Bird List

Common Name Scientific Name Status

Grebes
Horned grebe Podiceps auritus
Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
Clark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

Pelecaniformes
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos CSC (breeding)
Brown pelican Pelacanus occidentalis CSC (breeding)
Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus CSC (breeding)

Wading Birds
American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus CSC (breeding)
Great blue heron Ardea herodias CSC (breeding)
Great egret Ardea alba CSC (breeding)
Snowy egret Egretta thula CSC (breeding)
Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax CSC (breeding)

Geese and ducks

Greater white fronted goose Anser albifrons
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Gadwall Anas strepera
Northern pintail Anas acuta
American wigeon Anas americana
Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera
Green-winged teal Anas crecca
Canvasback Aythya valisineria CSC (breeding)
Redhead Aythya americana CSC (breeding)
Greater scaup Aythya marila
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Raptors
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus CSC (breeding)
White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus CSC (breeding)
Cooper’s hawk Accipiter cooperii CSC (breeding)
Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus CSC (breeding)
Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni ST, CC, CSC (breeding)

NOTES- SE: State Endangered, ST: State Threatened, FE: Federally Endangered, FT: Federally Threatened,
CC: USFWS Bird Species of Conservation Concern, CSC: CA Species of Special Concern, SR: State Rare Species B-6
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Common Name Scientific Name Status

Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis CSC (wintering)
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus CSC (breeding)
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
American kestrel Falco sparverius
Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus CSC (breeding)
Merlin Falco columbarius CSC (wintering)
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus CC, CSC (breeding)
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Upland Game Birds

Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Gruiformes
American coot Fulica americana
Ridgway's rail Rallus longirostris obsoletus FE, SE
Virginia rail Rallus limicola
Sora Porzana carolina
California black rail Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus ST, CC

Shorebirds
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
American golden-plover Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus CC
Western snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus FT, CC
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani CC
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes CC
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus CC
Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus CC, CSC (breeding)
Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa CC
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
Red knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Western sandpiper Calidris mauri
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus CC
Wilson's snipe Gallinago delicata
Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Gulls/Terns

NOTES- SE: State Endangered, ST: State Threatened, FE: Federally Endangered, FT: Federally Threatened,
CC: USFWS Bird Species of Conservation Concern, CSC: CA Species of Special Concern, SR: State Rare Species B-7
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Common Name Scientific Name Status

Bonaparte's gull Larus philadelphia
Franklin's gull Larus pipixcan
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
California gull Larus californicus CSC (breeding)
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens
Western gull Larus occidentalis
Heermann's gull Larus heermanni
Caspian tern Sterna caspia CSC (breeding)
Forster’s tern Sterna forsteri CSC (breeding)
Least tern Sterna antillarum SE, FE
Black tern Chlidonias niger CSC (breeding)

Alcids
Common murre Uria aalge

Pigeons/Doves
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
Rock dove Columba livia

Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Long-eared owl Asio otus CSC (breeding)
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Great-horned owl Bubo virginianus CSC
CSC (breeding/some
Western burrowing owl Athene cunicularia hypugea wintering), CC

Swifts
Vauxs swift Chaetura vauxi CSC (breeding)

Hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna
Allen’s hummingbird Selasphorus sasin CC, CSC (breeding)

Woodpeckers
Northern flicker Colaptes auratus

Flycatchers
Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Say's phoebe Sayornis saya

Shrikes
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus CC, CSC (breeding)

Jays, Crows, Ravens

Scrub jay Aphelocoma californica
Common raven Corvus corax

NOTES- SE: State Endangered, ST: State Threatened, FE: Federally Endangered, FT: Federally Threatened,
CC: USFWS Bird Species of Conservation Concern, CSC: CA Species of Special Concern, SR: State Rare Species B-8
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Common Name Scientific Name Status

American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris

Swallows
Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Chickadees
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Wrens
Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris

Thrushes
American robin Turdus migratorius

Pipits
American pipit Anthus rubescens

Waxwings
European starling Sturnus vulgaris

Wood-warblers
Salt marsh common
yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas sinuosa CC

Sparrows
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
Alameda song sparrow Melospiza melodia pusillula
San Pablo song sparrow Melospiza melodia samuelis CC

Icterids
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Finches
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus
American goldfinch Carduelis tristis

NOTES- SE: State Endangered, ST: State Threatened, FE: Federally Endangered, FT: Federally Threatened,
CC: USFWS Bird Species of Conservation Concern, CSC: CA Species of Special Concern, SR: State Rare Species B-9