• About the Ecosystems along the way
• Plants and Fungi (Mosses, Ferns, Conifers, Angiosperms and more)
• Animals (Mammals, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates)

Birds (Class Aves )

There are approximately 9000 described species of birds in the world. The number of species increases steadily as one goes towards the tropical regions of the globe. In the area we will be traveling a few species are noted mostly because of their abundance or notoriety.

	Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus		Herring Gull Larus argentatus
	Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica		Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
	Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus		Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus