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Tom Johnson
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
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Sharon Richards
Sage Sparrow
Artemisiospiza belli
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Seabamirum
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
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Will Sweet
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammodramus caudacutus
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Gerrit Vyn
Sanderling
Calidris alba
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Gerrit Vyn
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
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Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
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Gerrit Vyn
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
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Gerrit Vyn
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
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Carlos Escamilla
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
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Gerrit Vyn
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
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Christopher L. Wood
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
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Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
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Laura Meyers
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
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Joel DeYoung
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
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Gerrit Vyn
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
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Brett Haranin
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
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Chris Wood
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
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Rene Odeide
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
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Andy Johnson
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
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Michael J. Andersen
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
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Andy Johnson
Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus
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Jason Rothmeyer
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
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Michael Libbe
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
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Ian Davies
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
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Revup
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
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Michaela Sagatova
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
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Mike Baird
Snowy Plover
Charadrius nivosus
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Robin Arnold
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
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Malcolm Gold
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
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Gerrit Vyn
Sora
Porzana carolina
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Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
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Kameron Perensovich
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
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Bob Gunderson
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
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Steve Ting
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
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Greg Page
Sprague's Pipit
Anthus spragueii
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Luke Seitz
Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
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Christopher L. Wood
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
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Andy Johnson
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
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Brian L. Sullivan
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
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Jason Crotty
Surfbird
Aphriza virgata
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Gerrit Vyn
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
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Tom Smith
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
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Gerry Dewaghe
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
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Jay Paredes
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
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Gerrit Vyn
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
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