Reptiles
Reptilia
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Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
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Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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Class Reptilia (reptiles)
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Order Testudines (turtles)
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Family Chelydridae (snapping turtles and big-headed turtles)
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Species Chelydra serpentina (snapping turtle)
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Family Emydidae (pond and box turtles)
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Species Chrysemys picta (painted turtle)
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Species Clemmys guttata (spotted turtle)
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Species Clemmys insculpta (wood turtle)
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Species Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle)
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Species Graptemys geographica (common map turtle)
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Species Terrapene carolina (box turtle)
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Species Trachemys scripta (pond slider)
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Family Kinosternidae (mud turtles and musk turtles)
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Species Sternotherus odoratus (common musk turtle)
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Family Trionychidae (softshell turtles)
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Species Apalone spinifera (spiny softshell turtle)
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Class Aves (birds)
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Order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, and swans)
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Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
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Species Aix sponsa (wood duck)
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Species Anas acuta (northern pintail)
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Species Anas americana (American wigeon)
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Species Anas clypeata (northern shoveler)
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Species Anas crecca (common teal;green-winged teal)
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Species Anas crecca (common teal)
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Species Anas discors (blue-winged teal)
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Species Anas platyrhynchos (mallard)
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Species Anas rubripes (American black duck)
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Species Aythya affinis (lesser scaup)
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Species Aythya americana (redhead)
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Species Aythya valisineria (canvasback)
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Species Bucephala albeola (bufflehead)
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Species Bucephala clangula (common goldeneye)
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Species Mergus merganser (common merganser)
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Species Mergus merganser (goosander;common merganser)
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Species Mergus serrator (red-breasted merganser)
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Species Oxyura jamaicensis (ruddy duck)
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Species Branta canadensis (Canada goose)
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Species Cygnus olor (mute swan)
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Order Galliformes (fowl, pheasants, quail, and relatives)
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Family Odontophoridae (New World quails)
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Species Colinus virginianus (northern bobwhite)
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Family Phasianidae (turkeys, grouse, pheasants, and partridges)
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Species Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey)
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Species Bonasa umbellus (ruffed grouse)
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Species Canachites canadensis (spruce grouse)
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Order Caprimulgiformes (nightbirds)
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Family Caprimulgidae (nighthawks and nightjars)
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Species Caprimulgus vociferus (whip-poor-will)
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Species Chordeiles minor (common nighthawk)
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Order Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)
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Family Apodidae (swifts)
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Species Chaetura pelagica (chimney swift)
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Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
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Species Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird)
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Order Apodiformes (hummingbirds and swifts)
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Family Apodidae (swifts)
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Species Chaetura pelagica (chimney swift)
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Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
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Species Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird)
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Order Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
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Family Charadriidae (plovers and relatives)
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Species Charadrius melodus (piping plover)
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Species Charadrius vociferus (killdeer)
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Family Laridae (gulls)
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Species Larus delawarensis (ring-billed gull)
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Species Larus philadelphia (Bonaparte's gull)
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Species Larus philadelphia (Bonaparte's gull)
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Species Chlidonias niger (black tern)
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Species Sterna caspia (Caspian tern)
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Species Sterna forsteri (Forster's tern)
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Species Sterna hirundo (common tern)
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Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipe, and relatives)
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Species Actitis macularius (spotted sandpiper)
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Species Arenaria interpres (ruddy turnstone)
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Species Calidris alba (sanderling)
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Species Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (willet)
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Species Gallinago gallinago (common snipe)
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Species Scolopax minor (American woodcock)
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Order Ciconiiformes (storks and relatives)
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Family Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns, and relatives)
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Species Ardea alba (great egret)
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Species Ardea herodias (great blue heron)
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Species Butorides virescens (green heron)
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Species Nycticorax nycticorax (black-crowned night heron)
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Species Nycticorax nycticorax (black-crowned night-heron)
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Species Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern)
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Order Columbiformes (doves and pigeons)
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Family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
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Species Columba livia (rock dove)
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Species Zenaida macroura (mourning dove)
