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chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker

chegemem hummingbird

chegeee nuthatch, sparrow

chegeeekor oriole

chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin

chekwchekw an eagle, a little smaller than a golden eagle, fish hawk

chek'chek' a small brown bird with a sharp nose

chelel' kingfisher, killdeer

chereekue' swamp robin

cheeep nuthatch

cheekee chicken

chorek'week nee merk green heron

chpegaa cormorant

chergeekue' swamp robin

chergeesh a small woodpecker

cherkw jump center (in the brush dance), bird's tail

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'uech'eesh

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

he'mee' pigeon

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

kego'sneg seagull

kelok goose

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

kwa'ree' a brown bird, darker on breast with black specks, red eyes

kwegokw raven

kweyuech a bird now extinct

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

k'ooy' jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'err' crow

k'err' segon blackbird

k'yow swan

legech mudhen, coot

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lergerl' buzzard, vulture

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback

merk crane, heron

merkwteeks crane

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

merrn river duck

muer'uern' river duck, "evidently the sawbill or merganser", "white duck"

negah swallow (bird)

neryert duck, ducks

pegar' yellowhammer

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

plegel' great cinereus owl, hoot owl (bird of ill omen)

plee'wores a kind of owl

pookw screech owl

pregoneesh condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

puuek nego' slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

re'noh feather

reekoret sparrow hawk

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

serrt apple owl

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

s'erwerh blue grouse

tege'muer snowbird

tegeen' ch'uech'eesh canary

tekwe's owl, timber owl, largest size owl, black

tenuereep mockingbird

tereet spotted sandpiper

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tohtet eagle

tokues pelican

tergernerp mockingbird

terkerkue' valley quail

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

terkterk mallard

tuemerhl sea duck, lesser snow goose

wentokws female (animal or bird)

we'not wing

Wohpek'wuemew 'ue-mer'p'erhl chickadee

yegom mountain quail

'e'gol call (of a bird), hoot

'onopeech sea pigeon, small seagull

'o'rowee' dove, mourning dove, lizard

'weryhl egg (of bird)

'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white