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Loons, Grebes, Tubenoses, Pelicans, Allies

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) 05/16/1991 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 06/29/1983 Swan Lake canoe route, Kene National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata) 06/23/1985 From ferry between Seward and Kodiak, Alaska
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 05/05/1985 Mirror Lake, West of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Little Pied Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) 05/15/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) 06/24/1985 From ferry between Seward and Kodiak, Alaska
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorx pelagicus) 06/26/1985 Kodiak Alaska
Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) 05/16/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) 06/27/1985 From ferry between Seward and Kodiak, Alaska
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 04/22/1985 Lake Elsmore, California


Waterfowl

American Widgeon (Anas americana) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) 05/22/1991 Murrays Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) 07/24/1993 Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 08/29/2018 Reflecting Pond, The Mall, Washington DC
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) 05/20/1991 Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) 05/23/1991 American River, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Chestnut-breasted Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) Between Penneshaw and American River, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Cinnamon Teal (Anus cyanoptera) 04/25/1985 Point Reyes, California
Common Eider (Somateria mossissima) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 08/01/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 08/02/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 07/07/1985 East of Delta, Alaska
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 04/00/1985 California
Mallard (Anas platyrhunchos) 05/16/1981 Lake near Old Nenana apartment, Fairbanks, Alaska
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Northern Shoveler (Anas Clypeata) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Scaup (Greater or Lesser) (Aythya marila or affinis) 04/25/1985 Near Stinson Beach, California
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 02/01/1997 Anahuac, Texas
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Wood Duck (Tribe Carianini) 07/24/1994 Brazos Bend State Park, Texas


Vultures, Hawks, Falcons

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 07/13/2007 Jana's Ranch near Jordan, Montana
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocophalus) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Northern Harrier aka Marsh Hawk (Circus cyaneus) 05/07/1985 Along AK highway from Watson Lake Brish Columbia
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo linatus) 04/22/1985 Lake Elsinoire, California. Also 01/??/2003 in backyard, 4037 Botanical St. Louis Missouri
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 07/08/1985 Near US/Canadian border, Highway 4
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 04/16/1985 Big Bend Park, Alaska
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) 05/25/1991 Kangaroo Island, Australia


Gallinaceous Birds, Emus

Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) 05/05/1983 Moberly Lake near Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Brush Turkey (Alectua lathami) 05/16/1991 Flinder's Chase, Kangaroo Island, Australia
California Quail (Callipepla californica) 04/00/1985 Along Highway 1, San Francisco, California
Emu (Dromaius novachollandiae) 05/16/1991 Kangaroo Island, Australia
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) 04/20/1985 Catalina State Park, Arizona
Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) 07/08/2007 Jordan, Montana
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Typmanuchus phasianellus) 05/07/1985 South of Beaver Creek, Yukon
Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis) 04/01/1981 Fairbanks, Alaska


Heron Allies, Flamingos

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) 08/04/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) 04/25/1985 North of Stinson Beach on Hwy 1, California
Green Heron (Butorides striatus) 06/17/1989 Current River downstream from Akers Ferry, Missouri
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 07/24/1993 Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
White Ibis (Threkiornis molucca) 05/05/1991 Sydney, Australia
White-faced Heron (Ardea novaehollandiae) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus) 07/24/1989 06/17/1989 Current River about 12 miles downstream of Akers Ferry, Missouri


Crane Allies, Shorebirds, Gulls, Alcids

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 06/24/1917 Fairbanks, Alaska
Aleutian Tern (Sterna aleutica) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) 06/27/1985 Ferry between Kodiak and Seward, Alaska
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) 06/27/2985 Ferry between Kokiak and Seward, Alaska
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Black Turnstone (Arenaia melanocephala) 04/25/1985 Point Reyes, California
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Bonaparate's Gull (Larus philadelphia) Date not noted Near Clear, Alaska
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 07/24/1993 Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Common Murre (Uria aalge) 06/27/1985 Ferry between Kodiak and Seward, Alaska
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 05/07/1985 Lake Creek Campground east of Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada
Coot (Fulica atra) 05/22/1991 Murrays Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) 05/15/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) 04/25/1985 Point Reyes, California
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 07/29/1973 Lake Michigan
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) 06/27/1985 Ferry between Kodiak and Seward, Alaska
Lesser Golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica) 05/18/1981 Eagle Summit, Alaska
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) 05/16/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercoranius longicaudus) 06/27/1985 Ferry between Kodiak and Seward, Alaska
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 04/23/1985 San Diego, California
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Masked Plover, race novaenollandiae (Vanellus miles) 05/00/1991 Kangaroo Island, Australia
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 05/08/1985 Mirror Lake west of Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) 05/15/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) 05/16/1991 Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) 06/25/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) 06/27/1985 Ferry between Kodiak and Seward, Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 05/16/1981 Chena River, Alaska
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 07/30/1973 Lake Michigan
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 04/23/1985 Silver Strand Beach, San Diego, California
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) 05/23/1991 American River, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) 06/05/1996 Mendenhall Lake, Juneau, Alaska
Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) 06/22/1985 Kodiak, Alaska


