a. Puddle Ducks Mallard, Black Duck, Pintail, Widgeon, Gadwall, Teal, Wood Duck, Shoveller, Whistling Ducks
b. Diving Ducks Canvasback, Redhead, Scaup, Ring-Necked, Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ruddy, Merganser, Long-Tailed Duck, Harlequin, Scoter, Eider
c. Geese and Swans Canada, Brant, Greater White-Fronted, Ross, Snow, Emperor Geese; Mute, Tundra and Trumpeter Swans
d. Seabirds Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, Pelicans, Gulls, Coots, Puffins, Terns, Auks, Boobies, Frigates, Jaeger, Petrels, Shearwater, Skimmers, Gannets
e. Confidence Loons, Grebes, Swans, Gulls, Terns, Coots, Gallinule, Herons
f. Songbirds All perching songbirds
g. Shorebirds All members of the shorebird family plus Storks, Woodcocks, Spoonbills, Egrets, Bitterns, Herons, Cranes
h. Upland Game Doves, Grouse, Pheasants, Pigeons, Quail, Turkeys, Ptarmigan
i. Birds of Prey Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, Vultures