ESRM 452, Lab 2

PelicaniformesCiconiformesFalconiformes

GruiformesCharadriiformes

Order: Pelicaniformes

Pelicans and Cormorants

Brown Pelican

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Double-crested Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Order: Ciconiformes

Egrets and Herons

American Bittern

Snowy Egret

Great Blue Heron

Order: Falconiformes

Hawks and Eagles

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Northern HarrierFemale

Male

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Northern Goshawk Male

Female

Red-Tailed Hawk

Rough-Legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

American KestrelFemale

Male

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

Order: Gruiformes

Rails, Coots, and Cranes

Virginia Rail

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Charadridae

Plovers

Black-Bellied Plover

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Semipalmated Plover

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Killdeer

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Haematopodidae

Oystercatchers

Black Oystercatcher

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Recurvirostridae

Stilts and Avocets

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Scolopacidae

Sandpipers, Turnstones, and Phalaropes

Spotted Sandpiper

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Greater Yellowlegs

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Whimbrel

Long-billed Curlew

Ruddy Turnstone

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Black Turnstone

Non-Breeding

Breeding

SanderlingNon-Breeding

Breeding

Western Sandpiper

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Dunlin

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Short-billed Dowitcher

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Long-billed Dowitcher

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Wilson’s Snipe

Breeding

Wilson’s Phalarope

Non-Breeding

Female Breeding

Male Breeding

Red-necked Phalarope

Non-Breeding

Female Breeding

Male Breeding

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Laridae

Gulls and Terns

Black-legged Kittiwake

Non-BreedingBreeding

Juvenile

Bonaparte’s GullNon-Breeding

Breeding

Heermann’s Gull

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Mew GullNon-Breeding

Breeding

Ring-billed Gull

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Juvenile

Glaucous-winged Gull

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Caspian Tern

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Juvenile

Black TernNon-Breeding

Breeding

Common TernNon-Breeding

Breeding

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Stercorariidae

Jaegers

Parasitic Jaeger

Light Morph Non-Breeding

Dark Morph Breeding

Order: CharadriformesFamily: Alcidae

Murres, Murrelets, Auklets, and Puffins

Common Murre

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Pigeon Guillemot

Breeding

Marbled Murrelet

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Rhinoceros Auklet

Non-Breeding

Breeding

Tufted PuffinNon-Breeding

Breeding

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