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Order Coraciiformes (kingfishers and relatives)
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Family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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Species Megaceryle alcyon (belted kingfisher)
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Order Cuculiformes (cuckoos and relatives)
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Family Cuculidae (cuckoos, roadrunners, and relatives)
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Species Coccyzus americanus (yellow-billed cuckoo)
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Order Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey)
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Family Accipitridae (hawks and eagles)
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Species Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk)
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Species Accipiter gentilis (goshawk)
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Species Accipiter striatus (sharp-shinned hawk)
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Species Aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle)
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Species Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk)
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Species Buteo lineatus (red-shouldered hawk)
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Species Buteo platypterus (broad-winged hawk)
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Species Circus cyaneus (northern harrier, marsh hawk)
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Species Pandion haliaetus (osprey)
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Family Cathartidae (New World vultures)
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Species Cathartes aura (turkey vulture)
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Family Falconidae (falcons)
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Species Falco columbarius (merlin)
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Species Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon)
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Species Falco sparverius (American kestrel)
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Order Gaviiformes (loons)
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Family Gaviidae (loons)
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Species Gavia immer (common loon)
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Order Gruiformes (cranes, coots, and rails)
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Family Gruidae (cranes)
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Species Grus canadensis (sandhill crane)
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Family Rallidae (coots and rails)
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Species Fulica americana (American coot)
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Species Gallinula chloropus (common moorhen)
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Species Porzana carolina (sora)
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Species Porzana carolina (Sora rail)
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Species Rallus limicola (Virginia rail)
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Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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Family Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
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Species Empidonax flaviventris (yellow-bellied flycatcher)
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Species Sayornis phoebe (eastern phoebe)
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Species Tyrannus tyrannus (eastern kingbird)
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Family Corvidae (crows and jays)
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Species Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)
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Species Corvus corax (common raven)
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Species Cyanocitta cristata (blue jay)
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Species Perisoreus canadensis (gray jay)
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Species Perisoreus canadensis (grey jay)
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Family Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies)
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Species Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)
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Species Corvus corax (common raven)
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Species Cyanocitta cristata (blue jay)
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Species Perisoreus canadensis (gray jay)
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Species Perisoreus canadensis (grey jay)
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Family Laniidae (shrikes)
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Species Lanius ludovicianus (loggerhead shrike)
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Family Bombycillidae (waxwings and silky flycatchers)
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Species Bombycilla cedrorum (cedar waxwing)
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Family Certhiidae (treecreepers)
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Species Certhia americana (brown creeper)
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Family Mimidae (mockingbirds and relatives)
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Species Dumetella carolinensis (grey catbird)
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Species Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird)
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Species Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird)
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Species Toxostoma rufum (brown thrasher)
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Family Sittidae (nuthatches)
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Species Sitta canadensis (red-breasted nuthatch)
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Species Sitta carolinensis (white-breasted nuthatch)
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Family Sturnidae (starlings)
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Species Sturnus vulgaris (European starling)
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Family Troglodytidae (wrens)
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Species Cistothorus palustris (marsh wren)
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Species Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren)
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Species Troglodytes aedon (house wren)
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Family Cardinalidae (cardinal, grosbeaks, and relatives)
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Species Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal)
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Species Passerina cyanea (indigo bunting)
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Species Pheucticus ludovicianus (rose-breasted grosbeak)
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Family Emberizidae (sparrows)
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Species Junco hyemalis (dark-eyed junco)
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Species Melospiza georgiana (swamp sparrow)
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Species Melospiza melodia (song sparrow)
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Species Spizella arborea (American tree sparrow)
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Species Spizella passerina (chipping sparrow)
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Species Spizella pusilla (field sparrow)
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Species Zonotrichia albicollis (white-throated sparrow)
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Family Fringillidae (finches)
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Species Carduelis tristis (American goldfinch)
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Species Carpodacus mexicanus (house finch)
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Family Genera Incertae Sedis (12:69) (tanagers and relatives)
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Species Piranga olivacea (scarlet tanager)
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Species Piranga rubra (summer tanager)
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Family Icteridae (blackbirds)
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Species Agelaius phoeniceus (red-winged blackbird)
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Species Icterus galbula (northern oriole)
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Species Molothrus ater (brown-headed cowbird)
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Species Quiscalus quiscula (common grackle)
