Many bird species migrate to North America for spring as a part of their annual migration. Spring is a popular time for birding because of all of the new birds that come into town from different parts of the world. Other than using eBird to find birds, refer to the table below to see which birds will be showing up in your part of the country over the next few months. Spring has sprung! What birds do you want to see this Spring?
[tabs slidertype=”top tabs”] [tabcontainer] [tabtext]Great Plains [/tabtext] [tabtext]Midwest [/tabtext][tabtext]Northeast[/tabtext] [tabtext]Northwest and NorCal [/tabtext][tabtext]Rocky Mountains [/tabtext] [tabtext]Southeast [/tabtext][tabtext]Southwest & Texas[/tabtext] [/tabcontainer][tabcontent] [tab]
Great Plains
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Purple Martin
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Mar 1 – Apr 30
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 1 – Apr 30
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Barn Swallow
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Bullock’s Oriole
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Mar 16 – May 15
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Mar 16 – May 15
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Swainson’s Hawk
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Cliff Swallow
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Wood Thrush
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Least Flycatcher
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Eastern Kingbird
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Bobolink
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Scarlet Tanager
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Northern Parula
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Apr 1 – Apr 15
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Common Nighthawk
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Apr 16 – Jun 15
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Swainson’s Thrush
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Apr 16 – Jun 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Western Wood-Pewee
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Western Kingbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Warbling Vireo
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Kentucky Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Ovenbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Cerulean Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Orchard Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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May 1 – May 30
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Violet-green Swallow
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May 1 – May 15
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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May 1 – May 30
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Indigo Bunting
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May 1 – May 30
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 30
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American Redstart
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May 1 – May 30
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Canada Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Lazuli Bunting
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May 16 – May 30
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Western Tanager
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May 16 – Jun 15
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Midwest
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Purple Martin
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Barn Swallow
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Eastern Kingbird
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Bobolink
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Northern Parula
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Hooded Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Cliff Swallow
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Wood Thrush
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Least Flycatcher
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Western Kingbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Scarlet Tanager
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Kentucky Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Ovenbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Cerulean Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Orchard Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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May 1 – May 30
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Common Nighthawk
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Swainson’s Thrush
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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May 1 – May 30
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Warbling Vireo
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May 1 – May 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 15
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Indigo Bunting
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May 1 – May 30
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American Redstart
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May 1 – May 30
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Canada Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Western Tanager
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May 16 – May 30
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Northeast
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Purple Martin
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Barn Swallow
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Eastern Kingbird
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Bobolink
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Northern Parula
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Wood Thrush
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Least Flycatcher
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Indigo Bunting
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Scarlet Tanager
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Kentucky Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Ovenbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Hooded Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Orchard Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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May 1 – May 30
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Common Nighthawk
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Cliff Swallow
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May 1 – May 15
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Swainson’s Thrush
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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May 1 – May 30
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Warbling Vireo
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May 1 – May 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 15
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 15
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American Redstart
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May 1 – May 30
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Canada Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Cerulean Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Northwest and NorCal
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Allen’s Hummingbird
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Jan 16 – Mar 15
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Violet-green Swallow
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Jan 16 – May 30
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Feb 1 – Mar 15
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Barn Swallow
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Feb 16 – Apr 30
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Cliff Swallow
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Purple Martin
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Mar 1 – Apr 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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Mar 1 – May 30
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Warbling Vireo
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Mar 16 – May 30
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Bullock’s Oriole
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Mar 16 – May 30
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
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Mar 16 – May 16
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Swainson’s Thrush
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Lazuli Bunting
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Apr 1 – May 30
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MacGillivray’s Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Swainson’s Hawk
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Apr 16 – Apr 30
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Western Wood-Pewee
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Western Tanager
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Eastern Kingbird
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May 1 – May 30
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Western Kingbird
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May 1 – May 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 15
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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May 16 – May 30
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Least Flycatcher
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May 16 – May 30
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Red-eyed Vireo
