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GRAND CALIFORNIA

August 11-26, 2018 FIELD REPORT (PLUS TWENTY OTHERS)

Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove & Half Dome and Bodega Bay coastline by Merrill Lester

Prepared by

Jeri M. Langham

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GRAND CALIFORNIA FIELD REPORT August 11 - 26, 2018

Posted by Jeri M. Langham September 9, 2018

Whenever someone asks if I get tired of leading Grand California, I laugh and say, "Picture San Francisco, Point Reyes National Seashore, Bodega Bay, the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake, the White Mountains, Yosemite National Park, Monterey and the Big Sur coastline. Now tell me you could ever get tired of the scenery, not to mention the array of possible birds, plants and other animals." Our endemic Yellow-billed Magpie is much more difficult to see due to decimation by the West Nile Virus, but we still always find some in the Sacramento area. This year our pelagic trip on Monterey Bay produced Humpback Whales, up to 3 Black-footed Albatrosses sitting on the water around our boat and, best of all, a juvenile Masked Booby.

Black-footed Albatross © Rebecca Bowater Masked Booby © Rebecca Bowater

It is always difficult to select the top experiences from any of my tours

because every day brings at least one special encounter. Here are some excerpts of this year’s tour taken from the daily journal I write and then mail to all participants after I get home.

On our way to Bodega Head, we picked up three Black Oystercatchers and a dozen American White Pelicans. Bodega Head was socked in with fog, but we still were able to ID a Pelagic Cormorant and, heading back, we photographed Mule Deer. Two first year Heermann’s Gulls were nice to see. The tide was headed out so we found a huge group of Marbled Godwits with Willets and at least one Long-billed Dowitcher. In the calm north corner we found six

Mule Deer © Rebecca Bowater Red-throated Loon © Rebecca Bowater

Common Loons, one Red-throated Loon, and a Surf Scoter along with Western and Ring-billed gulls. A quick stop due to a huge flock of shorebirds produced the best bird of the day, Baird’s Sandpiper. I was happy with 75 species seen on our first full day of birding!

We returned to Doran Beach State Park since the area near the jetties was now open. I spotted a number of Surfbirds on the rock jetty and after all had seen them well we got extremely lucky to find a Wandering Tattler. We celebrated by eating our delicious Spud Point crab sandwiches at a picnic table.

A tip from a friend in Sacramento helped us to locate a flock of Yellow-billed Magpies and we spent about 40 minutes enjoying this endemic species.

The endemic Yellow-billed Magpie © Rebecca Bowater Black-chinned Hummingbird © R. B.

Ironically as we drove to my home, there were about a dozen more in the park just down from my house! Soon we were watching Hooded Orioles, Black-chinned and Anna’s hummingbirds, Lesser Goldfinches, House Finches, and an

Oak Titmouse in my backyard. On our walk out the back gate and along the American River, we added Bushtits and got to see a Coyote and Black-tailed Jackrabbit.

The following morning we drove to the Riviera East Park near my home where I recently heard two Western Screech-Owls. Soon two owls responded, but they were deep in tall, fairly dense trees. One was behind too many leaves, but the other was wonderful - staying in the open for all to see. It was a mated pair with completely different sounding warbles.

Sandi spotted the male Blue Grosbeak in grasses next to the levee as soon as we arrived at County Road 126. Western Kingbirds cooperated, as did Nuttall’s and Downy woodpeckers. There were close to 100 American White Pelicans in the water, and when they flew away with others that arrived in flight it was an impressive sight. Western Tanager only gave us a brief look but there were lots of Lesser Goldfinches and one Swainson’s Hawk. Driving up CR 124 we added Loggerhead Shrike, and in the area where CR 124 meets Old River Road we had a great show with MacGillivray’s, Yellow, Orange-crowned and Wilson’s warblers.

Before checking out Yolo Basin Wildlife Area, I decided to try the road near Davis where we missed Burrowing Owl yesterday. Today luck was with us as two adult Burrowing Owls and two owlets kept cameras clicking for about 25 minutes.

Burrowing Owl family near burrow © Rebecca Bowater

Yolo Basin Wildlife Area is rather dry right now, but still quite a bit of fun to

bird. Right away we picked up a gorgeous Yellow-headed Blackbird along with other blackbird species. Long-billed Dowitchers, Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets were present, too. Eventually we saw four species of swallows. However nothing could compare with the Marsh Wren views. A couple

of adults popped up on a tiny clump of Cattails and then youngsters started flying towards us and there must have been at least a dozen.

The unpaved road above Hope Valley gave us great scenery and great looks at Clark’s Nutcracker, White-headed Woodpecker, Green-tailed Towhee, Hermit Warbler, Cassin’s Vireo, Townsend’s Solitaire, Hammond’s Flycatcher and more. A Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel cooperated for photos, and daily

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel © Rebecca Bowater Pacific Fritillary © Rebecca Bowater

we encountered beautiful butterflies and flowering plants.

A location we visited before lunch had views of Brewer’s Sparrows and a Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. A stop for scenic photos just past Monitor Pass produced a cooperative Rock Wren.

Our first stop this morning was a small bridge over the tiny Owens River. We picked up two Bullock’s Orioles, Common Yellowthroat, and Bewick’s Wren but otherwise it was quiet. Tollhouse Springs has been the only place I know where one can find Chukar on our tour, and we were fortunate to hear and see one. Other highlights this morning were 20 or so Pinyon Jays, MacGillivray’s Warbler, American Kestrel, Warbling Vireo, Juniper Titmouse, and Black-tailed and Blue-gray gnatcatchers.

