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Symbols used in this list
are defined as follows:
Occurrence:
Sp
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Spring |
March
- May |
Su
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Summer |
June
- August |
F
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Fall |
September
- November |
W
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Winter |
December
- February |
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Abundance:
A
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Abundant |
A
common species that is very numerous |
C
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Common |
Certain
to be seen in suitable habitats |
U
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Uncommon |
Present,
not certain to be seen |
O
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Occasional |
Seen
few times during the season |
R
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Rare |
Unusual,
1 to 5 years |
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Nesting
Species |
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Italics
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Federal
Threatened |
or
Endangered status |
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Species
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Sp
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Su
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F
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W
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Loons |
Common
Loon
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r
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r
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r
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Grebes |
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Pied-billed Grebe
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c
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o
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c
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o
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Horned
Grebe
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r
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r
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r
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*Eared
Grebe
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u
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r
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u
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Western
Grebe
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r
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r
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r
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Pelicans |
American
White Pelican
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a
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u
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a
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o
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Brown
Pelican
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accidental
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Cormorants |
Neotropic
Cormorant
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r
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r
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*Double-crested
Cormorant
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c
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u
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c
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o
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Darters |
Anhinga
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accidental
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Frigatebirds |
Magnificent
Frigatebird
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accidental
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Herons,
Bitterns & Allies |
American
Bittern
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u
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o
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u
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r
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*Least
Bittern
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o
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o
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o
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*Great
Blue Heron
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c
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c
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c
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c
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*Great
Egret
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c
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u
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c
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*Snowy
Egret
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c
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c
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c
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*Little
Blue Heron
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c
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c
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c
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*Tricolored
Heron
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o
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o
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*Cattle
Egret
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a
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c
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*Green
Heron
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c
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u
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c
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*Black-crowned
Night-Heron
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u
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u
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u
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Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron
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o
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Ibises
and Spoonbills |
White
Ibis
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accidental
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*White-faced
Ibis
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c
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c
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o
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*Glossy
Ibis
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u
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u
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Glossy
Ibis/White-faced Ibis Hybrid
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u
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u
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Roseate
Spoonbill
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accidental
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Species
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Sp
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Su
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F
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W
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Storks |
Wood
Stork
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accidental
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American
Vultures |
Black
Vulture
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accidental
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*Turkey
Vulture
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c
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c
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Ducks,
Geese & Swans |
Black-bellied
Whistling Duck
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accidental
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Greater
White-fronted Goose
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c
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c
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u
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Snow
Goose
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u
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c
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Ross'
Goose
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r
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r
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*Canada
Goose
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a
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u
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Brant
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accidental
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Barnacle
Goose
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accidental
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Trumpeter
Swan
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accidental
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Tundra
Swan
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r
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r
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o
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*Wood
Duck
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c
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c
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*Gadwall
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a
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o
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a
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c
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*American
Wigeon
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a
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o
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a
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c
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American
Black Duck
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r
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r
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r
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r
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*Mallard
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a
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u
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a
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*Blue-winged
Teal
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a
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o
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a
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u
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Cinnamon
Teal
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r
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r
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r
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r
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*Northern
Shoveler
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a
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o
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a
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u
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*Northern
Pintail
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a
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o
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a
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u
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Green-winged
Teal
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a
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r
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a
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u
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Canvasback
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u
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u
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o
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*Redhead
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a
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r
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u
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o
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Ring-necked
Duck
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c
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u
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o
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Greater
Scaup
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r
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r
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Lesser
Scaup
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c
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r
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u
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o
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Long-billed
Duck
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r
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r
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Bufflehead
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c
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c
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o
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Common
Goldeneye
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u
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u
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c
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Surf
Scoter
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accidental
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*Hooded
Merganser
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u
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u
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u
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u
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Common
Merganser
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c
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c
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a
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Red-breasted
Merganser
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r
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r
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r
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Ruddy
Duck
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c
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r
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