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Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Least Concern
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Least Concern
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
Endangered
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Least Concern
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Least Concern
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Least Concern
