updated 1/23/04

CALAVERAS COUNTY BIRD LIST

265 Species as of 1/10/04

Red-throated Loon

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe *

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe *

Clark's Grebe *

Blue-footed Booby

American White Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

White-faced Ibis

Turkey Vulture *

Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Canada Goose *

Brant

Tundra Swan

Wood Duck *

Gadwall

Eurasian Wigeon

American Wigeon

Mallard *

Blue-winged Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Harlequin Duck *(1)

Surf Scoter

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser *

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Osprey *

White-tailed Kite *

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier *

Sharp-shinned Hawk *

Cooper's Hawk *

Northern Goshawk *

Red-shouldered Hawk *

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk *

Ferruginous Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle *

American Kestrel *

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon *

Prairie Falcon *

Ring-necked Pheasant

Blue Grouse *

Wild Turkey *

Mountain Quail *

California Quail *

Virginia Rail *

Common Moorhen *

American Coot *

Sandhill Crane

Black-bellied Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Killdeer *

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper *

Whimbrel

Long-billed Curlew

Marbled Godwit

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Dunlin

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Common Snipe

Wilson's Phalarope

Franklin's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Mew Gull

Ring-billed Gull

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Herring Gull

Thayer's Gull

Western Gull

Caspian Tern

Forster's Tern

Black Tern

Rock Dove *

Band-tailed Pigeon *

Mourning Dove *

Greater Roadrunner *

Barn Owl *

Flammulated Owl *

Western Screech-owl *

Great Horned Owl *

Northern Pygmy-Owl *

Burrowing Owl *

Spotted Owl *

Long-eared Owl *

Short-eared Owl *

Northern Saw-whet Owl *

Lesser Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk *

Common Poorwill *

Black Swift

Vaux's Swift *

White-throated Swift *

Black-chinned Hummingbird *

Anna's Hummingbird *

Calliope Hummingbird *

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher *

Lewis's Woodpecker *

Acorn Woodpecker *

Williamson's Sapsucker *

Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker *

Nuttall's Woodpecker *

Downy Woodpecker *

Hairy Woodpecker *

White-headed Woodpecker *

Black-backed Woodpecker *

Northern Flicker *

Pileated Woodpecker *

Olive-sided Flycatcher *

Western Wood-pewee *

Willow Flycatcher *

Hammond's Flycatcher *

Dusky Flycatcher *

Pacific-slope Flycatcher *

Black Phoebe *

Say's Phoebe

Ash-throated Flycatcher *

Western Kingbird *

Loggerhead Shrike *

Cassin's Vireo *

Hutton's Vireo *

Warbling Vireo *

Red-eyed Vireo

Steller's Jay *

Western Scrub-jay *

Clark's Nutcracker *

Yellow-billed Magpie *

American Crow *

Common Raven *

Horned Lark *

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow *

Violet-green Swallow *

NorthernRough-winged Swallow *

Cliff Swallow *

Barn Swallow *

Mountain Chickadee *

Chestnut-backed Chickadee *

Oak Titmouse *

Bushtit *

Red-breasted Nuthatch *

White-breasted Nuthatch *

Pygmy Nuthatch *

Brown Creeper *

Rock Wren *

Canyon Wren *

Bewick's Wren *

House Wren *

Winter Wren *

Marsh Wren

AmericanDipper *

Golden-crowned Kinglet *

Ruby-crowned Kinglet *

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *

Western Bluebird *

Mountain Bluebird *

Townsend's Solitaire *

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush *

American Robin *

Varied Thrush

Wrentit *

Northern Mockingbird *

Sage Thrasher

California Thrasher *

European Starling *

American Pipit

Cedar Waxwing

Phainopepla *

Orange-crowned Warbler *

Nashville Warbler *

Yellow Warbler *

Yellow-rumped Warbler *

Black-throated Gray Warbler *

Townsend's Warbler

Hermit Warbler *

Black-and-White Warbler

MacGillivray's Warbler *

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler *

Yellow-breasted Chat

Summer Tanager

Western Tanager *

Green-tailed Towhee *

Spotted Towhee *

California Towhee *

Rufous-crowned Sparrow *

Chipping Sparrow *

Brewer's Sparrow

Black-chinned Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Bunting

Lark Sparrow *

Black-throated Sparrow

Sage Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow *

Fox Sparrow *

Song Sparrow *

Lincoln's Sparrow *

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow *

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco *

Black-headed Grosbeak *

Blue Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting *

Red-winged Blackbird *

Tricolored Blackbird *

Western Meadowlark *

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird *

Great-tailed Grackle

Brown-Headed Cowbird *

Hooded Oriole

Bullock's Oriole *

Baltimore Oriole

Pine Grosbeak *

Purple Finch *

Cassin's Finch *

House Finch *

Red Crossbill *

Pine Siskin *

Lesser Goldfinch *

Lawrence's Goldfinch *

American Goldfinch

Evening Grosbeak *

House Sparrow *

* = confirmed or probable breeder - real confirmation of nesting is lacking for many of these so additional reports are needed and appreciated.

*(1) The last nesting record (and report) for Harlequin Duck was 1976 on Mokelumne Rive above Salt Springs Reservoir (3900')

This list was most recently updated by Penelope K. Bowen
with input from several sources and people. All reports of birds
(common as well as unusual) in Calaveras County are
very much appreciated.

I am no long the Regional editor for Calaveras County so these pages will not be updated:

Please send corrections and additions to:

John Sterling

email: ani@cal.net

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