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The following is an incomplete list of official city birds, organized by country.
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Andrew, Alberta -
mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
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Barrhead, Alberta -
great blue heron, Ardea herodias
[2]
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Brooks, Alberta -
ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
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Burlington, Ontario -
trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator
[3]
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Calgary, Alberta -
black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
[4]
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Camrose, Alberta -
purple martin, Progne subis
[5]
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Chestermere, Alberta -
black-billed magpie, Pica hudsonia (suggested)
[6]
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Edson, Alberta -
great grey owl, Strix nebulosa
[7]
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Grande Prairie, Alberta -
trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator
[8]
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Guelph, Ontario -
black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
[9]
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Halifax, Nova Scotia -
belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
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Hamilton, Ontario -
peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
[10]
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High Level, Alberta -
common raven, Corvus corax
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King, Ontario -
black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
[11]
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Lacombe, Alberta -
mountain bluebird, Sialia currocoides
[12]
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London, Ontario -
northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
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Marston, Quebec -
common loon, Gavia immer
[13]
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Montreal, Quebec -
American goldfinch, Spinus tristis
[14]
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Morinville, Alberta -
ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis
[15]
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Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec -
cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea
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Olds, Alberta -
great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
[16]
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Peace River, Alberta -
Canada goose, Branta canadensis
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Penhold, Alberta -
northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
[17]
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Peterborough, Ontario -
great blue heron, Ardea herodias
[18]
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Regina, Saskatchewan -
black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
[19]
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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec -
pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
[20]
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec -
wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
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Sarnia, Ontario -
red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
[21]
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Tofield, Alberta -
snow goose, Anser caerulescens
[22]
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Vancouver, British Columbia -
Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna
[23]
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Victoria, British Columbia -
great blue heron, Ardea herodias (suggested)
[24]
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Westlock, Alberta -
American robin, Turdus migratorius
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Whistler, British Columbia -
Canada Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
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Windsor, Ontario -
tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
[25]
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Abiko, Chiba -
Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
[5]
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Akabira, Hokkaido -
varied tit, Sittiparus varius
[6]
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Aomori, Aomori -
Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
[7] (formerly
rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005
[8])
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Chiba, Chiba -
little tern, Sternula albifrons
[9]
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Chigasaki, Kanagawa -
Japanese tit, Parus minor
[10]
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Chiyoda, Tokyo -
mute swan, Cygnus olor
[11]
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Fuchu, Tokyo -
Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
[12]
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Fukuchi, Aomori -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[13]
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Fukushima, Fukushima -
Japanese tit, Parus minor
[14]
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Gotenba, Shizuoka -
Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis
[15]
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Hachiōji, Tokyo -
blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
[16]
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Hadano, Kanagawa -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[17]
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Hamamatsu, Shizuoka -
barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
[18]
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Haramachi, Fukushima -
Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
[19]
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Hashikami, Aomori -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[20]
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Himeji, Hyōgo -
great egret, Ardea alba
[21]
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Hita, Oita -
grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
[22]
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Hitachinaka, Ibaraki -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[23]
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Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[24]
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Ichikawa, Chiba -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[25]
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Ishioka, Ibaraki -
Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
[26]
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Itami, Hyogo -
duck, Anas
[27]
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Kawagoe, Saitama -
goose, Anser, Branta and Chen
[28]
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Kazuno, Akita -
chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi)
[29]
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Kizukuri, Aomori -
lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
[30]
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Kōchi, Kōchi -
Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
[31]
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Koriyama, Fukushima - lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
[32]
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Koshigaya, Saitama -
Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
[33]
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Kumamoto, Kumamoto -
Japanese tit, Parus minor
[34]
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Kurashiki, Okayama -
common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
[35]
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Mito, Ibaraki -
white wagtail, Motacilla alba
[36]
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Nagaokakyo, Kyoto -
Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
[37]
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Namegawa, Saitama -
green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor
[38]
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Nichinan, Miyazaki -
common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
[39]
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Ota, Tokyo -
Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
[40]
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Oyama, Tochigi -
Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
[41]
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Rokkasho, Aomori -
white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
[42]
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Sakai, Osaka -
bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
[43]
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Shizuoka, Shizuoka -
common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
[44]
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Tomakomai, Hokkaido -
whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
[45]
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Tosu, Saga -
Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
[46]
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Tsukuba, Ibaraki -
Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
[47]
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Yonago, Tottori -
whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
[48]
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Zama, Kanagawa -
Japanese tit, Parus minor
[49]
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Buenavista, Bohol -
black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
[50]
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Consolacion, Cebu -
black shama, Copsychus cebuensis
[51]
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Jagna, Bohol - black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
[52]
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Pandan, Antique -
writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan)
[53]
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Santiago, Agusan del Norte -
writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw)
[54]
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Tagbilaran, Bohol -
Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi)
[55]
The
eagle (see also
Serbian eagle) is depicted in the coats of arms of
Niš,
Kraljevo,
Leskovac,
Užice,
Valjevo. A
dove is depicted in the coat of arms of
Novi Sad.
