| YBCH |
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
| SUTA |
Summer Tanager
|
| SCTA |
Scarlet Tanager
|
| NOCA |
Northern Cardinal
|
| RBGR |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
|
| BLGR |
Blue Grosbeak
|
| INBU |
Indigo Bunting
|
| DICK |
Dickcissel
|
| EATO |
Eastern Towhee
|
| ATSP |
American Tree Sparrow
|
| CHSP |
Chipping Sparrow
|
| CCSP |
Clay-colored Sparrow
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| FISP |
Field Sparrow
|
| VESP |
Vesper Sparrow
|
| LASP |
Lark Sparrow
|
| SASP |
Savannah Sparrow
|
| IPSP |
Ipswich Sparrow
|
| GRSP |
Grasshopper Sparrow
|
| LCSP |
Le Conte's Sparrow
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| SSTS |
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
| NSTS |
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
| SESP |
Seaside Sparrow
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| FOSP |
Fox Sparrow
|
| SOSP |
Song Sparrow
|
| LISP |
Lincoln's Sparrow
|
| SWSP |
Swamp Sparrow
|
| WTSP |
White-throated Sparrow
|
| WCSP |
White-crowned Sparrow
|
| DEJU |
Dark-eyed Junco
|
| ORJU |
Oregon Junco
|
| LALO |
Lapland Longspur
|
| SNBU |
Snow Bunting
|
| BOBO |
Bobolink
|
| RWBL |
Red-winged Blackbird
|
| EAME |
Eastern Meadowlark
|
| YHBL |
Yellow-headed Blackbird
|
| RUBL |
Rusty Blackbird
|
| COGR |
Common Grackle
|
| BHCO |
Brown-headed Cowbird
|
| OROR |
Orchard Oriole
|
| BAOR |
Baltimore Oriole
|
| PIGR |
Pine Grosbeak
|
| PUFI |
Purple Finch
|
| HOFI |
House Finch
|
| RECR |
Red Crossbill
|
| WWCR |
White-winged Crossbill
|
| CORE |
Common Redpoll
|
| PISI |
Pine Siskin
|
| AMGO |
American Goldfinch
|
| EVGR |
Evening Grosbeak
|
| HOSP |
House Sparrow
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