Calidris bairdii Little stint, Calidris minuta (A) Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria Wandering tattler, Tringa incana Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Willet, Tringa semipalmata (C) Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola (A) Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Skuas and jaegers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae Skuas and Jaegers are in general medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus Auks, murres, and puffins Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Alcidae Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture, and some of their habits, however they are only distantly related to the penguins and are able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. Common murre, Uria aalge (A) Thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia (A) Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle (A) Long-billed murrelet, Brachyramphus perdix (A) Ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus (A) Parakeet auklet, Aethia psittacula (A) Crested auklet, Aethia cristatella (A) Horned puffin, Fratercula corniculata (C) Tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata (A) Gulls, terns, and skimmers Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes, and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (A) Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea (C) Sabine's gull, Xema sabini (C) Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia Little gull, Hydrocoleus minutus (C) Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea (C) Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (C) Short-billed gull, Larus brachyrhynchus Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis California gull, Larus californicus Herring gull, Larus argentatus Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides (C) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus (C) Slaty-backed gull, Larus schistisagus (C) Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia (C) Black tern, Chlidonias niger Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea Loons Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae Loons are aquatic birds,