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<<Basic Information: Bird Song recordings>>

Common loon Gavia immer
Double-crest. cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Great blue heron Ardea herodias
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus
Snow goose Chen caerulescens
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
Plain chachalaca Ortalis vetula
Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus
Clapper rail Rallus longirostris
Virginia rail Rallus limicola
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
American oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Piping plover Charadrius melodus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
American woodcock Scolopax minor
Laughing gull Larus atricilla
Caspian tern Sterna caspia
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Forster's tern Sterna forsteri
Least tern Sterna antillarum
Black skimmer Rynchops niger
White-winged dove Zenaida asiatica
Ruddy ground-dove Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped dove Leptotila verreauxi
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Groove-billed ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Common barn-owl Tyto alba
Ferruginous pygmy-owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Barred owl Strix varia
Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-thr. hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bell. sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis
Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus
Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
N. Beardless-tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens
Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens
Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Dusky-capped flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Grt. crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's kingbird Tyrannus couchii
Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Purple martin Progne subis
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
N. Rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Green jay Cyanocorax yncas
Brown jay Psilorhinus morio
Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus
Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis
Mountain chickadee Parus gambeli
Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis
Brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii
House wren Troglodytes aedon
Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris
Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
American robin Turdus migratorius
Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Long-billed thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
European starling Sturnus vulgaris
White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus
Bell's vireo Vireo bellii
Solitary vireo Vireo solitarius
Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons
Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee warbler Vermivora peregrina
Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Northern parula Parula americana
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia
Black-thr. blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens
Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata
Black-th. green warbler Dendroica virens
Blackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated warbler Dendroica dominica
Pine warbler Dendroica pinus
Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor
Bay-breasted warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata
Cerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea
Black-&-white warbler Mniotilta varia
American redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus
Swainson's warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky warbler Oporornis formosus
Connecticut warbler Oporornis agilis
Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina
Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens
Summer tanager Piranga rubra
Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
Painted bunting Passerina ciris
Dickcissel Spiza americana
Olive sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Bachman's sparrow Aimophila aestivalis
Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina
Field sparrow Spizella pusilla
Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana
White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna
Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major
Orchard oriole Icterus spurius
Hooded oriole Icterus cucullatus
Altamira oriole Icterus gularis
Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Evening grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
House sparrow Passer domesticus