A short 10,000-foot elevation walk in Schulman Grove, among the gnarled Bristlecone Pine trees, produced many Mountain Chickadees, some White-breasted and Pygmy nuthatches, one Pacific-slope Flycatcher, several Dark-eyed Juncos (Oregon race), and Black-throated Gray Warblers. I always enjoy walking in this incredible ecosystem, marveling at these ancient trees that have survived for thousands of years.

On the way to the old gold mining town of Bodie, our first stop produced two Canyon Wrens, one Rock Wren, and a few warblers. The next stop was even better as birds were coming into the willows by a narrow ditch to bathe: Cassin’s Vireo, Purple Finches, Green-tailed Towhee, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brewer’s and Chipping sparrows, Yellow and Yellow-rumped warblers, glimpse of a Sagebrush Sparrow and more. It was great to hear several Common Nighthawks and see them flying over the rocky ridge. Frustrating was hearing Mountain Quail, but not being able to see them. We stopped further along the road to see our first Mountain Bluebirds. While I watched from the tall mound in Bodie, I saw Hugh waving at me and little by little all of you were able to see the three Greater Sage-Grouse he had spotted. I believe most of you enjoyed perusing this old gold mining ghost town. On the way out a Say’s Phoebe was new for us.

We had wonderful views of huge Mono Lake tufa towers that were formed underwater and are now exposed due to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power siphoning water for Los Angeles from streams that used to feed the lake. I always have to remind myself that this huge body of water is too salty (3X that of the ocean) to support any fish life. We saw hundreds of Eared Grebes, California Gulls, and Red-necked Phalaropes with a few dozen Wilson’s Phalaropes. There

Negit Island visible on left. Distant Mono Lake tufa towers once covered by water © Jeri Langham

were three Osprey nests on top of tufa towers at the South Tufa area. Since Mono Lake cannot support any fish, the adults must fly to nearby freshwater lakes to catch fish to feed their young who are well protected on top of the tallest tufa towers that are still surrounded by water. Masses of Brine Shrimp provide fuel for migrating Eared Grebes, Red-necked and Wilson’s phalaropes, and other birds. Brine or Alkali Flies that are gobbled up by California Gulls and other birds cause a visible black ring around the edge of the lake.

California Gull & Brine Flies © Rebecca Bowater Brine flies on algal mat © Hugh Lloyd

From here we returned to the hummingbird feeders in Lee Vining and saw the same hummingbird species as yesterday - Anna’s, Black-chinned, Rufous, Calliope and Broad-tailed.

Along the road to the Tamarack Flat Campground in Yosemite, we stopped to enjoy our best flock. The highlight was a Townsend’s Warbler, but there were Red-breasted and White-breasted nuthatches and Mountain Chickadees, along with Hermit, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Nashville, Orange-crowned, Black-throated Gray and Wilson's warblers. Two of you saw the Black Swift and later Sandi would see a Vaux’s. We had a quick look at a White-headed Woodpecker, but the best was yet to come when at the turnaround place we called in both Red-breasted and Williamson’s sapsuckers!!! It was a great way to end our birding day. On the way back to our hotel we stopped to look at El Capitan in the daylight. After breakfast each morning we watched two climbers.

El Capitan © Jeri Langham Climber on sheer wall of El Capitan © Kit Sayles

As we approached the Pinnacles National Park Visitor Center and campground, Wild Turkeys, California Quail, and Western Bluebirds were visible in the open area under the oaks. At the Bear Gulch Day Use Area we had superb views of a close Rufous-crowned Sparrow and its mate as well as two Wrentits that checked us out. On our return, I impulsively turned into the Visitor Center parking lot and within five minutes Hugh spotted a California Condor perched in a dead tree way up the ridge. We spent over 30 minutes trying to photograph it and also really enjoying our find as well as the friendly Oak Titmouse and Steller’s Jay that hoped to be fed. As we drove back to Hollister I mentioned keeping an eye out for Prairie Falcon, and in less than 5 minutes we had a close one perched on a fence post. My biggest surprise came about 15 minutes later when a Greater Roadrunner zoomed across the road in front of our van.

Moonglow Dairy rewarded us with a huge flock of Tricolored Blackbirds with Red-winged and Brewer’s mixed in. Cinnamon Teal were new for us here. The tide was on its way down when we reached Moss Landing so we enjoyed the shorebirds showing up to feed in the newly exposed mud. Most unusual was probably the Lesser Yellowlegs but more beautiful was a Black-bellied Plover in nearly full breeding plumage. There were 33 male Sea Otters hanging out in their usual location by the rock jetties.

I dropped you off on Fisherman's Wharf and, after parking, joined you. Debi Shearwater checked us in for today’s pelagic trip. We saw Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots, Brandt's and Pelagic cormorants, Black Turnstone, California Sea Lion, and Sea Otters while still cruising near shore. Rhinoceros Auklets appeared from time to time but only one Cassin’s Auklet was seen today. Black-footed Albatrosses were easy with up to three visible at one time near our boat.

