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Posted on May 30, 2018May 31, 2018  

sandhill crane – sliim [Grus canadensis (Linnaeus)] • The sandhill crane is a […]
Read More sliim | Sandhill Crane

sliim | Sandhill Crane

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

common loon (breeding phase) – swakwun [Gavia immer (Brünnich)] • Loons are […]
Read More swakwun | Loon

swakwun | Loon

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

swallow – qw’uqw’sutsun’ [Hirundo rustica Linnaeus (barn swallow), Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot) (tree swallow) […]
Read More qw’uqw’sutsun’ | Swallow

qw’uqw’sutsun’ | Swallow

Posted on May 28, 2018July 26, 2018  

raven spaal’ [Corvus corax Linnaeus] • This common bird is similar to […]
Read More spaal’ | Raven

spaal’ | Raven

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

great horned owl – tsiitmuhw [Bubo virginianus (Gmelin)] • This is the largest […]
Read More tsiitmuhw | Great Horned Owl

tsiitmuhw | Great Horned Owl

Posted on May 28, 2018November 25, 2018  

robin – skw’qeqe’ [Turdus migratorius Linnaeus] • The robin is a well-known […]
Read More skw’qeqe’ | robin

skw’qeqe’ | robin

Posted on May 28, 2018June 16, 2018  

wren – t’ut’um’ [unidentified, but perhaps Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus) (winter wren) or […]
Read More t’ut’um’ | wren

t’ut’um’ | wren

Posted on May 28, 2018June 16, 2018  

cormorant – lhuthnuts [Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson) (double-crested cormorant) and possibly other Phalacrocorax […]
Read More lhuthnuts | cormorant

lhuthnuts | cormorant

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

sapsucker, woodpecker – ts’utum [unidentified species or sapsucker, or maybe hairy or […]
Read More ts’utum | Sapsucker

ts’utum | Sapsucker

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

Canada goose – ’exu [Branta canadensis (Linnaeus)] • Canada geese are large […]
Read More ’exu | Canada goose

’exu | Canada goose

Posted on May 28, 2018May 31, 2018  

goose – tl’ekw’uxun • The name means ‘long wing’. [various types of […]
Read More tl’ekw’uxun | snow goose

tl’ekw’uxun | snow goose

Posted on May 27, 2018November 25, 2018  

swan – s-hwuw’qun [Cygnus buccinator Richardson (trumpeter swan) and possibly also the […]
Read More s-hwuw’qun | Swan

s-hwuw’qun | Swan

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