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cheeep nuthatch

cheekee chicken

chegecheehl red-breasted sapsucker

chegeee nuthatch, sparrow

chegeeekor oriole

chegeekw swamp robin, winter robin

chegemem hummingbird

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

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

chele'l kingfisher, killdeer

chereekue' swamp robin

chergeekue' swamp robin

chergeesh a small woodpecker

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

chorek'week nee merk green heron

chpegaa cormorant

ch'ek wren

ch'ek'ch'ek' wren

ch'ue'ch'eesh bird, small bird

hewonehl red eagle

hewonohl supernatural bird

hewono' condor

he'mee' pigeon

huehuehuercheen a type of wren

kego'sneg seagull

kelok goose

kerrneet duck hawk, gerfalcon, chicken-hawk, falcon

knuuue hawk, small yellow-brown hawk

kokonew pileated woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker

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

kwegokw raven

kwerykweryerch screech owl

kwer'er'ee' towhee (bird)

kweyuech a bird now extinct

k'errch' crow, flock of crows

k'err' crow

k'err' segon blackbird

k'oo'y jay, bluejay

k'oo'ych'ee jay, bluejay

k'yow swan

legech mudhen, coot

legemem ruffed grouse (locally also called pheasant)

lerger'l buzzard, vulture

letkwel oriole

maak'weet'p'ohl camp robber

megah swallow (bird)

megey 'o'rowee' mourning dove

merkwteeks crane, heron

merr a sea bird whose eggs are eaten

meweehl 'ue-segon canvasback

mur'ur'n sawbill

negah swallow (bird)

neryert duck, ducks

pega'r yellowhammer

pegoy flicker, yellowhammer

pergeesh bald eagle, eagle, golden eagle

plee'wores a kind of owl

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

pookw screech owl

pregoneesh condor

pregoos condor

preworehl screech owl

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

reekoret sparrow hawk

rekoreks seabird nest

res'oges nest

re'noh feather

sepolah nee 'e'gol meadowlark

serrt apple owl

seryerkert robin, redbreasted robin

spegeee fish hawk, chicken hawk

sraat scrub jay

srah bluebird

s'erwerh blue grouse

tegee'n ch'ue'ch'eesh canary

tege'muer snowbird

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

teneech a black coastal bird with a red mouth, perhaps the black oystercatcher

tenuereep mockingbird

tereet spotted sandpiper

tergernerp mockingbird

terkerkur' valley quail

terkerrt California woodpecker, acorn woodpecker

terkterk mallard

tohtehl eagle, red-tailed hawk

tohtet eagle

tokues pelican

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), egg (of any animal)

'weryhl 'ue-muenchey egg white