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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Falconidae (Caracaras And Falcons), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin (Pigeon Hawk)
American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tetraonidae (Grouse And Ptarmigan), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Blue Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Pinnated Grouse (Greater and Lesser Prairie Chickens)
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sage Grouse

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Ardeidae (Herons And Bitterns), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Great Blue Heron
Northern Green Heron
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Great Egret (Common Egret)
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron (Louisiana Heron)
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Least Bittern
American Bittern

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Turnstones, And Surfbirds), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Piping Plover
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Mountain Plover

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Eastern Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher (Crested Flycatcher)
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Say Phoebe
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher (Traill Flycatcher)
Least Fl ycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Pewee
Western Wood Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds And Thrashers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Northern Mockingbird (Common Mockingbird)
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Sage Thrasher

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Icteridae (Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, And Orioles), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
Northern Oriole (Baltimore and Bullock Orioles)
Brewer Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Color Photo Section, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

1. Common loon, adult, upright aggressive display
2. Eared grebe, adult incubating (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
3. Black-crowned night heron, adult
4. Snowy egret, adult foraging
5. Trumpeter swan, adults and cygnets
6. Goshawk, adult
7. Prairie falcon, adult (photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
8. Swainson hawk, adult
9. Greater prairie chicken, male booming before female
10. Sharp-tailed grouse, adult males in territorial confrontation
11. Greater sandhill crane, adult incubating
12. American coot, adult feeding young
13. Mountain plover, adult (photo courtesy of Ed Schulenberg)
14. Upland sandpiper, adult
15. Long-billed curlew (photo …

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Podicipedidae (Grebes), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Anhingidae (Anhingas), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Anhinga

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Meleagrididae (Turkeys), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Wild Turkey

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Laridae (Gulls And Terns), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Franklin Gull
Forster Tern
Common Tern
Least Tern (Little Tern)
Caspian Tern
Black Tern

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, And Anis), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Roadrunner

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Strigidae (Typical Owls), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Saw-whet Owl

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Apodidae (Swifts), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Chimney Swift
White-throated Swift

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Belted Kingfisher

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Paridae (Titmice, Verdins, And Bushtits), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee (Brown-capped Chickadee)
Tufted Titmouse
Black-crested Titmouse
Plain Titmouse
Verdin
Bushtit

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Corvidae (Jays, Magpies, And Crows), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Gray Jay (Canada Jay)
Blue Jay
Steller Jay
Scrub Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
White-necked Raven
American Crow (Common Crow)
Fish Crow
Pinyon Jay

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Certhiidae (Creepers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Brown Creeper

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Troglodytidae (Wrens), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

House Wren
Bewick Wren
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Long-billed Marsh Wren (Marsh Wren)
Short-billed Marsh Wren (Sedge Wren)
Canyon Wren
Rock Wren

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Motacillidae (Wagtails And Pipits), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Sprague Pipit

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Laniidae (Shrikes), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Loggerhead Shrike

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Sturnidae (Starlings), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Starling

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Fringillidae (Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, And Buntings), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Green-tailed Towhee
Rufous-sided Towhee
Brown Towhee
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Baird Sparrow
Henslow Sparrow
Le Conte Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Bachman Sparrow (Pine Woods Sparrow)
Cassin Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored and White-winged Juncos)
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
McCown Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Appendix B -- Abundance And Breeding Status Of Birds At Selected Parks And Refuges In The Great Plains, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

A 14-page table including wildlife refuges in the states of North Dakota (7), Minnesota (3), South Dakota (5), Nebraska (4), Kansas (4), Missouri (1), Oklahoma (4), and Texas (2).

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

White Pelican (American White Pelican)

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, And Harriers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Goshawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Harris Hawk
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Marsh Hawk

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Pandionidae (Ospreys), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Osprey

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Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Phasianidae (Quails, Pheasants, And Partridges), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Bobwhite
Scaled Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Gray Partridge

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Full-Text Articles in Ornithology

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Falconidae (Caracaras And Falcons), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tetraonidae (Grouse And Ptarmigan), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Ardeidae (Herons And Bitterns), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Charadriidae (Plovers, Turnstones, And Surfbirds), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds And Thrashers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Icteridae (Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, And Orioles), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Color Photo Section, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Podicipedidae (Grebes), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Anhingidae (Anhingas), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Meleagrididae (Turkeys), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Laridae (Gulls And Terns), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, And Anis), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Strigidae (Typical Owls), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Apodidae (Swifts), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Paridae (Titmice, Verdins, And Bushtits), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Corvidae (Jays, Magpies, And Crows), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Certhiidae (Creepers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Troglodytidae (Wrens), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Motacillidae (Wagtails And Pipits), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Laniidae (Shrikes), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Sturnidae (Starlings), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Fringillidae (Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, And Buntings), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Appendix B -- Abundance And Breeding Status Of Birds At Selected Parks And Refuges In The Great Plains, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, And Harriers), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Pandionidae (Ospreys), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard

Birds Of The Great Plains: Family Phasianidae (Quails, Pheasants, And Partridges), Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Great Plains (Revised Edition, 2009) by Paul Johnsgard