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Red-Breasted Merganser by Howard B. Eskin	Snow Goose by Howard B. Eskin

Families
Swans, Geese, Ducks (Anatidae)	Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Loons (Gaviidae)	Avocets, Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
Grebes (Podicipedidae)	Snipe, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies (Scolopacidae)
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)	Gulls, Tern, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels (Procellariidae)	Auks, Murres, Puffins, Guillemots (Alcidae)
Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)	Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)	Cuckoos, Anis (Cuculidae)
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)	Swifts (Apodidae)
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)	Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Anhingas (Anhingidae)	Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)	Crows, Ravens, Jays, Magpies (Corvidae)
Herons, Bitterns, Egrets (Ardeidae)	Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae)
Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)	Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Storks (Ciconiidae)	Dippers (Cinclidae)
Hawks, Osprey, Harriers, Eagles, Kites (Accipitridae)	Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae)
Coots, Rails (Rallidae)	Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
Limpkin (Aramidae)	Sparrows, Buntings, Towhees, Longspurs (Emberizidae)
Cranes (Gruidae)	Blackbirds, Orioles, and allies (Icteridae)
Plovers (Charadriidae)

Species
	Swans, Geese, Ducks (Anatidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
		Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
		Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
		Emperor Goose	Chen canagica
		Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens
		Ross's Goose	Chen rossii
		Brant	Branta bernicla
		Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
		Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
		Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator
		Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
		Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
		Gadwall	Anas strepera
		American Wigeon	Anas americana
		American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
		Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
		Mottled Duck	Anas fulvigula
		Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
		Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera
		Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
		Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
		Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
		Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
		Redhead	Aythya americana
		Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
		Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
		Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
		Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri
		Spectacled Eider	Somateria fischeri
		King Eider	Somateria spectabilis
		Common Eider	Somateria mollissima
		Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
		Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
		White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca
		Black Scoter	Melanitta nigra
		Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
		Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
		Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
		Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
		Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
		Common Merganser	Mergus merganser
		Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
		Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
	Loons (Gaviidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
		Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica
		Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
		Common Loon	Gavia immer
		Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii
	Grebes (Podicipedidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific name
		Least Grebe	Tachybaptus dominicus
		Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
		Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus
		Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
		Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
		Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis
		Clark's Grebe	Aechmophorus clarkii
	Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis
		Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes
		Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus
	Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels (Procellariidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
		Bermuda Petrel	Pterodroma cahow
		Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata
		Cook's Petrel	Pterodroma cookii
		Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea
		Pink-footed Shearwater	Puffinus creatopus
		Greater Shearwater	Puffinus gravis
		Buller's Shearwater	Puffinus bulleri
		Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus
		Short-tailed Shearwater	Puffinus tenuirostris
		Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
		Black-vented Shearwater	Puffinus opisthomelas
		Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
	Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
		Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma furcata
		Leach's Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa
		Ashy Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma homochroa
		Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma castro
		Black Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma melania
		Least Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma microsoma
	Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
	Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
		Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
	Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Brandt's Cormorant	Phalacrocorax penicillatus
		Neotropic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus
		Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
		Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
		Red-faced Cormorant	Phalacrocorax urile
		Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus
	Anhingas (Anhingidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga
	Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
	Herons, Bitterns, Egrets (Ardeidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
		Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis
		Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
		Great Egret	Ardea alba
		Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
		Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
		Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor
		Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens
		Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
		Green Heron	Butorides virescens
		Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
		Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
	Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		White Ibis	Eudocimus albus
		Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
		White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi
		Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja
	Storks (Ciconiidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Wood Stork	Mycteria americana
	Hawks, Osprey, Harriers, Eagles, Kites (Accipitridae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
		Snail Kite	Rostrhamus sociabilis
		Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
	Coots, Rails (Rallidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis
		Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis
		Clapper Rail	Rallus longirostris
		King Rail	Rallus elegans
		Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola
		Sora	Porzana carolina
		Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica
		Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
		American Coot	Fulica americana
	Limpkin (Aramidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Limpkin	Aramus guarauna
	Cranes (Gruidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis
		Whooping Crane	Grus americana
	Plovers (Charadriidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
		American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
		Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
		Snowy Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
		Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia
		Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
		Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
		Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus
		Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
		Mountain Plover	Charadrius montanus
	Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus
		Black Oystercatcher	Haematopus bachmani
	Avocets, Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
		American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana
	Snipe, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies (Scolopacidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
		Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
		Wandering Tattler	Tringa incanus
		Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
		Willet	Tringa semipalmata
		Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
		Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
		Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
		Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis
		Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
		Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis
		Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
		Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica
		Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
		Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa
		Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
		Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala
		Surfbird	Aphriza virgata
		Red Knot	Calidris canutus
		Sanderling	Calidris alba
		Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
		Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
		Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
		White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
		Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
		Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
		Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
		Rock Sandpiper	Calidris ptilocnemis
		Dunlin	Calidris alpina
		Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
		Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis
		Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
		Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
		Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
		American Woodcock	Scolopax minor
		Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
		Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
		Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
	Gulls, Tern, and Skimmers (Laridae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla
		Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan
		Bonaparte's Gull	Larus philadelphia
		Heermann's Gull	Larus heermanni
		Mew Gull	Larus canus
		Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
		California Gull	Larus californicus
		Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
		Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
		Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
		Yellow-footed Gull	Larus livens
		Western Gull	Larus occidentalis
		Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
		Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
		Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
		Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
		Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
		Red-legged Kittiwake	Rissa brevirostris
		Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
		Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
		Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
		Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus
		Least Tern	Sterna antillarum
		Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
		Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
		Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
		Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
		Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
		Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri
		Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
		Elegant Tern	Thalasseus elegans
		Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
		Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
		Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger
		South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki
		Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus
		Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
		Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus
	Auks, Murres, Puffins, Guillemots (Alcidae)
	Species Common Name		Scientific Name
		Dovekie	Alle alle
		Common Murre	Uria aalge
		Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia
		Razorbill	Alca torda
		Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
		Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba
		Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus
		Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris
		Xantus's Murrelet	Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
		Craveri's Murrelet	Synthliboramphus craveri
		Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus
		Cassin's Auklet	Ptychoramphus aleuticus