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May 16 – May 30
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Bobolink
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May 16 – May 30
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American Redstart
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May 16 – May 30
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Common Nighthawk
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Jun 1 – Jun 15
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Rocky Mountains
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Swainson’s Hawk
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Barn Swallow
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Bullock’s Oriole
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Cliff Swallow
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Purple Martin
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Apr 16 – Apr 30
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Western Wood-Pewee
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Eastern Kingbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Western Kingbird
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Orchard Oriole
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Violet-green Swallow
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May 1 – May 30
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Swainson’s Thrush
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Least Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Warbling Vireo
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May 1 – May 30
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Red-eyed Vireo
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May 1 – May 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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May 1 – May 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 15
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Lazuli Bunting
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May 1 – May 30
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 30
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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May 1 – May 30
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Yellow Warbler
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May 1 – Jun 15
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Ovenbird
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May 1 – May 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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May 1 – May 30
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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May 16 – May 30
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Common Nighthawk
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May 16 – Jun 15
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Bobolink
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May 16 – May 30
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Western Tanager
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May 16 – Jun 15
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MacGillivray’s Warbler
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May 16 – May 30
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American Redstart
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May 16 – May 30
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Southeast
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Purple Martin
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Feb 1 – Mar 30
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Barn Swallow
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Feb 16 – Apr 15
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Northern Parula
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Feb 16 – Apr 15
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Eastern Kingbird
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Mar 1 – Apr 30
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Hooded Warbler
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Cliff Swallow
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Mar 16 – May 15
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Wood Thrush
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Mar 16 – Apr 15
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Least Flycatcher
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Scarlet Tanager
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Kentucky Warbler
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Orchard Oriole
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Common Nighthawk
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Swainson’s Thrush
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Warbling Vireo
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Bobolink
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Indigo Bunting
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Yellow Warbler
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Ovenbird
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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American Redstart
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Cerulean Warbler
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Western Kingbird
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Apr 16 – Apr 30
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Canada Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Wilson’s Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Western Tanager
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May 1 – May 30
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 1 – May 15
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Southwest and Texas
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Allen’s Hummingbird
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Jan 16 – Jan 30
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Violet-green Swallow
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Jan 16 – May 15
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Feb 1 – Feb 15
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Barn Swallow
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Feb 1 – Apr 15
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Purple Martin
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Feb 1 – Apr 30
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Northern Parula
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Feb 16 – Apr 15
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Cliff Swallow
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Mar 1 – Apr 30
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Warbling Vireo
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Bullock’s Oriole
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Mar 1 – Apr 15
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Hooded Warbler
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Mar 1 – Mar 30
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Wilson’s Warbler
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Mar 1 – May 15
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Wood Thrush
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Mar 16 – Apr 15
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Least Flycatcher
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Mar 16 – Apr 15
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Eastern Kingbird
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Mar 16 – May 15
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
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Mar 16 – May 16
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Yellow Warbler
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Mar 16 – May 30
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Kentucky Warbler
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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MacGillivray’s Warbler
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Mar 16 – Apr 15
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Orchard Oriole
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Mar 16 – Apr 30
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Swainson’s Hawk
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Common Nighthawk
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Apr 1 – Jun 15
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Swainson’s Thrush
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Western Wood-Pewee
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Western Kingbird
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Bobolink
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Baltimore Oriole
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Blue Grosbeak
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Lazuli Bunting
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Apr 1 – May 30
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Indigo Bunting
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Scarlet Tanager
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Apr 1 – Apr 15
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Ovenbird
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Apr 1 – May 30
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American Redstart
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Apr 1 – May 15
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Cerulean Warbler
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Apr 1 – Apr 30
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Western Tanager
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Apr 16 – May 30
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Canada Warbler
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Apr 16 – May 15
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Willow Flycatcher
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Apr 16 – May 30
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