Falconiformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes

Order Falconiformes

Family Cathartidae—American Vultures

Cathartes aura—Turkey Vulture
Coragyps atratus—Black Vulture

Family Accipitridae

Pandion haliaetus—Osprey
Accipiter cooperi—Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter gentilis—Northern Goshawk
Accipiter striatus—Sharp-shinned Hawk
Aquila chrysaetos—Golden Eagle
Buteo jamaicensis—Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo lagopus—Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lineatus—Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo nitidus—Gray Hawk
Buteo platypterus—Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo regalis—Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo swainsoni—Swainson's Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus—Common Black-Hawk
Circus cyaneus—Northern Harrier
Haliaeetus leucocephalus—Bald Eagle
Elanus leucurus—White-tailed Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis—Mississippi Kite
Parabuteo unicinctus—Harris' Hawk

Family Falconidae—Falcons and Caracaras

Falco columbarius—Merlin
Falco mexicanus—Prairie Falcon
Falco peregrinus—Peregrine Falcon
Falco sparverius—American Kestrel

Order Gruiformes—Rails, Cranes, and Allies

Family Rallidae—Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Fulica americana—American Coot
Gallinula chloropus—Common Moorhen
Porzana carolina—Sora
Rallus elegans—King Rail
Rallus limicola—Virginia Rail

Family Gruidae—Cranes

Grus canadensis—Sandhill Crane

Order Charadriiformes—Shorebirds, Gulls, and Alcids

Family Charadriidae—Plovers

Charadrius alexandrinus—Snowy Plover
Charadrius melodus—Piping Plover
Charadrius montanus—Mountain Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus—Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius vociferus—Killdeer
Pluvialis dominica—Lesser Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola—Black-bellied Plover

Family Recurvirostridae—Avocets and Stilts

Himantopus mexicanus—Black-necked Stilt
Recurvirostra americana—American Avocet

Family Scolopacidae—Sandpipers and Allies

Actitis macularia—Spotted Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres—Ruddy Turnstone
Batramia longicauda—Upland Sandpiper
Calidris alba—Sanderling
Calidris alpina—Dunlin
Calidris bairdii—Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris canutus—Red Knot
Calidris fuscicollis—White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus—Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris mauri—Western Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos—Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla—Least Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla—Semipalmated Sandpiper
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus—Willet
Gallinago gallinago—Common Sniper
Limnodromus griseus—Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus—Long-billed Dowitcher
Limosa fedoa—Marbled Godwit
Numenius americanus—Long-billed Curlew
Numenius phaeopus—Whimbrel
Scolopax minor—American Woodcock
Tringa flavipes—Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca—Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa solitaria—Solitary Sandpiper
Phalaropus lobatus—Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor—Wilson's Phalarope
Philomachus pugnax—Ruff

Family Laridae—Gulls, Terns, and Allies

Larus atricilla—Laughing Gull
Larus argentatus—Herring Gull
Larus californicus—California Gull
Larus delawarensis—Ring-billed Gull
Larus heermanni—Heermann's Gull
Larus occidentalis—Western Gull
Larus philadelphia—Bonaparte's Gull
Larus pipixcan—Franklin's Gull
Larus thayeri—Thayer's Gull
Xema sabini—Sabine's Gull
Sterna antillarum—Least Tern
Sterna caspia—Caspian Tern
Sterna forsteri—Forster's Tern
Sterna hirundo—Common Tern
Chlidonias nigra—Black Tern