Pigeons, Doves, Parrots, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) 06/23/2000 Weldon Springs Recreation Area, Missouri
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) 05/13/1991 Mildura, Australia
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) 04/06/1985 Big Bend National Park, Texas
King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus) 05/19/1991 Between Vivonne and Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Red-Rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Rock Dove (Columba livia) Date not noted 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri, and everywhere
Spotted Turtle-dove (Streptopelia chinensis) 05/27/1991 Wild at Adelaide Zoo, Australia
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) 04/16/1985. Bend National Park, Texas
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) 05/11/1991 South of Bundernoeve?, Australia


Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 04/22/1985 San Diego Wildlife Park, California
Common Nighthawk (Chordiles minor) 07/17/2007 Jordan, Montana
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 4/16/1985 Big Bend National Park, Texas
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 09/08/2018 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri


Trogons, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers

Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Common Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 08/03/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 03/15/2000 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 05/30/1981 Fairbanks, Alaska
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) 01/31/1999 Huntsville State Park, Texas
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas) 05/11/1991 Canberra, Australia
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 02/04/1986 17 Sunnyside, Belleville, Illinois
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 06/17/1989 Current River downstream from Akers Ferry, Missouri


Perching birds

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 09/19/2015 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 1993. Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1993 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) 05/19/1991 Kangaroo Island, Australia
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 04/25/1989 2151 Maury, St. Louis, Missouri
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) 05/06/1985 South of Dawson City, British Columbia, Canada
Blackbird (Turdus merula) 05/00/1991 Canberra, Australia
Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 04/08/1986 Washington County State Park, Illinois
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 03/02/1995 Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 04/22/1985 Lake Elsinere, California
Carolina Wren (Tryothorus ludovicianus) 09/15/1994 Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 06/
Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) 04/??/1985 San Diego, California
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 05/05/1991 Sydney, Australia
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 06/??/1985 Alaska
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 05/26/1991 Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 04/28/1993 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon race (Junco hyemalis) 05/25/1985 Napa, California
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 06/15/1986 Wasington County State Park, Illinois
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 01/17/1994 Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) 05/14/1991 Between Adelaide and Cape Jarvis, Austrualia
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothaustes verspertina) 08/01/1973 Near Chateau, Ontario, Canada
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 06/26/1995 Kodiak, Alaska
Gray Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) 05/22/1991 Murrays Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) 08/05/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada
Grey Currawong, race melanoptera (Strepera versicolor) 05/19/1991 Kangaroo Island, Australia
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 04/09/2005 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) 02/22/1982 Fairbanks, Alaska
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 12/30/1995 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 04/20/2000 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 06/13/2000 Weldon Springs Recreation Area, Missouri
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) 05/08/1985 South of Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) 07/07/2007 Highway 74 to Jordan, Montana
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) 04/27/1985 Lake Elsinere, California
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) 02/01/1997 Anuac, Texas
Magpie Lark (Grallina cyanoceuca) 05/18/1991 Canberra, Australia
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) 05/12/1991 Canberra National Botanical Garden, Canberra, Australia
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) 05/08/1991 Canberra, Australia
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 07/30/1973 Fayette, Michigan
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 08/03/1973 Near Chapleau, Ontario, Canada*
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Summer 1989 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) 05/14/1991 Second Valley near Cape Jervis, Australia
Red-browed Firetail (Emblema temporalis) 05/11/1991 Morton National Park outside Canberra, Australia
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12/30/1999 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 06/13/1996 Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
Rufous-sided Towhee, Western race (Piplo erythrophthalmus) 04/25/1985 Napa Valley State Park, California
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 02/01/1997 Anahuac, Texas
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 05/18/1981 Eagle Summit, Alaska
Scarlet Robin (Petroica multicolor) 05/19/1991 Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tynannus forficatus) 04/11/1985 I-30 in Texas
Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) 04/??/1985 San Diego, California
Snow Bunting (Plectropenax nivalis) 05/07/1983 Alaska
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 04/09/2000 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Superb Blue Wren (Malurus cyaneus) 05/00/1991 Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor) Spring 1973 Murphysburro, Illinois
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 06/25/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) 04/16/1985 Big Bend National Park, Texas
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 04/21/1985 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 07/13/2007 Jordan, Montana
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Trippensee's, Cuba, Missouri
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) 05/08/1991 Canberra Australia
White-browed Scrubwren, race maculatus (Sericornis frontalis) 05/18/1991 Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island, Australia
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 03/06/2000 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 04/22/1992 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) 05/16/1991 Pelican Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, Australia
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) 06/26/1985 Kodiak, Alaska
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 03/??1993 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) 04/24/1985 Highway 1 south of San Francisco, California
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendoica coranata) 05/00/1981 Fairbanks, Alaska
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 04/25/2000 4037 Botanical, St. Louis, Missouri




References:
1. Pizzey. (1980) A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Sydney, NSW Australia: William Collins Pty Ltd.
2. Robbins et.al. (1983) A Guide to Field Identification Birds of North America. New York, NY: Western         Publishing Co., Inc.
3. Peterson and Chalif. (1973) A Field Guide to Mexican Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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