The Flock

• The birds are listed below in accordance with the A.O.U. Check-List of North American Birds 7th Edition and Supplements. Follow the links below to see each Order, or view species photo and information.

• Source for species information: The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; Retrieved from The Birds of North America Online database: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA; SEPT 2008.

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Order Anseriformes

• Family Anatidae- Geese, Swans, Ducks
• Chen caerulescens- Snow Goose
• Anas platyrhynchos- Mallard

Order Galliformes

• Family Cracidae- Curassows, Guans, Chachalacas
• Family Phasianidae- Pheasants, Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys
• Tympanuchus cupido attwateri- Attwater's Greater Prairie Chicken
• Family Odontophoridae- New World Quail

Order Gaviiformes

• Family Gaviidae- Loons

Order Podicipediformes

• Family Podicipedidae- Grebes

Order Phoenicopteriformes

• Family Phoenicopteridae- Flamingos
• Phoenicopterus ruber- American Flamingo

Order Procellariiformes

• Family Diomedeidae- Albatrosses
• Family Procellariidae- Shearwaters, Petrels
• Family Hydrobatidae- Storm-Petrels

Order Pelecaniformes

• Family Phaethontidae- Tropicbirds
• family Sulidae- Boobies, Gannets
• Family Pelecanidae- Pelicans
• Pelecanus occidentalis- Brown Pelican
• Family Phalacrocoracidae- Cormorants
• Family Anhingidae- Anhingas
• Family Fregatidae- Frigatebirds

Order Ciconiiformes

• Family Ardeidae- Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
• Ardea herodias- Great Blue Heron
• Ardea alba- Great Egret
• Family Threskiornithidae- Ibises, Spoonbills
• Family Ciconiidae- Storks

Order Falconiformes

• Family Cathartidae- New World Vultures
• Gymnogyps californianus- California Condor
• Family Accipitridae- Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
• Family Falconidae- Caracaras, Falcons
• Falco sparverius- American Kestrel

Order Gruiformes

• Family Rallidae- Rails, Gallinules, Coots
• Family Aramidae- Limpkin
• Family Gruidae- Cranes
• Grus americana- Whooping Crane

Order Charadriiformes

• Family Burhinidae- Thick-knees
• Family Charadriidae- Lapwings, Plovers
• Charadrius vociferus- Killdeer
• Family Haematopodidae- Oystercatchers
• Family Recurvirostridae- Stilts, Avocets
• Recurvirostra americana- American Avocet
• Family Jacanidae- Jacanas
• Family Scolopacidae- Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
• Numenius americanus- Long-billed Curlew
• Family Laridae- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
• Sternula antillarum- Least Tern
• Family Stercorariidae- Skuas, Jaegers
• Family Alcidae- Auks, Murres, Puffins

Order Columbiformes

• Family Columbidae- Pigeons, Doves
• Columba livia- Rock Pigeon
• Zenaida macroura- Mourning Dove

Order Psittaciformes

• Family Psittacidae- Parakeets, Parrots

Order Cuculiformes

• Family Cuculidae- Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis
• Geococcyx californianus- Greater Roadrunner

Order Strigiformes

• Family Tytonidae- Barn Owls
• Family Strigidae- Typical Owls
• Bubo virginianus- Great Horned Owl (Note: On loan from Jasmine)

Order Caprimulgiformes

• Family Caprimulgidae- Goatsuckers
• Chordeiles minor- Common Nighthawk

Order Apodiformes

• Family Apodidae- Swifts
• Family Trochilidae- Hummingbirds
• Archilochus colubris- Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Order Trogoniformes

• Family Trogonidae- Trogons

Order Upupiformes

• Family Upupidae- Hoopoes

Order Coraciiformes

• Family Alcedinidae- Kingfishers

Order Piciformes

• Family Picidae- Woodpeckers and Allies
• Sphyrapicus varius- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Note: On loan from Jasmine)
• Campephilus principalis- Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Order Passeriformes

• Family Tyrannidae- Tyrant Flycatchers
• Tyrannus forficatus- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Family Laniidae- Shrikes
• Family Vireonidae- Vireos
• Family Corvidae- Jays, Crows
• Family Alaudidae- Larks
• Family Hirundinidae- Swallows
• Hirundo rustica- Barn Swallow
• Family Paridae- Chickadees, Titmice
• Poecile atricapillus- Black-capped Chickadee
• Baeolophus bicolor- Tufted Titmouse
• Family Remizidae- Verdin
• Family Aegithalidae- Bushtits
• Family Sittidae- Nuthatches
• Family Certhiidae- Creepers
• Family Troglodytidae- Wrens
• Family Cinclidae- Dippers
• Family Pycnonotidae- Bulbuls
• Family Regulidae- Kinglets
• Family Sylviidae- Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers
• Family Muscicapidae- Old World Flycatchers
• Family Turdidae- Thrushes
• Sialia currucoides- Mountain Bluebird (Note: On loan from Daisy)
• Turdus migratorius- American Robin
• Family Timaliidae- Babblers
• Family Mimidae- Mockingbirds, Thrashers
• Mimus polyglottos- Northern Mockingbird
• Family Sturnidae- Starlings
• Family Prunellidae- Accentors
• Family Motacillidae- Wagtails, Pipits
• Family Bombycillidae- Waxwings
• Bombycilla cedrorum- Cedar Waxwing
• Family Ptilogonatidae- Silky-Flycatchers
• Family Peucedramidae- Olive Warbler
• Family Parulidae- Wood-Warblers
• Vermivora chrysoptera- Golden-winged Warbler
• Dendroica kirtlandii- Kirtland's Warbler
• Dendroica coronata- Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Geothlypis trichas- Common Yellowthroat
• Family Coerebidae- Bananaquits
• Family Thraupidae- Tanagers
• Family Emberizidae- New World Sparrows, Towhees
• Family Cardinalidae- Cardinals and Allies
• Cardinalis cardinalis- Northern Cardinal
• Passerina ciris- Painted Bunting
• Family Icteridae- Blackbirds
• Agelaius phoeniceus- Red-winged Blackbird
• Quiscalus quiscula- Common Grackle
• Family Fringillidae- Finches and Allies
• Carpodacus mexicanus- House Finch
• Carduelis tristis- American Goldfinch (Note: On loan from Daisy)
• Family Passeridae- Old World Sparrows
• Passer domesticus- House Sparrow