This checklist includes all bird species found in Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | |
Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Vulnerable |
Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | |
Redhead | Aythya americana | |
Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
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Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
Sharp-tailed Grouse | Tympanuchus phasianellus | |
Greater Prairie Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido | Near-threatened |
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Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
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Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Vulnerable |
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Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | |
Sora | Porzana carolina | |
American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | |
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American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
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American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | |
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Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | |
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Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
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Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | |
Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | |
Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Near-threatened |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | |
Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | |
Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | |
Wilson's Phalarope | Steganopus tricolor | |
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Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
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Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | |
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Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | |
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Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
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Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | |
Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | |
American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | |
Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | |
Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | |
Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | |
Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Near-threatened |
White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
American Tree Sparrow | Passerella arborea | |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Near-threatened |
Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | |
Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | |
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Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
Purple Martin | Progne subis | |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
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Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
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Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
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