Black-footed Albatross approaching rear of boat for chum © Rebecca Bowater

I am still amazed by the two huge flocks of Sooty Shearwaters seen today. This was a great pelagic trip as we also saw adults of all three species of jaegers. We had hundreds of Red-necked Phalaropes and also a few Red Phalaropes. Sooty and Pink-footed shearwaters gave us wonderful views all day with a few Buller’s making a brief appearance. Of the mammals, I never tire of seeing Humpback Whales and the show late in the afternoon was impressive. We also had superb looks at Risso's Dolphins. Twice we encountered Northern Fur Seals. The two best birds of the day were found at the very end as we headed for shore. I had been trying to make a Rhinoceros Auklet into a Tufted Puffin all day, so was happy when one was found just before the juvenile Masked Booby that flew right over us several times.

A pond, surrounded by chaparral vegetation on one side and foothill pines and oaks on the other, provided a little oasis in the middle of very dry country and it was a mecca for birds from the surrounding area. I could not believe the dozens and dozens of Lawrence’s Goldfinches that came in to bathe in the hour we watched the spectacle. We also had dozens of Bell’s Sparrows (a recent split from Sage Sparrow). Both of these species are difficult to find on this tour and were today’s prime targets. Also coming into the water were California Quail, both California and Spotted towhees, California Thrasher, Oak Titmouse, Acorn Woodpeckers, a few Lesser and American goldfinches, one Great Blue Heron, and Black Phoebe. I could have stayed here for hours watching the constant stream of visitors. We returned to Tres Pinos and then headed out into huge areas of open grassland that provided two sightings of Golden Eagle and one adult Bald Eagle as our last new bird of the day. What a finish to 15 days of wonderful birding across this great state!

After every VENT tour I lead, I ask the participants who take photographs to send me their best photos. From those I receive, I select representative photos of birds, other animals, and plants and create a page using those photos. The following pages are from six of my most recent tours and will give you an excellent preview of the incredible diversity possible during your tour.

ASSORTED GRAND CALIFORNIA 2007 FIELD LIST PHOTOS

Bewick’s Wren Clark’s Nutcracker Bushtit Mountain Chickadee

Black-footed Great Pomarine Mountain Buller’s Northern Albatross Gray Owl Jaeger Quail Shearwater Pygmy-Owl

Northern Fur Seal Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak

American Dipper Green-tailed Towhee Chukar Black-throated Gray Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet

Long-tailed Jaeger Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Oak Titmouse Sabine’s Gull

Williamson’s Sapsucker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Fox Sparrow Acorn Woodpecker White-headed Woodpecker

Photoshop & Design by Jeri M. Langham with photos by Carl Sheely


Pine Grosbeak Burrowing Owl Lesser Goldfinch Mountain Chickadee

Western Grebe Bewick’s Wren Lilac-bordered Copper Sagebrush Lizard

California Quail Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Gull Wrentit Black-headed Grosbeak

California Towhee Common Merganser Northern Blue Sooty Grouse

Cooper’s Sage Greater Brewer’s California California Hawk Thrasher Sage-Grouse Blackbird Scrub-Jay Thrasher

Black-backed Clark’s Pacific White-breasted White-headed Woodpecker Nutcracker Tree Frog Nuthatch Woodpecker

Photos by Merrill Lester (19), Norma Rubin (5) & Sandy Rubin (4) with Photoshop & Design by Jeri M. Langham.


Burrowing Owl display Mountain Bluebird Heermann’s Gull Green-tailed Towhee

Yellow-billed Magpie Orcas or Killer Whales Sooty Grouse California Ground Squirrel

California Gull Applegate’s Paintbrush Black-tailed Jackrabbit Black-necked Stilt Wolf Lichen

Sage Coulter Greater Large-leaved White-tailed Prairie Thrashers Pine Sage-Grouse Lupine Kite Falcon

Rock Wren Long-billed Curlew Western Gull eating a crab Harbor Seal

California Mule Deer Brown Pelican Sierra Redwood Black Bear with stolen trout Brine Fly

Photoshop & Design by Jeri M. Langham with photos by Caryl Leong (10), Bob Kleiger (9), Chris Brothers (7) & Donna Paino (2).


Black-footed Albatross Least Chipmunk California Scrub-Jay California Gull & Brine Flies

Elegant Madia Brewer’s Blackbird Tufa Towers at Mono Lake Belladonna Lilies or Naked Ladies

California Sea Lion Black-chinned, Anna’s, and Rufous hummingbirds Sooty Grouse

Bristlecone Golden-mantled Lone Cypress at 4” Banana Slug California Sea Otters Pine Ground Squirrel Pebble Beach Golf Course at Moss Landing

Mountain Bluebird Marbled Godwit Yellow-billed Magpie Juvenile Brown Pelican

California Poppies White-headed Woodpecker Breaching Humpback Whale Western Fence Lizard

Photoshop & Design by Jeri Langham with photos by Linette Mansberger.


Douglas Squirrel or Chickaree Northern Pygmy-Owl Bewick’s Wren Yellow-billed Magpie Mountain Quail

California Scrub-Jay Bushtit Black Oystercatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Harbor Seal

Humpback Whale Walker Fire near our road to Yosemite National Park Common Bottlenose Dolphins

Black-headed Grosbeak Chestnut-backed Chickadee Clark’s Nutcracker White-tailed Kite Wandering Tattler

Botta’s Pocket Gopher Ocean Sunfish Brewer’s Sparrow California Condor

Wrentit Western Tanager White-headed Woodpecker Hammond’s Flycatcher Black Turnstone Williamson’s Sapsucker

Photoshop and Design by Jeri Langham with photos by Bill Fraser (12), Jeff Culler (8), Joe Hanfman (4), Kurt Schwarz (2), and Linette Mansberger (2).


