Region - The Northwest Pacific region includes most of Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia, all of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and the western portion of Montana.
The region is well known for its mountainous terrain and evergreen forests. In northern areas, a band of coniferous trees, known as the boreal forest, dominates the landscape. The main trees are firs, spruces, and larches. In the West, humid coniferous forests of Douglas-fir, western redcedar, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, and lodgepole pine are characteristic trees. Higher up, on steep mountain slopes, stunted and wind-blown pine, spruce, and fir forests can be found.
Rivers and Streams cut through the mountains. Estuaries meet the varied habitats of the Seacoast. Infertile areas, Agricultural Lands and recently Urban and Residential developments encompass much of the landscape. In the interior, there are areas of dry deciduous forests, cool deserts, large deep lakes, and grasslands.
Identification - There are 101 birds you can easily hear and identify in the Northwest Pacific region. The following is a list, in the American Ornithologists' Union order, of these birds:
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Oldsquaw
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-necked Pheasant
Willow Ptarmigan
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
California Quail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
Common Snipe
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Gray Jay
Steller's Jay
Scrub Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Tanager
Rufous-sided Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Northern Oriole
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
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Common Loon
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Pied-billed Grebe
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American Bittern
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Great Blue Heron
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Tundra Swan
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Trumpeter Swan
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Snow Goose
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Canada Goose
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Wood Duck
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Mallard
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Northern Pintail
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American Wigeon
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Oldsquaw
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Osprey
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Bald Eagle
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Ring-necked Pheasant
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Willow Ptarmigan
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Ruffed Grouse
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Wild Turkey
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California Quail
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Virginia Rail
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Sora
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Sandhill Crane
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Killdeer
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Black Oystercatcher
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American Avocet
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Long-billed Curlew
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Common Snipe
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Franklin's Gull
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Ring-billed Gull
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Herring Gull
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Western Gull
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Glaucous-winged Gull
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Rock Dove
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Mourning Dove
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Great Horned Owl
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Barred Owl
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Common Nighthawk
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Common Poorwill
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Belted Kingfisher
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Northern Flicker
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Gray Jay
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Steller's Jay
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Scrub Jay
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Black-billed Magpie
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American Crow
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Common Raven
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Rock Wren
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Canyon Wren
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Bewick's Wren
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House Wren
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Winter Wren
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Marsh Wren
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American Dipper
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Veery
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Swainson's Thrush
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Hermit Thrush
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American Robin
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Varied Thrush
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Gray Catbird
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Northern Mockingbird
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European Starling
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Warbling Vireo
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Yellow Warbler
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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American Redstart
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Northern Waterthrush
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Common Yellowthroat
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Wilson's Warbler
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Western Tanager
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Rufous-sided Towhee
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Chipping Sparrow
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Fox Sparrow
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Song Sparrow
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White-throated Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Bobolink
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Western Meadowlark
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Northern Oriole
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Purple Finch
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House Finch
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American Goldfinch
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Evening Grosbeak
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