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Over the course of the past few years we've had the opportunity to see and view many different birds.  Below is a list of what we've seen and pictures of some of those that have stayed around long enough for us to take pictures:   ORDER GAVIIFORMES Loons - Gaviidae • Common Loon (Gavia immer)   ORDER PELECANIFORMES Gannets and Boobies - Sulidae • Australian Gannet (Morus serrator) Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)   ORDER CICONIFORMES Bitterns, Herons and Allies - Ardeidae • Great Blue Heron (Ardea heordias) • Great Egret (Ardea heordias) • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) • Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) • Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) • Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) • Rufous Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Ibises and Spoonbills - Threskiornithidae • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) New World Vultures - Cathartidae • Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)   ORDER ANSERIFORMES Ducks, Geese and Swans - Anatidae • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) • Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) • Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) • Atlantic Brant (Branta bernicia) • Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) • Wood Duck (Aix Sponsa) • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) • Pacific Black Duck (Anas sparsa) • Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) • Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) • Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) • Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) • Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)   ORDER FALCONIFORMES Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies - Accipitridae • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) • Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)   ORDER GALLIFORMES Megapodes - Megapodiidae • Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)   ORDER GRUIFORMES Rails and Coots - Rallidae • Takahe (Porphyrio manteli) • Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) • American Coot (Fulica americana)   ORDER CHARADIIFORMES Oystercatchers - Haemotopodidae • Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) • American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Stilts and Avocets - Recurvirostridae • Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) • Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Lapwings and Plovers - Charadriidae • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) • Spur-winged Plover  (Vanellus miles) Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Allies - Scolopacidae • Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) • Willet (Catotrophorus semipalmatus) • Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) • Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) • Sanderling (Calidras alba) • Dunlin (Calidris alpina) • Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers - Laridae • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) • Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) • Forster's Tern (Sterna paradisaea) • Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)   ORDER PSITTACIFORMES Parrots and Macaws - Psittacidae • Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) • Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) • Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) Lories and Lorikeets - Loriidae • Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)   ORDER COLUMBIFORMES Pigeons and Doves - Columbidae • Mourning Dove (Zinaida macroura)   ORDER STRIGIFORMES Typical Owls - Strigidae • Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)   ORDER APODIFORMES Hummingbirds - Trochilidae • Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)   ORDER PICIFORMES Woodpeckers and Allies - Picidae • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) • Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)   ORDER PASSERIFORMES Tyrant Flycatchers - Tyranninidae • Western Wood Peewee (Contopus sordidulus) • Eastern Wood Peewee (Contopus virens) • Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Bowerbirds - Ptilonorhynchidae • Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) Honeyeaters - Meliphagidae • Noisy Miner (Manorina flavigula) Wattlebirds - Callaeidae • Saddleback (Creadion carunculatus) Australasian Robins - Eopsalriidae • New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis) Monarch Flycatchers - Monarchidae • Grey Fantail (Rhipidura drownei) Bellmagpies - Cracticidae • Australasian Magpie (Gymorhina tibicen) Vireos - Vireonidae • White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Jays and Crows - Corvidae • Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) • Common Raven (Corvus corax) Swallows - Hirundinidae • Purple Martin (Progne subis) • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) • Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Chickadees and Titmice - Paridae • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Nuthatches - Sittidae • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) • Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) Creepers - Certhiidae • Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Wrens - Troglodutidae • Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Kinglets - Regulidae • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers - Sylviidae • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Thrushes - Turdidae • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) • American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Mockingbirds and Thrashers - Mimidae • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus) • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Wood Warblers - Parulidae • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) • MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei) • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) Tanagers - Thraupidae • Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Emberizids - Emberizidae • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythophthalmus) • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) • Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) • White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Cardinals, Saltators and Allies - Cardinalidae • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Blackbirds - Icteridae • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) • Common Grackle (Fringilla coelebs) Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies - Fringillidae • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)