sandhill crane – sliim [Grus canadensis (Linnaeus)] • The sandhill crane is a […]
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common loon (breeding phase) – swakwun [Gavia immer (Brünnich)] • Loons are […]
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swakwun | Loon
swallow – qw’uqw’sutsun’ [Hirundo rustica Linnaeus (barn swallow), Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot) (tree swallow) […]
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qw’uqw’sutsun’ | Swallow
raven spaal’ [Corvus corax Linnaeus] • This common bird is similar to […]
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spaal’ | Raven
great horned owl – tsiitmuhw [Bubo virginianus (Gmelin)] • This is the largest […]
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tsiitmuhw | Great Horned Owl
robin – skw’qeqe’ [Turdus migratorius Linnaeus] • The robin is a well-known […]
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skw’qeqe’ | robin
wren – t’ut’um’ [unidentified, but perhaps Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus) (winter wren) or […]
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t’ut’um’ | wren
cormorant – lhuthnuts [Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson) (double-crested cormorant) and possibly other Phalacrocorax […]
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lhuthnuts | cormorant
sapsucker, woodpecker – ts’utum [unidentified species or sapsucker, or maybe hairy or […]
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ts’utum | Sapsucker
Canada goose – ’exu [Branta canadensis (Linnaeus)] • Canada geese are large […]
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’exu | Canada goose
goose – tl’ekw’uxun • The name means ‘long wing’. [various types of […]
Read More tl’ekw’uxun | snow goose
tl’ekw’uxun | snow goose
swan – s-hwuw’qun [Cygnus buccinator Richardson (trumpeter swan) and possibly also the […]
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s-hwuw’qun | Swan
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