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GAVIIDAE: Loons
*Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)*	*Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)*
*Common Loon (Gavia immer)*	*Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)*
PODICIPEDIDAE: Grebes
*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)*
PELECANIDAE: Pelicans
*American White Pelican (Pelecanus* erythrorhynchos)**	*Brown Pelican (Pelecanus* occidentalis)**
PHALACROCORACIDAE and SULIDAE: Cormorants, Gannets, and Boobies
*Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax* auritus)**	*Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax* brasilianus)**
*Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)*	*Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)*
*Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)*
ARDEIDAE: Bitterns and Herons
*American Bittern (Botaurus* lentiginosus)**	*Least Bittern (Ixobrychus* exilis)**
*Great Blue Heron (Ardea* herodias)**	*Great Egret (Casmerodius* albus)**
*Snowy Egret (Egretta* thula)**	*Little Blue Heron (Egretta* caerulea)**
*Tricolored Heron (Egretta* tricolor)**	*Cattle Egret (Bubulcus* ibis)**
*Green Heron (Butorides* virescens)**	*Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax* nycticorax)**
*Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa* violacea)**
THRESKIORNITHIDAE: Ibises
*White Ibis (Eudocimus* albus)**	*Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)*
*White-faced Ibis (Plegadis* chihi)**
CICONIDAE: Storks
*Wood Stork (Mycteria* americana)**
ANATIDAE: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
*Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna* bicolor)**	*Tundra Swan (Cygnus* columbianus)**
*Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus* buccinator)**	*Mute Swan (Cygnus* olor)**
*Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser* albifrons)**	*Snow Goose (Chen* caerulescens)**
*Ross' Goose (Chen* rossii)**	*Brant (Branta* bernicla)**
*Canada Goose (Branta* canadensis)**	*Wood Duck (Aix* sponsa)**
*Green-winged Teal (Anas* crecca)**	*American Black Duck (Anas* rubripes)**
*Mallard (Anas* platyrhynchos)**	*Northern Pintail (Anas* acuta)**
*Blue-winged Teal (Anas* discors)**	*Cinnamon Teal (Anas* cyanoptera)**
*Northern Shoveler (Anas* clypeata)**	*Gadwall (Anas* strepera)**
*American Wigeon (Anas* americana)**	*Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)*
*Canvasback (Aythya* valisineria)**	*Redhead (Aythya* americana)**
*Ring-necked Duck (Aythya* collaris)**	*Greater Scaup (Aythya* marila)**
*Lesser Scaup (Aythya* affinis)**	*Common Eider (Somateria* mollissima)**
*Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)*	Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
*White-winged Scoter (Melanitta* fusca)**	*Black Scoter (Melanitta* nigra)**
*Surf Scoter (Melanitta* perspicillata)**	*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)**
*King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)*	*Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)*
CATHARTIDAE: American Vultures
*Turkey Vulture (Cathartes* aura)**
ACCIPITRIDAE: Kites, Eagles, and Hawks
*Osprey (Pandion* haliaetus)**	*Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides* forficatus)**
*White-tailed Kite (Elanus* leucurus)**	*Mississippi Kite (Ictinia* mississippiensis)**
*Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus* leucocephalus)**	*Northern Harrier (Circus* cyaneus)**
*Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter* striatus)**	*Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter* cooperii)**
*Northern Goshawk (Accipiter* gentilis)**	*Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo* lineatus)**
*Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo* platypterus)**	*Swainson's Hawk (Buteo* swainsoni)**
*Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo* jamaicensis)**	*Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo* regalis)**
*Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo* lagopus)**	*Golden Eagle (Aquila* chrysaetos)**
FALCONIDAE: Falcons
*American Kestrel (Falco* sparverius)**	*Merlin (Falco* columbarius)**
*Peregrine Falcon (Falco* peregrinus)**	*Gyrfalcon (Falco* rusticolus)**
*Prairie Falcon (Falco* mexicanus)**
PHASIANIDAE: Partridge, Pheasant, Grouse, Turkey, and Quail
*Gray Partridge (Perdix* perdix)**	*Chukar (Alectoris* chukar)**
*Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus* colchicus)**	*Blue Grouse (Dendragapus* obscurus)**
*Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa* umbellus)**	*Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus* urophasianus)**
*Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus* cupido)**	*Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus* phasianellus)**
*Wild Turkey (Meleagris* gallapavo)**	*Northern Bobwhite (Colinus* virginianus)**
*Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambellii)*	*California Quail (Callipepla californica)*
RALLIDAE: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
*Yellow Rail (Coturnicops* noveboracensis)**	*King Rail (Rallus* elegans)**
*Virginia Rail (Rallus* limicola)**	*Sora (Porzana* carolina)**
*Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)*	*Common Moorhen (Gallinula* chloropus)**
*American Coot (Fulica* americana)**
GRUIDAE: Cranes
*Sandhill Crane (Grus* canadensis)**	*Whooping Crane (Grus* americana)**
CHARADRIIDAE: Plovers
*Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis* squatarola)**	*American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis* dominica)**
*Snowy Plover (Charadrius* alexandrinus)**	*Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius* semipalmatus)**
*Piping Plover (Charadrius* melodus)**	*Killdeer (Charadrius* vociferus)**
*Mountain Plover (Charadrius* montanus)**
RECURVIROSTRIDAE: Stilts, Avocets, and Oystercatchers
*Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus* mexicanus)**	*American Avocet (Recruvirostra* americana)**
*Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)*
SCOLOPACIDAE: Sandpipers and Phalaropes
*Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa* melanoleuca)**	*Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa* flavipes)**
*Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa* solitaria)**	*Willet (Catoptrophorus* semipalmatus)**
*Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis* macularia)**	*Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia* longicauda)**
*Eskimo Curlew (Numenius* borealis) (X)**	*Whimbrel (Numenius* phaeopus)**
*Long-billed Curlew (Numenius* americanus)**	*Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa* haemastica)**
*Marbled Godwit (Limosa* fedoa)**	*Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria* interpres)**
*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)**
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)	*Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris* himantopus)**
*Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites* subruficollis)**	*Ruff (Philomachus* pugnax)**
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)	*Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus* scolopaceus)**
*Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago* gallinago)**	*American Woodcock (Philohela* minor)**
*Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus* tricolor)**	*Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus* lobatus)**
*Red Phalarope (Phalaropus* fulicarius)**	*Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)*
*Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)*
LARIDAE: Jaegers, Gulls, and Terns
*Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius* pomarinus) (X)**	*Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)*
*Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius* longicaudus)**	*Laughing Gull (Larus* atricilla)**
*Franklin's Gull (Larus* pipixcan)**	*Little Gull (Larus minutus) (X)*
*Bonaparte's Gull (Larus* philadelphia)**	*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)**	*Glaucous Gull (Larus* hyperboreus)**
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)	*Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa* tridactyla)**
*Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)*	*Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) (X)*
*Sabine's Gull (Xema* sabini)**	Ivory Gull *(Pagophila eburnea)*
*Caspian Tern (Sterna* caspia)**	*Forster's Tern (Sterna* forsteri)**
*Common Tern (Sterna* hirundo)**	Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
*Least Tern (Sterna* antillarum)**	*Black Tern (Chlidonias* niger)**
*Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)*	*Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)*
*Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)*	Red-legged Kittiwake *(Rissa brevirostris)*
*Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)*
ALCIDAE: Auks
*Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)*	*Common Murre (Uria aalge)*
*Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)*	*Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)*
*Tufted Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)*
COLUMBIDAE: Pigeons and Doves
*Rock Dove (Columba* livia)**	*Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba* fasciata)**
*Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)*	*White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)*
*Mourning Dove (Zenaida* macroura)**	*PASSENGER PIGEON (Ectopistes* migratorius)**
*Inca Dove (Columbina inca)*	*Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (X)*
PSITTACIDAE: Parrots
*CAROLINA PARAKEET (Conuropsis* carolinensis) (X)**
CUCULIDAE: Cuckoos and Anis
*Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus* erythropthalmus)**	*Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus* americanus)**
*Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga* sulcirostris)**
TYTONIDAE: Barn Owls
*Barn Owl (Tyto* alba)**
STRIGIDAE: Typical Owls
*Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops* asio)**	*Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)*
*Snowy Owl (Nyctea* scandiaca)**	*Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)*
*Burrowing Owl (Athene* cunicularia)**	*Barred Owl (Strix varia)*
*Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)*	*Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)*
*Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)*	*Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) (X)*
*Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)*	*Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)* (X)
*Elf Owl (Micrathene* whitneyi)**
CAPRIMULGIDAE: Goatsuckers
*Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)*	*Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)*
*Chuck-Will's Widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)*	*Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus vociferus)*
APODIDAE: Swifts
*Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) (X)*	*White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) (X)*
TROCHILIDAE: Hummingbirds
*Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)*	*Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)*
*Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)*	*Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)*
*Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)*	*Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)*
Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)	*Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)*
*Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)*
ALCEDINIDAE: Kingfishers
*Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)*
PICIDAE: Woodpeckers
*Lewis' Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)*	*Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)*
*Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)*	*Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)*
*Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)*	Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
*Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)*	*Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)*
*Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)*	*Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)*
*Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)*	*Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)*
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)	Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)	Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
TYRANNIDAE: Tyrant Flycatchers
*Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)*	*Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)*
*Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)*	*Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)*
*Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)*	*Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)*
*Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)*	Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimum
*Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)*	*Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)*
*Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)*	*Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)*
*Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)*	*Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)*
*Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)*	*Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)*
*Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)*	*Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)*
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)	*Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)*
ALAUDIDAE: Larks
*Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)*
HIRUNDINIDAE: Swallows
*Purple Martin (Progne subis)*	*Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)*
*Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)*	*Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)*
*Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)*	*Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)*
*Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)*
CORVIDAE: Jays, Magpies, and Crows
*Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)*	*Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)*
*Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)*	*Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus Cyanocephalus) (X)*
*Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)*	*Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica)*
*American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)*	*Common Raven (Corus corax)*
*Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)*	*Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)*
PARIDAE: Titmice
*Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)*	*Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambeli)*
*Boreal Chickadee (Parus hudsonicus) (X)*	*Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor)*
*Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)*	*Bridled Titmouse(Baeolophus wollweberi)*
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
SITTIDAE: Nuthatches
*Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)*	*White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)*
*Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)*
CERTHIIDAE: Creepers
*Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)*
TROGLODYTIDAE: Wrens
*Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)*	*Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)*
*Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)*	*Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)*
*House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)*	*Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)*
*Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)*	*Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)*
*Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)*
CINCLIDAE: Dippers
*American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)*
MUSCICAPIDAE: Kinglets and Thrushes
*Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)*	*Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)*
*Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)*	*Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)*
*Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)*	*Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)*
*Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)*	*Veery (Catharus fuscescens)*
*Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)*	*Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)*
*Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)*	*Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)*
*American Robin (Turdus migratorius)*	*Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)*
*Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)*
MIMIDAE: Mockingbird and Thrashers
*Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)*	*Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)*
*Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)*	*Brown Thrasher (Taxostoma rufum)*
*Curve-billed Thrasher (Taxostoma curvirostre)*
MOTACILLIDAE: Pipits
*American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)*	*Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii)*
BOMBYCILLIDAE: Waxwings
*Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)*	*Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)*
LANIIDAE: Shrikes
*Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)*	*Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)*
STURNIDAE: Starlings
*European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)*
VIREONIDAE: Vireos
*White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)*	*Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)*
*Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)*	*Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)*
*Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)*	*Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadephicus)*
*Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)*	*Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)*
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE: SUBFAMILY PARULINAE: Wood-Warblers
*Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)*	*Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)*
*Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)*	*Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)*
*Nashville Warbler (Vermivora* ruficapilla)**	*Northern Parula (Parula* americana)**
*Virginia's Warbler (Vermivora virginiae)*	*Yellow Warbler (Dendroica* petechia)**
*Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica* pensylvanica)**	*Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica* magnolia)**
*Cape May Warbler (Dendroica* tigrina)**	*Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica* caerulescens)**
*Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica* coronata)**	*Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica* nigrescens)**
*Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica* virens)**	*Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica* townsendi)**
*Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica* fusca)**	*Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica* dominica) (X)**
*Pine Warbler (Dendroica* pinus)**	*Prairie Warbler (Dendroica* discolor)**
*Palm Warbler (Dendroica* palmarum)**	*Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica* castanea)**
*Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica* striata)**	*Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica* cerulea)**
*Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta* varia)**	*American Redstart (Setophaga* ruticilla)**
*Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria* citrea)**	*Worm-Eating Warbler (Helmitheros* vermivorus)**
*Ovenbird (Seiurus* aurocapillus)**	*Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus* noveboracensis)**
*Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus* motacilla)**	*Kentucky Warbler (Oporonis* formosus)**
*Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis* agilis)**	*Mourning Warbler (Oporornis* philadelphia)**
*MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporoornis* tolmiei)**	*Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis* trichas)**
*Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia* citrina)**	*Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia* pusilla)**
*Canada Warbler (Wilsonia* canadensis)**	*Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria* virens)**
*Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora luciae)*
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE: SUBFAMILY THRAUPINAE: Tanagers
*Summer Tanager (Piranga* rubra)**	*Scarlet Tanager (Piranga* olivacea)**
*Western Tanager (Piranga* ludoviciana)**
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE: SUBFAMILY CARDINALINAE: Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Bunting
*Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis* cardinalis)**	*Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus* ludovicianus)**
*Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus* melanocephalus)**	*Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca* caerulea)**
*Lazuli Bunting (Passerina* amoena)**	*Indigo Bunting (Passerina* cyanea)**
*Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)*	*Dickcissel (Spiza* americana)**
*Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)*
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE: SUBFAMILY EMBERIZINAE: Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, and Longspurs
*Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo* chlorurus)**	*Eastern Towhee (Pipilo* erythrophthalmus)**
*Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)*	*Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii)*
*American Tree Sparrow (Spizella* arborea)**	*Chipping Sparrow (Spizella* passerina)**
*Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella* pallida)**	*Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella* breweri)**
*Field Sparrow (Spizella* pusilla)**	*Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes* gramineus)**
*Lark Sparrow (Chondestes* grammacus)**	*Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza* bilineata)**
Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)	*Lark Bunting (Calamospiza* melanocorys)**
*Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus* sandwichensis)**	*Baird's Sparrow (Ammodramus* bairdii) (X)**
*Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus* savannarum)**	*Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus* henslowii)**
*Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus* leconteii)**	*Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus* caudacutus)**
*Fox Sparrow (Passerella* iliaca)**	*Song Sparrow (Melospiza* melodia)**
*Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza* lincolnii)**	*Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza* georgiana)**
*White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia* albicollis)**	*White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia* leucophrys)**
*Harris' Sparrow (Zonotrichia* querula)**	Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
*Dark-eyed Junco (Junco* hyemalis)**	*McCown's Longspur (Calcarius* mccownii)**
*Lapland Longspur (Calcarius* lapponicus)**	*Smith's Longspur (Calcarius* pictus) (X)**
*Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius* ornatus)**	*Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax* nivalis)**
*California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)*	*Canyon Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)*
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE: SUBFAMILY ICTERINAE: Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Orioles
*Bobolink (Dolichonyx* oryzivorus)**	*Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius* phoeniceus)**
*Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella* magna)**	*Western Meadowlark (Sturnella* neglecta)**
*Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus* xanthocephalus)**	*Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus* carolinus)**
*Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus* cyanocephalus)**	*Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus* mexicanus)**
*Common Grackle (Quiscalus* quiscula)**	*Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus* ater)**
*Orchard Oriole (Icterus* spurius)**	*Baltimore Oriole (Icterus* galbula)**
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)	*Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)*
FRINGILLIDAE: Finches
*Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)*	*Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) (X)*
*Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola* enucleator)**	*Purple Finch (Carpodacus* purpureus)**
*Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus* cassinii)**	*House Finch (Carpodacus* mexicanus)**
*Red Crossbill (Loxia* curvirostra)**	*White-winged Crosbill* (Loxia leucoptera) (X)**
*Common Redpoll (Carduelis* flammea)**	*Hoary Redpoll (Cardeulis* hornemanni) (X)**
*Pine Siskin (Cardeulis* pinus)**	*Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis* psaltria)**
*American Goldfinch (Carduelis* tristis)**	*Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes* vespertinus)**
PASSERIDAE: Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)