Order -- Common Name
Family
* Common name (Genus species)
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Gaviformes -- Loons
Podicipediformes -- Grebes
Pelicaniformes -- Pelicans & Cormorants
Ciconiformes -- Bitterns, Herons, & Ibises
Ardeidae
Threskiornithidae
* Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Anseriformes -- Swans, Geese, & Ducks
Anatidae
* Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
* Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Falconiformes -- Hawks & Eagles
Accipitridae
Falconidae
* Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
* Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
* Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
* Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Galliformes -- Grouse, Quails, Pheasants, & Turkeys
Phasianidae
* Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
* Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus)
* Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Gruiformes -- Rails, Coots & Cranes
Charadriformes -- Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns
Charadriformes
* Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
* Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
* Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
* Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Columbiformes -- Pigeons & Doves
Culculiformes -- Cuckoos
Strigiformes -- Owls
Tytonidae
Strigidae
* Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
* Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Caprimulgiformes -- Nighthawks & Goatsuckers
Caprimulgidae
* Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Apodiformes -- Swifts & Hummingbirds
Coraciiformes -- Kingfishers
Piciformes -- Woodpeckers
Passeriformes -- Song Birds
Alaudidae
* Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Cardinalidae
* Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Corvidae
* Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica)
Emberizidae
* Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
* Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
* Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Icteridae
* Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
* Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Laniidae
* Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Parulidae
* Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
* Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Troglodytidae
* Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
* Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
* Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Turdidae
* American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/birds/birds.htm
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Idaho State University.
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