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Number of species: 239
Number of globally threatened species: 2
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*
Pacific Loon	*Gavia pacifica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*	Rare/Accidental
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*	Rare/Accidental
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-nosed Albatross	*Thalassarche chlororhynchos*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*
Greater Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	*Egretta caerulea*	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	*Butorides virescens*	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*	Rare/Accidental
American Bittern	*Botaurus lentiginosus*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*	Rare/Accidental
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*	Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose	*Anser brachyrhynchus*
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*
Emperor Goose	*Chen canagica*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Brant	*Branta bernicla*
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*
Cackling Goose	*Branta hutchinsii*
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	*Aythya americana*	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*	Rare/Accidental
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*
King Eider	*Somateria spectabilis*
Steller's Eider	*Polysticta stelleri*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*	Rare/Accidental
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta perspicillata*	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*	Rare/Accidental
Barrow's Goldeneye	*Bucephala islandica*
Bufflehead	*Bucephala albeola*	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*	Rare/Accidental
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	*Grus canadensis*	Rare/Accidental
Common Crane	*Grus grus*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Virginia Rail	*Rallus limicola*	Rare/Accidental
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*	Rare/Accidental
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*	Rare/Accidental
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*	Rare/Accidental
Common Coot	*Fulica atra*	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	*Fulica americana*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	*Recurvirostra americana*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied lover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Semipalmated Plover	*Charadrius semipalmatus*	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Rare/Accidental
Oriental Plover	*Charadrius veredus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	*Gallinago delicata*	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eskimo Curlew	*Numenius borealis*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*	Rare/Accidental
Upland Sandpiper	*Bartramia longicauda*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	*Actitis macularius*	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	*Tringa solitaria*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	*Tringa melanoleuca*	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*	Rare/Accidental
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Semipalmated Sandpiper	*Calidris pusilla*	Rare/Accidental
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	*Calidris minutilla*	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	*Larus delawarensis*	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	*Larus marinus*
Glaucous Gull	*Larus hyperboreus*
Iceland Gull	*Larus glaucoides*
Thayer's Gull	*Larus thayeri*
European Herring Gull	*Larus argentatus*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	*Larus smithsonianus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Bonaparte's Gull	*Larus philadelphia*	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	*Larus atricilla*	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	*Larus pipixcan*	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*	Rare/Accidental
Ivory Gull	*Pagophila eburnea*	Near-threatened
Ross's Gull	*Rhodostethia rosea*
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua	*Stercorarius maccormicki*	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Dovekie	*Alle alle*
Common Murre	*Uria aalge*
Thick-billed Murre	*Uria lomvia*
Razorbill	*Alca torda*
Black Guillemot	*Cepphus grylle*
Crested Auklet	*Aethia cristatella*	Rare/Accidental
Atlantic Puffin	*Fratercula arctica*
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Mourning Dove	*Zenaida macroura*	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-billed Cuckoo	*Coccyzus erythropthalmus*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	*Coccyzus americanus*	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Snowy Owl	*Bubo scandiacus*
Short-eared Owl	*Asio flammeus*	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	*Chordeiles minor*	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	*Chaetura pelagica*	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	*Ceryle alcyon*	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	*Sphyrapicus varius*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	*Empidonax flaviventris*	Rare/Accidental
Olive-sided Flycatcher	*Contopus cooperi*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eastern Kingbird	*Tyrannus tyrannus*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	*Eremophila alpestris*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Tree Swallow	*Tachycineta bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*	Rare/Accidental
House-Martin	*Delichon urbicum*	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	*Petrochelidon pyrrhonota*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Meadow Pipit	*Anthus pratensis*
American Pipit	*Anthus rubescens*
White Wagtail	*Motacilla alba*
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	*Regulus calendula*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	*Bombycilla garrulus*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Marsh Wren	*Cistothorus palustris*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Scaly Thrush	*Zoothera dauma*	Rare/Accidental
Grey-cheeked Thrush	*Catharus minimus*	Rare/Accidental
Hermit Thrush	*Catharus guttatus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Blackbird	*Turdus merula*	Rare/Accidental
Fieldfare	*Turdus pilaris*
Redwing	*Turdus iliacus*
Song Thrush	*Turdus philomelos*	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	*Turdus migratorius*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Willow Warbler	*Phylloscopus trochilus*	Rare/Accidental
Blackcap	*Sylvia atricapilla*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	*Oenanthe oenanthe*
Greenland Wheatear	*Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa*
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Jackdaw	*Corvus monedula*	Rare/Accidental
Rook	*Corvus frugilegus*	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Crow	*Corvus cornix*	Rare/Accidental
Common Raven	*Corvus corax*
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	*Sturnus vulgaris*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Blue-headed Vireo	*Vireo solitarius*	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	*Vireo olivaceus*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Chaffinch	*Fringilla coelebs*	Rare/Accidental
Pine Grosbeak	*Pinicola enucleator*	Rare/Accidental
Red Crossbill	*Loxia curvirostra*	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Crossbill	*Loxia leucoptera*	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	*Carduelis flammea*
Hoary Redpoll	*Carduelis hornemanni*
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Golden-winged Warbler	*Vermivora chrysoptera*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tennessee Warbler	*Vermivora peregrina*	Rare/Accidental
Orange-crowned Warbler	*Vermivora celata*	Rare/Accidental
Nashville Warbler	*Vermivora ruficapilla*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Parula	*Parula americana*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	*Dendroica petechia*	Rare/Accidental
Chestnut-sided Warbler	*Dendroica pensylvanica*	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	*Dendroica magnolia*	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Blue Warbler	*Dendroica caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	*Dendroica coronata*	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Grey Warbler	*Dendroica virens*	Rare/Accidental
Blackburnian Warbler	*Dendroica fusca*	Rare/Accidental
Pine Warbler	*Dendroica pinus*	Rare/Accidental
Bay-breasted Warbler	*Dendroica castanea*	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	*Dendroica striata*	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	*Setophaga ruticilla*	Rare/Accidental
Ovenbird	*Seiurus aurocapilla*	Rare/Accidental