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Alpha Code*
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Habitat
Canada Goose
CANG /
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Wood Duck
WODU /
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Blue-winged Teal
BWTE /
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Northern Shoveler
NSHO /
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Gadwall
GADW /
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American Wigeon
AMWI /
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Mallard
MALL /
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American Black Duck
ABDU /
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Northern Pintail
NOPI /
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Green-winged Teal
GWTE /
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Ring-necked Duck
RNDU /
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Lesser Scaup
LESC /
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Common Goldeneye
COGO /
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Hooded Merganser
HOME /
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Common Merganser
COME /
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Red-breasted Merganser
RBME /
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Northern Bobwhite
NOBO /
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Wild Turkey
WITU /
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Ruffed Grouse
RUGR /
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Spruce Grouse
SPGR /
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Gray Partridge
GRAP /
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Ring-necked Pheasant
RNEP /
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Pied-billed Grebe
PBGR /
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Rock Pigeon
ROPI /
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Mourning Dove
MODO /
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
YBCU /
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Black-billed Cuckoo
BBCU /
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Common Nighthawk
CONI /
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Chimney Swift
CHSW /
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
RTHU /
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Virginia Rail
VIRA /
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Sora
SORA /
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Common Gallinule
COGA /
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American Coot
AMCO /
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Killdeer
KILL /
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Upland Sandpiper
UPSA /
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American Woodcock
AMWO /
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Wilson's Snipe
WISN /
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Spotted Sandpiper
SPSA /
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Ring-billed Gull
RBGU /
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Herring Gull
HERG /
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Black Tern
BLTE /
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Common Tern
COTE /
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Common Loon
COLO /
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Double-crested Cormorant
DCCO /
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American Bittern
AMBI /
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Least Bittern
LEBI /
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Great Blue Heron
GBHE /
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Great Egret
GREG /
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Cattle Egret
CAEG /
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Green Heron
GRHE /
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
BCNH /
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Turkey Vulture
TUVU /
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Osprey
OSPR /
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Northern Harrier
NOHA /
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
SSHA /
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Cooper's Hawk
COHA /
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Northern Goshawk
NOGO /
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Bald Eagle
BAEA /
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Red-shouldered Hawk
RSHA /
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Broad-winged Hawk
BWHA /
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Red-tailed Hawk
RTHA /
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Barn Owl
BANO /
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Eastern Screech-Owl
EASO /
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Great Horned Owl
GHOW /
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Barred Owl
BADO /
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Long-eared Owl
LEOW /
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Short-eared Owl
SEOW /
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
NSWO /
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Belted Kingfisher
BEKI /
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Red-headed Woodpecker
RHWO /
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
YBSA /
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American Three-toed Woodpecker
ATTW /
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Black-backed Woodpecker
BBWO /
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Downy Woodpecker
DOWO /
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Hairy Woodpecker
HAWO /
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(Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker
YSFL /
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Pileated Woodpecker
PIWO /
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American Kestrel
AMKE /
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Great Crested Flycatcher
GCFL /
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Eastern Kingbird
EAKI /
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
OSFL /
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
EAWP /
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
YBFL /
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Alder Flycatcher
ALFL /
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Willow Flycatcher
WIFL /
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Least Flycatcher
LEFL /
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Eastern Phoebe
EAPH /
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Yellow-throated Vireo
YTVI /
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Blue-headed Vireo
BHVI /
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Philadelphia Vireo
PHVI /
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Warbling Vireo
WAVI /
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Red-eyed Vireo
REVI /
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Loggerhead Shrike
LOSH /
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Canada Jay
CAJA /
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Blue Jay
BLJA /
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American Crow
AMCR /
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Common Raven
CORA /
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Black-capped Chickadee
BCCH /
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Boreal Chickadee
BOCH /
