List of Less Common Migrants

Abundance status of these species is "Occasional" according to the 2002-2003 Vertebrate Inventory. For definitions of residency categories or abundance categories see definitions.

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List of Species

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas Penelope)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceae)
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus philedelphia)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Black Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)