Lawrence’s Goldfinch Black-footed Albatross California Towhee Tufa Towers at Mono Lake

Acorn Woodpecker California Ground Squirrel Yellow-billed Magpie California Scrub-Jay

Clark’s Nutcracker Brandt’s Cormorant Bar-tailed Godwit Pigeon Guillemot California Thrasher

Greater Sage-Grouse Northern Pygmy-Owl California Condor White-headed Woodpecker White-tailed Kite

El Capitan in Yosemite N. P . Climbers & sleeping platform Part of Bodie Ghost Town Elegant Tern

Pygmy Nuthatch Pinyon Jay Diving Humpback Whale Flukes Ancient Bristlecone Pine

Photoshop & Design by Jeri Langham with photos by Woody Dubois (23) and Dianne Hardin (3).

This FIELD LIST was prepared for participants in the GRAND CALIFORNIA TOUR led by Jeri Langham. For your convenience, the orders of the families, common names and scientific names in this Field List are those in the eBird/Clements Checklist v2017 with all current updates through August of 2017. The list includes ALL species accepted by the California Bird Records Committee as of 2017 rather than just a list of possible birds that occur in habitats we visit on this tour. As most of you know, every Scientific or Species Name consists of two words: The Genus or Generic Name (Homo for humans) and the Specific Epithet or Specific Name (sapiens for humans). These two words should always be in Italics or, when written in cursive, underlined. In the last decade, DNA research has provided us with some new family taxa, new phylogenetic sequence of families, new sequence of species within some families, and many changes to one or both words in the binomial Scientific Name. This FIELD LIST incorporates all changes as of August 2017, as the new list is published in August of each year. I have put additional comments of interest such as splits or name changes in parentheses. • COLUMN I is designed to give you a realistic idea of which species you are likely to encounter. The numerals in this column indicate the number of 20 previous GRAND CALIFORNIA tours that recorded each species. A blank indicates it has not been recorded. When a comma separates two numerals (e.g. 4,1), the first represents the number of tours in which the species was seen, and the second represents the number of times the bird was only heard during the tour. An “h” indicates a species has only been heard and thus never seen on any of these previous trips. • COLUMN II shows the species seen (x) or only heard (h) on the 2018 tour.

