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What is singing outside your window this month?
Perching birds & songbirds Passeriformes
11
NL·0768 · Turdidae
American robin
Turdus migratorius
NL·0497 · Icteridae
Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
NL·0287 · Bombycillidae
Cedar waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
NL·0377 · Corvidae
Common raven
Corvus corax
NL·0766 · Turdidae
Eastern bluebird
Sialia sialis
NL·0764 · Turdidae
Hermit thrush
Catharus guttatus
NL·0319 · Cardinalidae
Northern cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
NL·0537 · Mimidae
Northern mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
NL·0320 · Cardinalidae
Painted bunting
Passerina ciris
NL·0496 · Icteridae
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
NL·0765 · Turdidae
Wood thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Hawks, eagles & vultures Accipitriformes
2
Swifts & hummingbirds Apodiformes
2
Cathartiformes Cathartiformes
1
Shorebirds, gulls & auks Charadriiformes
1
Kingfishers, rollers & bee-eaters Coraciiformes
1
Falcons Falconiformes
1
Nyctibiiformes Nyctibiiformes
1
Pelicans, herons & ibises Pelecaniformes
3
Flamingos Phoenicopteriformes
1
Woodpeckers, toucans & barbets Piciformes
2
Parrots Psittaciformes
1
Owls Strigiformes
3
Gannets, cormorants & frigatebirds Suliformes
1
Trogons & quetzals Trogoniformes
1
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