Tier 3 Species

Species of Greatest Conservation Need

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Bank Swallow
Photo by Greg Moyers
Bank Swallow
Photo by Greg Moyers

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Photo by Greg Moyers
Common Tern
Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR
Common Tern
Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR

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Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR
Little Blue Heron
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Little Blue Heron
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Piping Plover
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Piping Plover
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Ruffed Grouse
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Ruffed Grouse
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Willet
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Willet
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski

Tier 3: $750 per year for two years ($1,500)

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Common Gallinule
Photo by Dixie Sommers
Common Gallinule
Photo by Dixie Sommers

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Photo by Dixie Sommers
Bank Swallow
Photo by Greg Moyers
Bank Swallow
Photo by Greg Moyers

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Photo by Greg Moyers
Blue-headed Vireo
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Blue-headed Vireo
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Common Merganser
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Common Merganser
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Common Tern
Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR
Common Tern
Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR

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Photo by Meagan Thomas, DWR
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Photo by Dave Boltz
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Photo by Dave Boltz

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Photo by Dave Boltz
Killdeer
Photo by Dave Wendelken
Killdeer
Photo by Dave Wendelken

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Photo by Dave Wendelken
Least Flycatcher
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Least Flycatcher
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Little Blue Heron
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Little Blue Heron
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Mourning Warbler
Photo by Kevin Shank, Nature Friend Magazine
Mourning Warbler
Photo by Kevin Shank, Nature Friend Magazine

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Photo by Kevin Shank, Nature Friend Magazine
Piping Plover
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Piping Plover
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Ruffed Grouse
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Ruffed Grouse
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Spotted Sandpiper
Photo by Barbara Houston
Spotted Sandpiper
Photo by Barbara Houston

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Photo by Barbara Houston
Trumpeter Swan
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Trumpeter Swan
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Vesper Sparrow
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Vesper Sparrow
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Willet
Photo by Diane Lepkowski
Willet
Photo by Diane Lepkowski

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Photo by Diane Lepkowski
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