GRAND CALIFORNIA -- AUGUST 11 - 26, 2018

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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl [n] Anatidae2 *Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis3 *Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor4 *Emperor Goose Anser canagicus5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens [new g.]6 Ross's Goose Anser rossii [new genus]7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 18 *Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris9 Brant [Western race] Branta bernicla 1310 Cackling Goose [new split] Branta hutchinsii ?11 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 20 x12 Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator13 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus14 *Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus15 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 18 x16 *Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa [new g.]17 *Garganey Spatula querquedula [new g.]18 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors [new genus] 619 Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera [new g.] 20 x20 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata [new genus] 1821 Gadwall Mareca strepera [new genus] 19 x22 *Falcated Duck [new name] Mareca falcata [new genus]23 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope [new genus]24 American Wigeon Mareca americana [new g.] 425 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 x26 *American Black Duck Anas rubripes27 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1428 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1329 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 2 x30 Redhead Aythya americana 1231 *Common Pochard Aythya ferina32 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula34 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 335 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 436 *Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri37 *King Eider Somateria spectabilis38 *Common Eider Somateria mollissima39 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 64041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 20 x2 White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 73 *Common Scoter Melanitta nigra4 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 45 Long-tailed Duck [new name] Clangula hyemalis 26 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 8 x7 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 38 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 19 *Smew Mergellus albellus10 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 111 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 19 x12 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 713 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2014 New World Quail [new] Odontophoridae15 Mountain Quail (Interior race) Oreortyx pictus 7,4 h16 (Coastal race) Oreortyx pictus 15,117 California Quail Callipepla californica 20 x18 Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii19 Pheasants, Grouse & Allies Phasianidae20 Chukar ( I ) Alectoris chukar 18,1 x21 Ring-necked Pheasant ( I ) Phasianus colchicus 822 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus23 Greater Sage-Grouse [split] Centrocercus urophasianus 20 x24 White-tailed Ptarmigan ( I ) Lagopus leucura25 Sooty Grouse [split] Dendragapus fuliginosus 18 x26 Sharp-tailed Grouse ( E ) Tympanuchus phasianellus27 Wild Turkey ( I ) Meleagris gallopavo 18 x28 Loons Gaviidae29 Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 13 x30 *Arctic Loon Gavia arctica31 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1632 Common Loon Gavia immer 19 x33 *Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii34 Grebes Podicipedidae35 *Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus36 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 20 x37 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 238 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 139 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 20 x40 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 20 x41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 19 x2 Albatrosses Diomedeidae3 *White-capped Albatross [split ] Thalassarche cauta4 *Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini5 *Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita6 *Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata7 *Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans8 Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 19 Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes 19 x10 *Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus 111 Shearwaters & Petrels [new] Procellariidae12 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 16 x13 *Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera 114 *Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta15 Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima16 Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata17 Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis18 Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii19 *Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris20 *Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii21 *Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax22 *White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis23 *Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni24 *Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas25 *Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea26 Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus [n. genus] 20 x27 Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes [n. genus] 128 *Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis29 *Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica30 Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri [new genus] 14 x31 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea [new genus] 20 x32 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris [new g.]33 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinis34 *Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli35 Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas 736 Storm-Petrels Hydrobatidae37 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 138 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 139 *Ringed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi40 Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Townsend's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma socorroensis2 Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa 14 x3 *Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro4 *Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys5 Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania 76 *Tristram's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami7 Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma 18 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae9 *White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus10 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus11 *Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda12 Storks Ciconiidae13 Wood Stork Mycteria americana14 Frigatebirds Fregatidae15 *Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel16 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens17 *Great Frigatebird Fregata minor18 Boobies and Gannets Sulidae19 *Masked Booby Sula dactylatra x20 *Nazca Booby Sula granti21 Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii22 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster23 *Red-footed Booby Sula sula24 *Northern Gannet Morus bassanus25 Cormorants & Shags [new] Phalacrocoracidae26 Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus 20 x27 Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 20 x28 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus29 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 20 x30 Anhingas Anhingidae31 *Anhinga Anhinga anhinga32 Pelicans Pelecanidae33 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 19 x34 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 20 x35 Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae36 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 437 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis38 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 20 x39 Great Egret Ardea alba 20 x4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 20 x2 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea3 *Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor4 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens5 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 10 x6 Green Heron [new name] Butorides virescens 20 x7 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 20 x8 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea9 Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae10 *White Ibis Eudocimus albus11 *Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus12 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 16 x13 *Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja14 New World Vultures Cathartidae15 *Black Vulture Coragyps atratus16 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 20 x17 California Condor (RI) Gymnogyps californianus 8 x18 Osprey Pandionidae19 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 20 x20 Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae21 White-tailed Kite [new name ] Elanus leucurus 20 x22 *Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus23 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 19 x24 *Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis25 Northern Harrier [split] Circus hudsonius [new s. ep.] 20 x26 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1727 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 18 x28 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1229 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 4 x30 *Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus31 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus32 *Gray Hawk [split] Buteo plagiatus33 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 20 x34 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus35 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 19 x36 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus37 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 20 x38 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus39 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae2 Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis3 Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis4 Ridgway's Rail [split] Rallus obsoletus [n. sp. epi.] 1h5 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 18,2 x6 Sora Porzana carolina 15,37 *Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica8 Common Gallinule [new name] Gallinula galeata 13 x9 American Coot Fulica americana 20 x10 Cranes Gruidae11 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis12 *Common Crane Grus grus13 Stilts & Avocets [new] Recurvirostridae14 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 20 x15 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 20 x16 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae17 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus18 Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani 20 x19 Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae20 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 20 x21 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 122 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 123 *Lesser Sand-Plover [new name] Charadrius mongolus24 *Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii25 Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus 16 x26 *Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia27 *Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula28 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 2029 *Piping Plover Charadrius melodus30 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 20 x31 Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus32 *Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus33 Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae34 *Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda35 *Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis36 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 20 x37 *Little Curlew Numenius minutus38 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 20 x39 *Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 24041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 *Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica2 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 20 x3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 174 Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 20 x5 Red Knot Calidris canutus 46 Surfbird Calidris virgata [new genus] 20 x7 Ruff Calidris pugnax8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata9 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 110 *Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea11 *Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta12 *Red-necked Stint [new name] Calidris ruficollis13 Sanderling Calidris alba 20 x14 Dunlin Calidris alpina 215 Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis16 *Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima17 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 13 x18 *Little Stint Calidris minuta19 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 20 x20 *White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis21 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis22 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 123 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla24 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 20 x25 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 19 x26 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 20 x27 *Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus28 *American Woodcock Scolopax minor29 *Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago30 Wilson’s Snipe [split] Gallinago delicata 12 x31 *Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus32 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 20 x33 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 20 x34 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12 x35 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 19 x36 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 737 *Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes38 Wandering Tattler Tringa incana 19 x394041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 *Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 20 x3 *Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia4 Willet Tringa semipalmata 20 x5 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 19 x6 *Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis7 *Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola8 Skuas & Jaegers Stercorariidae9 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 610 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 19 x11 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 17 x12 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 14 x13 Auks, Murres & Puffins Alcidae14 Common Murre Uria aalge 20 x15 *Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia16 Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 20 x17 *Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix18 Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 19 x19 *Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris20 Scripps’s Murrelet [split] Synthliboramphus scrippsi 221 Guadalupe Murrelet [split] Synthliboramphus hypoleucus22 Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri 223 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 124 Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus 16 x25 Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula26 *Least Auklet Aethia pusilla27 *Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella28 Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 20 x29 Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata 130 Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 5 x31 Gulls, Terns & Skimmers [n] Laridae32 *Swallow-tailed Gull Creagus furcatus33 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 134 *Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris35 *Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea36 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1137 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1538 *Black-headed Gull [new name] Chroicocephalus ridibundus394041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2 *Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea3 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla4 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 25 *Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri6 *Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris7 Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni 20 x8 Mew Gull Larus canus9 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 20 x10 Western Gull Larus occidentalis 20 x11 Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens12 California Gull Larus californicus 20 x13 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 7 x14 Iceland (Thayer's) Gull [lumped] Larus glaucoides thayeri 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus16 *Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus17 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 1518 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus19 *Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus20 *Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus21 *Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus22 *Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus23 Least Tern Sternula antillarum24 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica25 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 20 x26 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 527 *White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus28 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1329 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1230 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 19 x31 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus32 *Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis33 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 20 x34 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 235 Pigeons & Doves [new] Columbidae36 Rock Pigeon ( I ) Columba livia 20 x37 Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata 20 x38 *Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis394041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Eurasian Collared-Dove ( I ) Streptopelia decaocto 6 x2 Spotted Dove ( I ) Streptopelia chinensis3 Inca Dove Columbina inca4 Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina5 *Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti6 White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica7 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 20 x8 Cuckoos Cuculidae9 *Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris10 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 3 x11 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus12 *Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus13 *Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus14 Barn-Owls [new] Tytonidae15 Barn Owl Tyto alba 13,116 Owls [new] Strigidae17 Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus [n. g.] 1,118 Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii 17,3 x19 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 14,420 *Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus21 Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 3,12 x22 *Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi23 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 18 x24 Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis 1h25 Barred Owl Strix varia26 Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa 8,127 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 428 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus29 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus30 Nightjars & Allies Caprimulgidae31 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1032 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 17,1 x33 Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 13,134 *Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis35 *Buff-collared Nightjar Antrostomus ridgwayi36 *Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus37 Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae38 Swifts Apodidae39 Black Swift Cypseloides niger 19 x4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 *White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris2 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica3 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 18 x4 *Common Swift Apus apus5 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 20 x6 Hummingbirds Trochilidae7 *Mexican Violetear [split] Colibri thalassinus [new sp. ep.]8 *Rivoli's Hummingbird [split] Eugenes fulgens [new sp. ep.]9 *Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae10 *Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris11 Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 20 x12 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 20 x13 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae 814 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 15 x15 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 20 x16 Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 14 x17 (Migratory race) (Selasphorus sasin sasin) x18 (Resident race on S. Cruz Is.) (Selasphorus s. sedentarius) 1819 Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope [n. g.] 18 x20 *Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris21 *Violet-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps22 *Xantus's Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii23 Kingfishers Alcedinidae24 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 20 x25 Woodpeckers [new] Picidae26 *Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 27 Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 828 *Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus29 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 20 x30 Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis31 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus 18 x32 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius33 Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 134 Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 19 x35 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris36 Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii 20 x37 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 19,1 x38 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 20 x39 White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus 20 x4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus 132 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 20 h3 (Yellow-shafted race) (Colaptes auratus luteus)4 (Red-shafted race) (Colaptes auratus cafer) 20 x5 Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides6 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 11,1 x7 Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae8 *Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway9 *Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus10 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 20 x11 Merlin Falco columbarius 512 *Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus13 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 14 x14 Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 15 x15 New World & African Parrots Psittacidae16 Red-crowned Parrot ( I ) Amazona viridigenalis17 Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae18 Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 17,2 x19 *Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax20 Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 20 x21 *Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens22 *Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris23 *Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum24 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1925 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus26 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 18,1 x27 Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii 1928 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 20 x29 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 20 x30 Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis 231 *Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons32 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 20 x33 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe34 Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 20 x35 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus36 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer37 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 1938 *Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi39 *Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus40 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchis tyrannulus41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 *Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris2 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus3 *Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii4 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans5 *Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris6 Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 20 x7 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus8 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus9 *Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana10 Shrikes Laniidae11 *Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus12 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 20 x13 Northern Shrike Lanius borealis14 Vireos, Shr-Bab & Erp. (new) Vireonidae15 *White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus16 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii17 Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior18 Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni 20 x19 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons20 Cassin’s Vireo [split] Vireo cassinii 20 x21 *Blue-headed Vireo [split] Vireo solitarius22 Plumbeous Vireo [split] Vireo plumbeus 723 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus24 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 20 x25 (Eastern race) (Vireo gilvus gilvus)26 (Western race) (Vireo gilvus swainsoni) 20 x27 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 228 Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis29 Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae30 Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis31 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 20 x32 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 20 x33 *Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata34 Island Scrub-Jay [split] Aphelocoma insularis35 California Scrub-Jay [split] Aphelocoma californica 20 x36 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay [split] Aphelocoma woodhouseii 6 x37 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 20 x38 Yellow-billed Magpie [endemic] Pica nuttalli 20 x39 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 11 x4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 20 x2 Common Raven Corvus corax 20 x3 Larks Alaudidae4 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 18 x5 *Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis6 Swallows Hirundinidae7 Nor. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 18 x8 Purple Martin Progne subis 13 x9 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 20 x10 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 20 x11 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 12 x12 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 19 x13 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 20 x14 *Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva15 Tits, Chickadees & Titmice [n] Paridae16 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus17 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 20 x18 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 20 x19 Oak Titmouse [split] Baeolophus inornatus 20 x20 Juniper Titmouse [split] Baeolophus ridgwayi 14 x21 Penduline-Tits [new] Remizidae22 Verdin Auriparus flaviceps23 Long-tailed Tits Aegithalidae24 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 20 x25 Nuthatches Sittidae26 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 20 x27 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 20 x28 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea 20 x29 Treecreepers [new] Certhiidae30 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 20 x31 Wrens Troglodytidae32 Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 20 x33 Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 14,4 x34 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 20 x35 Pacific Wren [split] Troglodytes pacificus 20 x36 *Winter Wren [split] Troglodytes hiemalis37 *Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis38 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 16,4 x39 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 20 x40 Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneica.41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Gnatcatchers [new] Polioptilidae2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 20 x3 California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica4 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura 7 x5 Dippers Cinclidae6 American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 19 x7 Kinglets Regulidae8 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 20 x9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 910 Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae11 *Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus12 *Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinan.13 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae [new]14 *Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata15 Par., Wrentit & Allies [new] Paradoxornithidae [new]16 Wrentit Chamaea fasciata 20 x17 Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae18 *Bluethroat Luscinia svecica19 *Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus20 *Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla21 *African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus22 *Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe23 Thrushes & Allies Turdidae24 Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana 19 x25 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 20 x26 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 19 x27 *Veery Catharus fuscescens28 *Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus29 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 630 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 17 x31 *Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina32 *Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus33 *Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus34 American Robin Turdus migratorius 19 x35 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius36 Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae37 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis38 *Curve-Billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre39 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum40 Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum 19 x2 LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei3 Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale4 Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 19 x5 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 20 x6 Starlings Sturnidae7 European Starling ( I ) Sturnus vulgaris 20 x8 Wagtails & Pipits Motacillidae9 *Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis10 *Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola11 *Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea12 *White Wagtail Motacilla alba13 *Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni14 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus15 American Pipit Anthus rubescens 1,216 Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii17 Waxwings Bombycillidae18 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus19 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 420 Silky-flycatchers [new] Ptiliogonatidae21 Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens 16 x22 Longspurs & Snow Buntings [new] Calcariidae [new]23 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus24 Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus25 *Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus26 McCown's Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii27 *Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis28 New World Warblers Parulidae29 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla30 *Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum31 *Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla32 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis33 *Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera34 *Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera35 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 136 Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea37 Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina38 Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata 20 x39 (Mainland race) (Oreothlypis c. lutescens) 20 x41 (Channel Islands race) (Oreothlypis celata sordida)41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Lucy's Warbler Oreothlypis luciae2 Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla 20 x3 Virginia's Warbler Oreothlypis virginiae 14 *Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis5 MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei [n. genus] 20 x6 *Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia 17 Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa8 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 16,2 x9 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina10 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 211 *Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina12 *Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea13 Northern Parula Setophaga americana 114 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia15 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea16 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca17 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 20 x18 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica19 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 120 Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens21 Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum22 Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus23 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 20 x24 (Myrtle race) (Setophaga c. coronata) 625 (Audubon's race) (Setophaga c. auduboni) 20 x26 Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica27 Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor28 *Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae29 Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens 20 x30 Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi 15 x31 Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis 20 x32 *Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia33 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens34 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis35 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla [n. genus] 20 x36 *Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons37 Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus38 N. World Buntings & Sparrows [n] Passerellidae [new]39 *Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 12 *Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii3 *LeConte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii4 Nelson's Sparrow [split] Ammodramus nelsoni5 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea6 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 20 x7 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 18 Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis9 *Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla10 Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri 20 x11 Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 1612 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 17 x13 Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys14 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 19,1 x15 (Sooty race) (P. i. unalaschcensis group) 19,116 (Thick-billed race) (Pas. i. megarhyncha group) 19,1 x17 (Slate-colored race) (Passer. i. schistacea group)18 (Red race) (Passer. i. iliaca/zaboria)19 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 20 x20 (Oregon race) (Junco hyemalis ssp.) 20 x21 (Gray-headed race) (Junco hyemalis caniceps) 1122 (Slate-colored race) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) 323 (Pink-sided race) (Junco hyemalis meamsi) 224 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 20 x25 (Gambell's race) (Zonotrichia l. gambelii) 2026 (Coastal resident race) (Zonotrichia l. nuttalli) 20 x27 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla28 Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula29 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis30 Sagebrush Sparrow [split] Artemisio. nevadensis [n.g] 18 x31 Bell's Sparrow [split] Artemisiospiza belli [n. g.] 3 x32 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1133 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 19 x34 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 20 x35 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 19 x36 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana37 Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti [n. genus]38 California Towhee [split] Melozone crissalis [n. genus] 20 x39 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 14 x40 Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 20 x41