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Asan -
dove, Columba, Streptopelia
[56]
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Busan -
black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
[57]
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Daegu -
white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
[58]
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Gimcheon -
Korean magpie, Pica sericea
[59]
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Gwangju - dove, Columba, Streptopelia
[60]
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Hanam -
ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
[61]
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Miryang - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
[62]
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Mokpo -
red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis
[63]
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Pohang - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
[64]
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Sacheon - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
[65]
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Sangju - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
[66]
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Seongnam - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
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Seoul - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
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Suncheon -
Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
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Ulsan - great egret, Ardea alba
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Yangsan - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
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Keelung -
Black kite, Milvus migrans formosanus
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Taichung -
White-eared sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
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Taipei -
Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
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Hualien -
Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii ardens
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Penghu -
Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula coelivox
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Matsu Islands -
Chinese crested tern, Thalasseus bernsteini
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Yunlin -
Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
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New Taipei -
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
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Hsinchu -
Oriental magpie, Pica serica
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Hsinchu County -
Taiwan barbet, Psilopogon nuchalis
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Changhua County -
Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
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Taoyuan -
Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
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Alabaster, Alabama -
eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
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Algona, Washington -
great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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Aransas Pass, Texas -
brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
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Bakersfield, California -
American robin, Turdus migratorius
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Berkeley, California -
barn owl, Tyto alba
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Cape Coral, Florida -
burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
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Chicago, Illinois -
peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
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Crystal City, Texas -
wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
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Deltona, Florida -
Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
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Dunedin, Florida -
osprey, Pandion haliaetus
[26]
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Fort Worth, Texas -
eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
[27]
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Galveston, Texas -
reddish egret, Egretta rufescens
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Germantown, Tennessee -
eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
[28]
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Griggsville, Illinois -
purple martin, Progne subis
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Harlingen, Texas -
great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
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Honolulu, Hawaii -
White tern, Gygis alba
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Houston, Texas -
yellow-crowned night heron, Nycatanassa violacea
[29]
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Huber Heights, Ohio - dove, Columbidae
[30]
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Ingleside, Texas - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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Kenmore, Washington - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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Key West, Florida - chicken, Gallus gallus
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La Plata, Maryland - purple martin, Progne subis
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Lake Forest, California -
hummingbird, Trochilidae
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Madison, Wisconsin - "
plastic pink flamingo"
[31]
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McAllen, Texas -
green jay, Cyanocorax yncas
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Mission, Texas -
Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
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Oakland, California -
black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
[32]
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Pine Lake, Georgia -
belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
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Port Aransas, Texas -
roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
[33]
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Portland, Oregon - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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Redondo Beach, California - "
Goodyear blimp"
[34]
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Rockford, Illinois - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
[35]
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San Francisco, California -
California quail, Callipepla californica
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Santa Monica, California - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
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Seattle, Washington - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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Shoreacres, Texas - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
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St. Augustine, Florida - roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
[36]
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St. Petersburg, Florida - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
[37]
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Topeka, Kansas -
western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
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Tustin, California -
hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus
[38]
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Villa Park, California - hummingbird, Calypte, Selasphorus
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Washington, D.C. -
wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
-
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