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'isking-mina:k'iwilda:l hairy woodpecker (Dendrocopos villosus)

'isq'o:ts'-yiditile finch (Carpodacus purpureus, Purple Finch)

ch'ahli-ya:n a type of fish hawk

chwe:qah robin redbreast (Turdus migratorius)

chwun'-yołtul towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Rufous-sided Towhee)

da'kya:w oriole (Icterus cucullatus, Hooded Oriole; I. galbula, Northern Oriole)

da:ch'ahdi-ya:n fish hawk (Pandion haliaetus, Osprey)

da:ch'aht-xa:yiłtiwh eagle (probably second name for ło:q'-ya:n)

dich' valley quail (Lophortyx californicus, California Quail)

dinday-michwo Indian Devil bird

diq'a:n-tah-k'iya:wh-kyoh grosbeak, finch (Pheucticus melanocephalus, Black-headed Grosbeak)

diwh-kyoh grouse (Dendragapus obscurus, Blue Grouse)

dondol-kyoh a large ocean bird (perhaps a pelican)

ga:chwung' raven

je:nah-na:lah second name for kingbird

k'ich'il' feathers

k'iłdik'-kyoh large red-headed (pileated) woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

k'intiyo:di-ch pigmy owl (Glaucidium)

k'ist'ay'-chwing jay, bluejay (Cyanocitta stelleri, Steller's jay)

k'ist'ay'-kyoh Clark crow (Nucifraga columbiana, Clark's Nutcracker)

k'ist'ay'-mili-ch small bird hawk (Accipiter cooperii, Cooper's Hawk)

k'itsa:y large bird hawk, red hawk (Buteo jamaicensis, Red-tailed Hawk)

k'iwiłda'ułchwin crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos, Common Crow)

k'iwiłda'ułchwin-kyoh raven (Corvus corax)

k'iya:wh bird (general term)

k'iya:wh-nayniłwul large speckled hawk (Falco mexicanus, Prairie Falcon)

k'iyuch-łitsow bluebird (Sialia mexicana, Western Bluebird)

kila:gyah small woodpecker, California woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus, Acorn Woodpecker)

king-k'idiłtsay' sapsucker, smallest woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

kyułne swamp robin, timber robin, thrush (Ixoreus naevius, Varied Thrush)

łehq'onch-yiditile goose (Anser sp.)

ło'ya:wh-yiditile duck (sp.)

ło:q'-chwo "mockingbird" or "nightingale", chat (Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted Chat)

ło:q'i-ya:n fish hawk (general term)

ło:q'-ya:n bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

ma:yo mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)

michwe:xin'-q'eh-yixolwhin meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta, Western Meadowlark)

mida'-mina:xo:lwhin snowbird, junco (Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed Junco)

mida'-nite:l duck (general term)

mida:n'-sa'a:n timber owl (Strix occidentalis, Spotted Owl)

mije:w'xole:n-k'idiłq'its' nuthatch, titmouse (Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch; S. canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch; Parus inornatus, Plain Titmouse)

mik'iqots'e'-ma:'a' blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus, Brewer's Blackbird)

minchwiwh-mil yellowhammer, flicker (Colaptes auratus, Common Flicker)

minilohts hoot owl, smallest owl

mining'-me:q'e' screech owl (Otus asio)

mining'-q'it-nuk'iłut' turkey; turkey's wattles

miq'os-łitsow mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

misah-niłchwin turkey vulture, buzzard (Cathartes aura)

misgilo medium-sized owl (Bubo virginianus, Great Horned Owl)

mits'isge:' its (e.g. duck's) fine feathers, down

miwe:whe' its (bird's, chicken's) egg

na:k'ine mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus)

na:t'awe duck (older term, now archaic)

na:t'awe:-łiqay diving duck (Mergus (sp.), Merganser)

na:t'awe:-sowolts ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis, North American Ruddy Duck)

na:xolts'a' a variety of small bird

nisking-mina:k'iwiltsil nuthatch, titmouse (Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch; S. canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch; Parus inornatus, Plain Titmouse)

nisking-mina:t-ch'iwiltong'il sapsucker (Redwood dialect)

q'o:so:s hummingbird (Selasphorus sp.)

t'e'-diydiłkyo:s wren

ta:dehch small bird hawk, sparrow hawk (Falco sparverius, American Kestrel)

tehch'iliw diving duck

tehk'ixis kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher)

tehk'ixołqowh-kyoh pelican (Pelecanus)

tesjehch swallow (Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow)

tintah-ningxa't'e:n largest owl

tintah-xixe:x chickadee, bushtit (Parus gambeli, Mountain Chickadee; P. rufescens, Chestnut-backed Chickadee; and Psaltriparus minimus, Bushtit)

tismil large (black or golden) eagle (Aquila chrysætos, Golden Eagle)

tł'o:q'-da'kya:w kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis, Western Kingbird)

to:mine:-k'iya:whe' seagull (Larus sp.)

ts'e:y-mitah-xona:da'a' common jaybird (Aphelocoma coerulescens, Scrub Jay)

tse:-q'e:t' a small black bird, the size of a robin (apparently Cinclus mexicanus, Water Ouzel or Dipper)

tse:y-mitahxw-na:da'a' jay, bluejay

xa:yont

xahłt'iwhge bird of some kind

xahslin-taw "crane", heron (Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron)

xołidi-k'idiłchwe pheasant, ruffled grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

xonsił-chwiw another name for the mourning dove

yida:ch'in-k'itidmut' Lewis woodpecker (Asyndesmus lewis)

yiduq-dahwinłuł a second name for the jay, bluejay

yiniw-na:lto'n a mythical bird with spikey wings