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Spotted Towhee [split] Pipilo maculatus 20 x2 Old World Buntings Emberizidae3 *Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla4 *Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica5 Yellow-breasted Chat [new] Icteriidae [new]6 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens7 Cardinals & Allies [new] Cardinalidae8 Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava9 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra10 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea11 Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 20 x12 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis13 *Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus14 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus15 Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 19 x16 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 17 x17 Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena 20 x18 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 119 *Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor20 Painted Bunting Passerina ciris21 Dickcissel Spiza americana22 Troupials & Allies Icteridae23 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocep. 18 x24 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus25 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 19 x26 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius27 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 12 x28 *Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus29 Bullock's Oriole [split] Icterus bullockii 19 x30 Baltimore Oriole [split] Icterus galbula31 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum32 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 20 x33 Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 20 x34 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus35 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1936 *Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus37 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 20 x38 *Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula39 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 7 x4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Finches, Euphonias & Allies [n] Fringillidae2 *Brambling Fringilla montifringilla3 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 8,24 *Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus5 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 18 h6 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 4,17 *Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata8 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus [n.g] 20 x9 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus [n.g.] 20 x10 Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii [n. g.] 20 x11 *Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica12 *Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea13 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 6,214 *White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera15 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus [new genus] 20 x16 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria [new genus] 20 x17 Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei [new g.] 12 x18 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis [new genus] 19,1 x19 Old World Sparrows Passeridae20 House Sparrow ( I ) Passer domesticus 20 x21 Waxbills & Allies [new] Estrildidae22 Scaly-breasted Munia ( I ) Lonchura punctulata 23242526 SUPPLEMENTAL LIST27 [Origin uncertain]282930 Cranes Gruidae31 Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo32 Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae33 Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens34 Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae35 Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus36 Troupials & Allies Icteridae37 Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei38394041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 MAMMALS 2 Tamara Eder, Mammals of California and IUCNredlist.org34 Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana 35 Unidentified Shrew species Sorex spp.6 Unidentified Mole species Family Talpidae7 Unidentified Bat species Order Chiroptera 198 Coyote Canis latrans 16 x9 Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus 510 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes11 Gray Wolf Canus lupus12 American Black Bear Ursus americanus 10 x13 Ringtail Bassariscus astutus14 Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor 7 x15 Sea Otter Enhydra lutris 20 x16 Wolverine Gulo gulo17 Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis 218 American Marten Martes americana19 Fisher Martes pennanti 120 Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis 421 Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis22 Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine Mustela erminea 123 Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata24 Mink Mustela vison25 American Badger Taxidea taxus26 Mountain Lion Puma concolor 227 Bobcat Lynx rufus 428 Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus 8 x29 Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus30 California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus 20 x31 Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris 732 Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina 20 x33 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 234 Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus 7 x35 Pacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens 1136 Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis 437 Orca or Killer Whale Orcinus orca 138 Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 339 Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 640 Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli 1241


