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Totanus melanoleucus : Greater Yellow-legs. — Rare. 



Toianus flavipes : Yellow-legs. — Tolerably coniiuon. 



Symphemia semipalmata inornata : Western Willet. — Comnion migrant. 



Bartramia lohgicauda : Bartramian Sandpiper. — Not eonimou. 



Actitis macularia : Spotted Sandpiper. — Common ; breeds. 



Numenius lonyirostris : Ijong-billed Curlew. — Common migrant. 



Squatarola squatarola : Black-bellied Plover. — Rare. 



Charadrius dominicus : Golden Plover. — Rare. 



u^gialitis vocifera : Killdeer. — Common ; breeds. 



j^gialitis semipalmata : Semipalmated Plover. — Rare. 



j^gialitis meloda circumcincta : Belted Piping- Plover. — Rare. 



^^gialitis nivosa : Snowy Plover. — Rare. 



jJ^gialitis montana : Mountain Plover. — Common. 



Zenaidura macroura : Mourning- Dove. — Common ; breeds. 



Cathartes aura : Turkey Vulture. — Rare. 



Accipker velox : Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Tolerably common. 



Accipiter cooperii : Cooper Hawk. — Not common. 



Buteo borealis calurus : Western Red-tail. — Not common. 



Buteo swainsoni : Swainson Hawk. — Tolerably common. 



Arcliibuteo ferrugineus : Ferruginous Rough-leg'. — Common. 



Haliceetus leucocephalus : Bald Eagle. — Rare. 



Falco rnexicanus : Prairie Falcon. — (/'ommon. 



Falco peregrinus anatum : Duck Hawk. — Rare. 



Falco sparverius : Sparrow Hawk. — Common ; breeds. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis : Osprey. — Not common. 



Asio wilsonianus : Long--eared Owl. — Common. 



Asio accipitrinus : Short-eared Owl. — Rare. 



Nyctala acadica : Saw-whet Owl. — Not common. ^ 



Nyctea nyctea : Snowy Owl. — Rare. 



Speotyto cunirularia hypogaa : Burrowing- Owl. — Common ; breeds. 



Ceryle alct^on: Belted Kingfislier. — Tolerably common. 



Sphyrapirufi tityroideus : A\'illiamson Sapsucker. — Rare. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus : Red-headed Woodi^ecker. — Tolerably com- 

 mon. 



Melanerpes torquatus : Lewis Woodpecker. — Occasional visitor. 



Colaptes cafer collaris : Red-shafted Flicker. — The most comnion wood- 

 pecker. 



Phahenoptilus nuttalUi : Poor-will. — Not common. 



Chordeiles virginiayins henryi : Western Nighthawk. — Common. 



Selasjjhorus ptatyterriis : Brojid-tailed Huniniingbird. — Not very common 



Selasj)/i(>rus riij'u>:: Kufoiis llumiiiiugbird. — Not very common. 



Tyraniius tyrunnus : Kingbird. — ( Oninion ; breeds. 



Tyrannus verticalis : Arkansas Kiugl)ird. — Most comnion kingbii-d : 

 breeds. 



Tyrannus voriferaus : Cassin Kingbird. — Not common. 



Myiarrhus cinerascens : Ash-throated Flycatcher. — l\are. 



Cnntopus horf(dis : Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Not common. 



Coiitdfjus rir/tardsoiiii : ^V(■st(■ru Wood Pewee. — Tolerably comnutn. 



Empidomix Iraillii : Traill Flycatcher. — Bare. 



Fmpu/ouax minimus: Least Flycatcher. — Tolerably conuuon. 

 I'irajjira hudsonica : Magpie. — Hare in the city. 



Cyanoiitta sttlleri diademata : Long-crested .Jay. — Rare in the city. 



Nuri/'raga rulumhiana : Clarke Niitcracker. — Autumnal Hocks of young 

 tolerai)ly common. 



Cyani>njt/i(dus rijanonpludus : Pinon.Iay. — Ueguhir :iiituuin visitor, stuue- 

 times wintering-. 



