Birds seen in California March 23-29, 1997
Total species seen = 149
Indented = new for California list (32)
* = life birds (9)
Locations1
Common Loon S,N
Pacific Loon S,Z
Red-throated Loon N
Horned Grebe N
Red-necked Grebe N (Bodega Bay)
Western Grebe N,S,Z
Clark's Grebe Z
Pink-footed Shearwater Z
Northern Fulmar N (Bodega Head)
Brown Pelican S,Z
Double-crested Cormorant C
Brandt's Cormorant N,S,Z
Pelagic Cormorant N,Z
Great Blue Heron N,S,C
Great Egret N,S,C
Cattle Egret C
Canada Goose N,C
*Emperor Goose N (Bodega Bay)
Brant N
Green-winged Teal N
Cinnamon Teal L
Mallard N,S,L
Northern Shoveler L
American Wigeon L
Ruddy Duck N,S,L
Common Merganser N
Red-breasted Merganser N
Lesser Scaup N
Bufflehead N,C,L
Common Goldeneye N
Surf Scoter N,S
Turkey Vulture N,S,C,L,P,Q
Osprey N,S
Golden Eagle N (Pt. Reyes)
Red-shouldered Hawk S
Red-tailed Hawk N,S,C,Q,P,Y
Broad-winged Hawk P
Northern Harrier N,C,L
Cooper's Hawk S
Sharp-shinned Hawk N,S,Y
American Kestrel N,S,C,Q,P,Y
Wild Turkey N
Common Moorhen L
American Coot N,S,L
Black-bellied Plover N
Killdeer N,S,L
Black Oystercatcher N,S,Z
American Avocet N
Greater Yellowlegs S
Western Sandpiper N
Sanderling N,S
Long-billed Curlew N
Willet N,S
Black Turnstone N
Surfbird N,S
Marbled Godwit N
Red-necked Phalarope Z
California Gull N,S,C,L
Mew Gull N,S
Bonaparte's Gull S,L
Western Gull N,S,Z
Sabine's Gull Z
Glaucous Gull N
Glaucous-winged Gull N
Caspian Tern N
Forster's Tern S,Z
Royal Tern S
Black Skimmer S
Pigeon Guillemot N,S,Z
*Xantus's Murrelet Z
Rock Dove who cares
Mourning Dove N,S,L,C
Spotted Dove L
Great Horned Owl L
Western Screech-Owl N,L (Tomales Bay & Santa Anita cyn.)
*Northern Pygmy-Owl N (Kruse Rhododendron State Preserve)
White-throated Swift Y (El Capitan)
Anna's Hummingbird N,S
Allen's Hummingbird N,S
Belted Kingfisher N
Acorn Woodpecker S,P
Nuttall's Woodpecker S
Downy Woodpecker N,S
Hairy Woodpecker N,S,Y
Northern Flicker N,S,L,P,Y
Black Phoebe N,S,P,L,Y
Cassin's Kingbird S,L
Western Kingbird N,S,P,L,Y
*Thick-billed Kingbird L (Cal-Poly Pomona campus)
Barn Swallow S,L
Northern Rough-winged Swallow N,S,C,Y
Tree Swallow N
Violet-green Swallow P
Steller's Jay Y
Western Scrub Jay N,S,L,C,P
*Island Scrub Jay Z
Yellow-billed Magpie C,P,Q
American Crow N,S,L,C,P
Common Raven N,S,L,P,Y
Chestnut-backed Chickadee N
Mountain Chickadee N,Y
Plain Titmouse L,P
Common Bushtit N,S,L,P
Wrentit P
Red-breasted Nuthatch N,Y
Bewick's Wren S,L,Z
Canyon Wren Y
Rock Wren Y,Z
Marsh Wren N
Winter Wren N
Golden-crowned Kinglet N,Y
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Y
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher P
Western Bluebird N,C,Y
(Swainson's Thrush) N
(Hermit Thrush) N
Varied Thrush N
American Robin N,S,L,C,Y
Northern Mockingbird N,S,L,C,P,Q
*LeConte's Thrasher Q (Mericopa)
Cedar Waxwing N,S,L,Y,P
Loggerhead Shrike N,S,L,P,Q
European Starling who cares
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler N,S,Y,L,Y,Z
Townsend's Warbler S
Orange-crowned Warbler S,P
Common Yellowthroat N
California Towhee N,S,L,C,P,Y
Spotted Towhee S
*Black-chinned Sparrow P (Qatal cyn.)
Lark Sparrow N
Savannah Sparrow S
Song Sparrow N,S,Y
Swamp Sparrow N
White-crowned Sparrow N,S,L,Y,P
Golden-crowned Sparrow N,S
Dark-eyed Junco N,S,Y,P
Brewer's Blackbird N,S,Y,C,L,P,Q,Z
Red-winged Blackbird N,S,Y,C,L,P,Q,Z
Western Meadowlark N,S,C,Q
Bullock's Oriole L,P
*Streak-backed Oriole L (Huntington Beach)
Scott's Oriole P (Qatal cyn.)
Cassin's Finch N,Y
House Finch N,S,L,C,Z,P
American Goldfinch N,Y
Lesser Goldfinch P
*Lawrence's Goldfinch P (Ballinger cyn.)
House Sparrow who cares
Location Codes:
N= north coast (SF-Pt. Arena) Z= Santa Cruz Island or en route
S= south coast (LA-Santa Barbara) (pelagic)
Y= Yosemite P= Los Padres NF (including coastal
C= Central Valley foothills & desert transition)
L= Los Angeles basin (inland) Q= San Joaquin Valley esp. Mericopa)