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Bird
watching at Lake Jennings
Bird watchers are drawn to Lake Jennings because of the variety
of birds from chaparral and aquatic habitats that can be seen.
In fact, San Diego County has recorded over 475 bird species,
more than any other county in the U.S.
The following is a checklist of birds seen at Lake Jennings.
The list conforms to the A.O.U. checklist, 1993. View a printable
version of the list.
| Birds
spotted at lake jennings |
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Abbreviations:
R=Permanent resident; WV=Winter
visitor; WR=Winter resident; M=Migrant;
SR=Summer or breeding resident; SV=Summer
visitor; I=Introduced; * =Rare
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| Loons
and Grebes |
|
Pied-billed Grebe
|
SR |
|
Eared Grebe |
WV |
|
Western Grebe |
WV |
|
Clarke’s Grebe |
WV |
| Cormorants |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
WV |
| Bitterns
and Herons |
|
Great Blue Heron |
SR |
|
Great Egret |
R |
|
Snowy Egret |
M |
|
Green Heron |
R |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron |
SR |
| Swans,
Geese and Ducks |
|
Tundra Swan |
WV |
|
Canada Goose |
WV |
|
Mallard |
R |
|
Green-winged Teal |
WV |
|
Wood Duck |
R |
|
Northern Pintail |
WV |
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Blue-winged Teal |
WR |
|
Cinnamon Teal |
SV |
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Northern Shoveler |
WV |
|
Gadwall |
WV |
|
American Widgeon |
WV |
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Canvasback |
WV |
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Redhead |
WV |
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Ring-necked Duck |
WV |
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Lesser Scaup |
WV |
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Bufflehead |
WV |
|
Common Merganser |
WV |
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Surf Scoter |
WV |
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Ruddy Duck |
R |
| American
Vultures |
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Turkey Vulture |
R |
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Kites, Eagles and Hawks
|
|
Osprey |
WV |
|
White-tailed Kite |
R |
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Bald Eagle |
WR* |
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Golden Eagle |
R* |
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Northern Harrier |
WR* |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
SV |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
SV* |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
R |
|
Ferruginous Hawk |
WR |
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Rough-legged Hawk |
WV* |
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Falcons |
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American Kestrel |
R |
|
Merlin |
WV* |
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Prairie Falcon |
R |
|
Pheasants,
Turkey and Quail |
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Ringnecked-Pheasant |
R,
I |
|
Wild Turkey |
R,
I |
|
California Quail |
R |
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Mountain Quail |
R |
|
Chukar |
R,
I |
| Rails,
Gallinules and Coots |
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Virginia Rail |
R |
|
Sora |
R |
|
American Coot |
R |
| Plovers
|
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Kildeer |
R |
| Sandpipers
|
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Greater Yellowlegs |
M |
|
Least Sandpiper |
WV |
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Long-billed Dowitcher |
WV |
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Spotted Sandpiper |
M |
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Common Snipe |
M |
| Gulls
and Terns |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
M |
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California Gull |
M |
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Bonaparte's Gull |
WV |
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Caspian Tern |
M |
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Forester's Tern |
M |
| Pigeons
and Doves |
|
Band-tailed Pigeon |
SR |
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Morning Dove |
SR |
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White-winged Dove |
SR |
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Rock Dove |
R,
I |
| Cuckoos
and Roadrunners |
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Greater Roadrunner |
SR |
| Owls
|
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Barn Owl |
SR |
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Western Screech Owl |
SR |
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Great Horned Owl |
SR |
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Northern Pygmy Owl |
SR |
| Spotted
Owl |
SR |
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Northern Saw-whet Owl |
SR |
| Nightjars
|
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Common Poorwill |
M |
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Lesser Nighthawk |
M |
| Swifts
|
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White-throated Swift |
SV |
| Hummingbirds
|
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Black-chinned Hummingbird |
M |
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Anna's Hummingbird |
SR |
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Costa's Hummingbird |
R |
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Rufous Hummingbird |
M |
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Allen's Hummingbird |
M |
| Kingfishers
|
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Belted Kingfisher |
M |
| Woodpeckers
|
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Lewis' Woodpecker |
M |
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Acorn Woodpecker |
SR |
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Nutall's Woodpecker |
M |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
M |
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White-headed Woodpecker |
SR |
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Red-naped Sapsucker |
R |
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Red-breasted Sapsucker |
R |
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Williamson's Sapsucker |
WV |
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Northern Flicker |
SR |
| Tyrant
Flycatchers |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
SR |
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Pacific-sloped Flycatcher |
SR |
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Western Wood Pewee |
SR |
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Black Phoebe |
R |
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Western Kingbird |
SR |
| Larks
|
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Horned Lark |
V |
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Meadow Lark |
R |
| Swallows
|
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Violet-green Swallow |
SR |
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N. Rough-winged Swallow |
SR |
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Tree Swallow |
M |
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Cliff Swallow |
SR |
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Barn Swallow |
M |
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Purple Martin |
M |
| Crows
and Jays |
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Common Raven |
R |
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American Crow |
R |
| Stellar's
Jay |
R |
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Scrub Jay |