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Species Sturnella magna (eastern meadowlark)
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Species Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (yellow-headed blackbird)
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Family Parulidae (New World warblers)
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Species Dendroica caerulescens (black-throated blue warbler)
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Species Dendroica cerulea (cerulean warbler)
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Species Dendroica coronata (yellow-rumped warbler)
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Species Dendroica kirtlandii (Kirtland's warbler)
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Species Dendroica kirtlandii (Kirtland's warbler)
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Species Dendroica magnolia (magnolia warbler)
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Species Dendroica palmarum (palm warbler)
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Species Dendroica pensylvanica (chestnut-sided warbler)
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Species Dendroica petechia (yellow warbler)
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Species Dendroica virens (black-throated green warbler)
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Species Mniotilta varia (black-and-white warbler)
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Species Protonotaria citrea (prothonotary warbler)
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Species Seiurus aurocapilla (ovenbird)
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Species Vermivora peregrina (Tennessee warbler)
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Species Wilsonia citrina (hooded warbler)
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Family Passeridae (sparrows and weavers)
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Species Passer domesticus (house sparrow)
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Family Turdidae (robins, bluebirds, and thrushes)
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Species Catharus guttatus (hermit thrush)
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Species Hylocichla mustelina (wood thrush)
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Species Sialia sialis (eastern bluebird)
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Species Turdus migratorius (American robin)
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Family Alaudidae (larks)
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Species Eremophila alpestris (horned lark)
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Family Hirundinidae (swallows)
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Species Hirundo rustica (barn swallow)
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Species Progne subis (purple martin)
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Species Riparia riparia (bank swallow)
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Species Riparia riparia (collared sand martin;bank swallow)
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Species Tachycineta bicolor (tree swallow)
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Family Paridae (chickadees)
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Species Parus atricapillus (black-capped chickadee)
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Species Parus bicolor (tufted titmouse)
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Order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, and relatives)
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Family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
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Species Phalacrocorax auritus (double-crested cormorant)
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Order Piciformes (woodpeckers and relatives)
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Family Picidae (woodpeckers)
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Species Colaptes auratus (northern flicker)
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Species Melanerpes carolinus (red-bellied woodpecker)
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Species Melanerpes erythrocephalus (red-headed woodpecker)
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Species Picoides pubescens (downy woodpecker)
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Family Picidae (woodpeckers and wrynecks)
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Species Colaptes auratus (northern flicker)
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Species Melanerpes carolinus (red-bellied woodpecker)
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Species Melanerpes erythrocephalus (red-headed woodpecker)
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Species Picoides pubescens (downy woodpecker)
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Order Podicipediformes (grebes)
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Family Podicipedidae (grebes)
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Species Podiceps auritus (horned grebe)
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Species Podilymbus podiceps (pied-billed grebe)
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Order Strigiformes (owls)
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Family Strigidae (typical owls)
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Species Aegolius acadicus (saw-whet owl)
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Species Aegolius acadicus (northern saw-whet owl)
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Species Aegolius funereus (Tengmalm's owl/boreal owl)
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Species Aegolius funereus (boreal owl)
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Species Asio flammeus (short-eared owl)
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Species Asio otus (long-eared owl)
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Species Bubo virginianus (great horned owl)
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Species Nyctea scandiaca (snowy owl)
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Species Otus asio (eastern screech owl)
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Species Otus asio (eastern screech-owl)
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Species Strix varia (barred owl)
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Family Tytonidae (barn owls)
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Species Tyto alba (barn owl)
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Family Crocodylidae (crocodiles and relatives)
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Species Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator)
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Order Squamata (lizards and snakes)
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Suborder Serpentes (snakes)
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Family Colubridae (common snakes)
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Species Clonophis kirtlandii (Kirtland's snake)
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Species Coluber constrictor (black racer)
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Species Diadophis punctatus (ring-necked snake)
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Species Elaphe gloydi (eastern fox snake)
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Species Elaphe obsoleta (black rat snake)
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Species Elaphe vulpina (western fox snake)
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Species Heterodon platirhinos (eastern hog-nosed snake)
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Species Lampropeltis triangulum (milk snake)
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Species Liochlorophis vernalis (smooth green snake)
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Species Nerodia sipedon (northern water snake)
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Species Regina septemvittata (queen snake)
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Species Storeria dekayi (brown snake)
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Species Storeria occipitomaculata (red-bellied snake)
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Species Thamnophis butleri (Butler's garter snake)
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Species Thamnophis sauritus (northern ribbon snake)
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Species Thamnophis sirtalis (common garter snake)
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Family Viperidae (vipers)
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Species Sistrurus catenatus (massasauga rattlesnake)
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Family Scincidae (skinks)
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Species Eumeces fasciatus (five-lined skink)
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