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus2 Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii3 Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus 34 Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 35 Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus 96 Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus7 Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae 16 x8 Wild Boar or Feral Pig Sus scrofa 19 Tule Elk or Wapiti Cervus canadensis 310 Mule Deer (Black-tailed race) Odocoileus hemionus 20 x11 Pronghorn Antilocapra americana 112 Bighorn or Mountain Sheep Ovis canadensis13 North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum14 Mountain Beaver Aplodontia rufa15 Unident. Antelope Gr. Sq. species Ammospermophilus spp. 616 California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi 20 x17 Belding's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beldingi 19 x18 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis 20 x19 Piute Ground Squirrel Spermophilus mollis 1220 Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus21 Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris 1322 Western Gray Squirrel Sciurus griseus 17 x23 (Eastern) Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger 4 x24 Douglas's Squirrel or Chickaree Tamiasciurus douglasii 17,1 x25 Alpine Chipmunk Tamias alpinus 526 Yellow-pine Chipmunk Tamias amoenus 1027 Merriam's Chipmuck Tamias merriami 3 x28 Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus 15 x29 Panamint Chipmunk Tamias panamintinus 230 Long-eared Chipmunk Tamias quadrimaculatus 231 Sonoma Chipmuck Tamias sonomae 632 Lodgepole Chipmunk Tamias speciosus 9 x33 Unidentified Chipmunk species Tamias spp. 20 x34 American Beaver Castor canadensis 435 Unidentified Mouse species Order Rodentia 136 Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae 337 Unidentified Gopher species Family Geomyidae 138 Unidentified Kangaroo Rat species Dipodomys spp. 939 Unidentified Pocket Mouse species Family Heteromyidae4041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 32 Unidentified Rat species Rattus spp. 13 Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus 24 Unidentified Vole species Family Cricetidae x5 California Vole Microtus californicus 16 American Pika Ochotona princeps 107 Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus 20 x8 White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii 2 x9 Audubon's or Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii 17 x10 Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani 7 x11 Nuttall's or Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii 8 x1213 OTHER ANIMALS14 Californiaherps.com; IUCNredlist.org;15 Bugguide.net and iNaturalist.org16 Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus x17 Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla 1118 Northern Red-legged Frog Rana aurora 119 Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus 120 Unid. Boreal Chorus Frog species Pseudacris spp. 321 Unidentified Tadpole species Class Amphibia 322 Unidentified Damselfly species Suborder Zygoptera 123 Unidentified Dragonfly species Order Odonata 124 Alkala (Brine) Fly Ephydra hians 2025 Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 326 Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor x27 Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus x28 Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore x29 Unidentified Butterfly species Order Lepidoptera 2030 Unidentified Moth species Order Lepidoptera 2031 Unidentified Grasshopper species Suborder Caelifera 2032 Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis 1333 Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus 234 Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria coerulea 335 Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris36 Unidentified Lizard species Order Squamata 10 x37 Sierra Garter Snake Thamnophis couchii 238 Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans 839 Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus 34041


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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME I II1 Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea 32 Western Pond Turtle Actinemys marmorata 53 Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans 84 Unidentifed Turtle species Order Testudines 115 Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus 86 Mola mola or Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 137 Blue Shark Prionace glauca 48 Unidentified Trout fingerlings Family Salmonidae 49 Unidentified Fish species Phylum Chordata 310 Unidentified Starfish species Class Asteroidea 1711 Unidentified Jellyfish species Subphylum Medusozoa 1012 Unidentified Crayfish species Superfamily Astacoidea 113 Pelagic Red Crab Pleuroncodes planipes 114 Unidentified Fish Fly species Subfamily Chauliodinae 1151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394941

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