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Tufted Titmouse
TUTI /
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Horned Lark
HOLA /
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Bank Swallow
BANS /
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Tree Swallow
TRES /
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
NRWS /
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Purple Martin
PUMA /
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Barn Swallow
BARS /
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Cliff Swallow
CLSW /
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
RCKI /
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
GCKI /
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Cedar Waxwing
CEDW /
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
RBNU /
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White-breasted Nuthatch
WBNU /
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Brown Creeper
BRCR /
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
BGGN /
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Carolina Wren
CARW /
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House Wren
HOWR /
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unid. Pacific Wren / Winter Wren
UPWW /
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Sedge Wren
SEWR /
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Marsh Wren
MAWR /
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Gray Catbird
GRCA /
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Brown Thrasher
BRTH /
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Northern Mockingbird
NOMO /
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European Starling
EUST /
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Eastern Bluebird
EABL /
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Veery
VEER /
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Bicknell's Thrush
BITH /
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Swainson's Thrush
SWTH /
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Hermit Thrush
HETH /
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Wood Thrush
WOTH /
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American Robin
AMRO /
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House Sparrow
HOSP /
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Evening Grosbeak
EVGR /
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Pine Grosbeak
PIGR /
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House Finch
HOFI /
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Purple Finch
PUFI /
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Red Crossbill
RECR /
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White-winged Crossbill
WWCR /
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Pine Siskin
PISI /
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American Goldfinch
AMGO /
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Grasshopper Sparrow
GRSP /
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Chipping Sparrow
CHSP /
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Field Sparrow
FISP /
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(Slate-colored Junco) Dark-eyed Junco
SCJU /
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White-throated Sparrow
WTSP /
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Vesper Sparrow
VESP /
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Henslow's Sparrow
HESP /
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Savannah Sparrow
SAVS /
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Song Sparrow
SOSP /
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Lincoln's Sparrow
LISP /
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Swamp Sparrow
SWSP /
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Eastern Towhee
EATO /
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Yellow-breasted Chat
YBCH /
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Bobolink
BOBO /
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Eastern Meadowlark
EAME /
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Orchard Oriole
OROR /
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Baltimore Oriole
BAOR /
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Red-winged Blackbird
RWBL /
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Brown-headed Cowbird
BHCO /
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Rusty Blackbird
RUBL /
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Common Grackle
COGR /
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Ovenbird
OVEN /
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Louisiana Waterthrush
LOWA /
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Northern Waterthrush
NOWA /
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Golden-winged Warbler
GWWA /
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Blue-winged Warbler
BWWA /
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Black-and-white Warbler
BAWW /
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Tennessee Warbler
TEWA /
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Nashville Warbler
NAWA /
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Mourning Warbler
MOWA /
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Common Yellowthroat
COYE /
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American Redstart
AMRE /
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Cape May Warbler
CMWA /
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Cerulean Warbler
CERW /
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Northern Parula
NOPA /
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Magnolia Warbler
MAWA /
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Bay-breasted Warbler
BBWA /
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Blackburnian Warbler
BLBW /
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Yellow Warbler
YEWA /
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
CSWA /
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Blackpoll Warbler
BLPW /
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
BTBW /
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Pine Warbler
PIWA /
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(unid. Myrtle/Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler
UYRW /
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Prairie Warbler
PRAW /
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Black-throated Green Warbler
BTNW /
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Canada Warbler
CAWA /
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Wilson's Warbler
WIWA /
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Scarlet Tanager
SCTA /
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Northern Cardinal
NOCA /
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
RBGR /
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Indigo Bunting
INBU /
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unid. Mexican / Eastern Whip-poor-will
WPWI /
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* Alpha Codes are also known as 'banding codes' (not AOU codes, which are numeric)
** Safe dates represent a window when a singing male is assumed not to be in migration, and
therefore on territory. Some atlases do not use safe dates, because they prefer
(given present knowledge) not to assume migration or territorial status of all individuals.
Safe dates generally apply to the Possible breeding category only when used.