SR |
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Pinyon Jay |
SR |
| Chickadees,
Titmice and Bushtits |
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Mountain Chickadee |
SR |
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Plain Titmouse |
SR |
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Bushtit |
SR |
| Nuthatches
and Creepers |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
SR |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
WV |
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Pygmy Nuthatch |
R |
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Brown Creeper |
R |
| Wrens
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Bewicks Wren |
WV |
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House Wren |
SR |
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Winter Wren |
WV |
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Marsh Wren |
WV |
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Rock Wren |
R |
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Canyon Wren |
R |
| Gnatcatchers
and Kinglets |
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Ruby -crowned kinglet |
WV |
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Golden-crowned kinglet |
WV |
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Thrushes and Solitaires
|
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Western Bluebird |
SR |
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Mountain Bluebird |
WV |
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Townsend Solitaire |
WV |
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Hermit Trush |
WV |
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Swainsons Thrush |
M |
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American Robin |
R |
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Varied Thrush |
WV |
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Wrentits |
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Wrentit |
SR |
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Mockingbirds and
Thrashers |
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Northern Mockingbird |
WV |
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California Thrasher |
SR |
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Pipit |
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American Pipit |
WV |
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Waxwings and
Silky Flycatchers |
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Cedar Waxwing |
WV |
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Phainopepla |
R |
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Shrikes |
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Loggerhead Shrike |
R |
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Starlings |
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European Starling |
SR |
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Vireo |
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Huttons Vireo |
M |
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Warbling Vireo |
M |
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Wood Warblers |
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Orange-crowned warbler |
M |
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Yellow Rumped Warbler |
M |
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Yellow Warbler |
M |
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Myrtle Warbler |
M |
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Blackthroated Grey Warbler |
M |
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Townsends Warbler |
M |
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Hermit Warbler |
M |
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MacGillivray’s Warbler |
M |
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Wilson’s Warbler |
M |
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Common Yellowthroat (more
info) |
SR |
| Yellow-throated
Warbler (more
info) |
SV* |
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Tanagers |
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Western Tanager |
SR |
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Grosbeaks, Finches
and Sparrows |
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Black-headed Grosbeak |
SR |
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Blue Grosbeak |
SR |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
M |
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Evening Grosbeak |
M |
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Lazuli Bunting |
SR |
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Green Tailed Tohee |
SR |
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Rufous-sided Tohee |
SR |
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California Tohee |
R |
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Rufous crowned Sparrow |
WV |
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Chipping Sparrow |
M |
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Brewer’s Sparrow |
M |
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Black-chinned Sparrow |
SR |
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Vesper Sparrow |
M |
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Lark Sparrow |
SR |
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Sage Sparrow |
R |
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Savannah Sparrow |
M |
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Grasshopper Sparrow |
M |
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Fox Sparrow |
WV |
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Song Sparrow |
R |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
M |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow |
WR |
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White-crowned Sparrow |
WR |
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White-throated Sparrow |
WR |
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Juncos |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
WV |
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Pink-sided Junco |
WV |
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Gray-headed Junco |
WV |
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Slate-colored Junco |
WV |
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Blackbirds and Orioles
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Red-winged Blackbird |
SR |
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Tri-colored Blackbird |
R |
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Brewer's Blackbird |
SR |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
SR |
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Bullock's Oriole |
SR |
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Hooded Oriole |
SR |
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Finches |
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Purple Finch |
M |
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Cassin's Finch |
M |
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House Finch |
SR |
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Pine Siskin |
WV |
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Lesser Goldfinch |
R |
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Lawrence's Goldfinch |
R |
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American Goldfinch |
R |
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Old World Sparrows
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| House
Sparrow |
R |
| Source:
A.O.U. Checklist, 1993 |
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