Birds of the Preserve
These are the
birds that have been recorded at the Preserve. Some are
common and you're likely to be able to see them if you come
in the right season. Others have only been sighted rarely
and you will need luck to see them.
| Common Name
|
Scientific Name
|
Season
|
Abundance
|
| Abert's
Towhee
|
Pipilo
aberti
|
All Year
|
common
|
| American
Avocet
|
Recurvirostra americana
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| American
Coot
|
Fulica
americana
|
All Year
|
abundant
|
| American
Goldfinch
|
Carduelis tristis
|
winter
|
rare
|
| American
Kestrel
|
Falco
sparverius
|
All Year
|
common
|
| American
Pipit
|
Anthus
sp.
|
winter
|
common
|
| American
Redstart
|
Setophaga ruticilla
|
winter
|
rare
|
| American
Robin
|
Turdus
migratorius
|
winter
|
rare
|
| American
Tree Sparrow
|
Spizella arborea
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Anna's
Hummingbird
|
Calypte
anna
|
summer
|
uncommon
|
| Ash-throated Flycatcher
|
Myiarchus cinerascens
|
summer
|
uncommon
|
| Audubon's
Warbler
|
Dendroica coronata
|
fall
|
uncommon
|
| Belted
Kingfisher
|
Ceryle
alcyon
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Bewick's
Wren
|
Thryomanes bewickii
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Black
Phoebe
|
Sayornis nigricans
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Black-chinned Hummingbird
|
Archilochus alexandri
|
summer
|
uncommon
|
| Black-crowned Night Heron
|
Nycticorax nycticorax
|
spring/fall
|
uncommon
|
| Black-headed Grosbeak
|
Pheucticus melanocephalus
|
spring/fall
|
rare
|
| Black-necked Stilt
|
Himantopus mexicanus
|
summer
|
common
|
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
|
Polioptila melanura
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Black-throated Sparrow
|
Amphispiza bilineata
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
|
Polioptila caerulea
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Blue-winged
Teal
|
Anas
discors
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Brewer's
Blackbird
|
Euphagus cyanocephalus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Brewer's
Sparrow
|
Spizella breweri
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird
|
Selasphorus platycercus
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Brown-headed Cowbird
|
Molothrus ater
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Bufflehead
|
Bucephala albeola
|
winter
|
common
|
| Bullock's
Oriole
|
Icterus
galbula
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Burrowing
Owl
|
Athene
cunicularia
|
summer
|
uncommon
|
| Bushtit
|
Psaltriparus minimus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Canada
Goose
|
Branta
canadensis
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Cassin's
Kingbird
|
Tyrannus vociferans
|
spring/fall
|
rare
|
| Cattle
Egret
|
Bubulcus ibis
|
winter
|
uncommon
|
| Cedar
Waxwing
|
Bombycilla cedrorum
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Chipping
Sparrow
|
Spizella passerina
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Cinnamon
Teal
|
Anas
cyanoptera
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Clay-colored Sparrow
|
Spizella pallida
|
fall
|
rare
|
| Common
Goldeneye
|
Bucephala clangula
|
winter
|
common
|
| Common
Nighthawk
|
Chordeiles minor
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Common
Raven
|
Corvus
corax
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Common
Snipe
|
Gallinago gallinago
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Common
Yellowthroat
|
Geothlypis trichas
|
summer
|
common
|
| Cooper's
Hawk
|
Accipiter cooperii
|
All Year
|
rare
|
| Costa's
Hummingbird
|
Calypte
costae
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Crissal
Thrasher
|
Toxostoma crissale
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Double-crested Cormorant
|
Phalacrocorax auritus
|
All Year
|
rare
|
| Eared Grebe
|
Podiceps nigricollis
|
winter
|
common
|
| European
Starling
|
Sturnus
vulgaris
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Field
Sparrow
|
Spizella pusilla
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Gambel's
Quail
|
Callipepla gambelii
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Golden-crowned Sparrow
|
Zonotrichia atricapilla
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Great Blue
Heron
|
Ardea
herodias
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Great Egret
|
Casmerodius albus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Greater
Roadrunner
|
Geococcyx californianus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Great-tailed Grackle
|
Quiscalus mexicanus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Green Heron
|
Butorides virescens
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Green-winged Teal
|
Anas
crecca
|
winter
|
common
|
| House Finch
|
Carpodacus mexicanus
|
All Year
|
abundant
|
| House
Sparrow
|
Passer
domesticus
|
All Year
|
abundant
|
| Killdeer
|
Charadrius vociferus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Least
Sandpiper
|
Calidris minutilla
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Lesser
Nighthawk
|
Chordeiles acutipennis
|
summer
|
common
|
| Lincoln's
Sparrow
|
Melospiza lincolnii
|
spring/fall
|
uncommon
|
| Loggerhead
Shrike
|
Lanius
ludovicianus
|
winter
|
common
|
| Long-billed
Dowitcher
|
Limnodromus scolopaceus
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Long-Eared
Owl
|
Asio
otus
|
winter
|
uncommon
|
| Mallard
|
Anas
platyrhynchos
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Merlin
|
Falco
columbarius
|
spring/fall
|
rare
|
| Mourning
Dove
|
Zenaida
macroura
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Northern
Flicker
|
Colaptes auratus
|
winter
|
common
|
| Northern
Harrier
|
Circus
cyaneus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Northern
Mockingbird
|
Mimus
polyglottos
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Northern
Pintail
|
Anas
acuta
|
winter
|
common
|
| Northern
Rough-winged Swallow
|
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
|
summer
|
common
|
| Northern
Shoveler
|
Anas
clypeata
|
winter
|
common
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler
|
Vermivora celata
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Peregrine
Falcon
|
Falco
peregrinus
|
All Year
|
rare
|
| Phainopepla
|
Phainopepla nitens
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Prairie
Falcon
|
Falco
mexicanus
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Red-breasted Sapsucker
|
Sphyrapicus ruber
|
winter
|
uncommon
|
| Redhead
|
Aythya
americana
|
winter
|
common
|
| Red-shafted
Flicker
|
Colaptes auratus
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Red-tailed
Hawk
|
Buteo
jamaicensis
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Redwing
Blackbird
|
Ageliaus phoeniceus
|
All Year
|
abundant
|
| Ring-billed
Gull
|
Larus
delawarensis
|
winter
|
common
|
| Ring-necked
Duck
|
Aythya
collaris
|
winter
|
common
|
| Rock Dove
|
Columba
livia
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
Regulus
calendula
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Ruddy Duck
|
Oxyura
jamaicensis
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Savannah
Sparrow
|
Passerculus sandwichensis
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Say's
Phoebe
|
Sayornis saya
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Semipalmated Sandpiper
|
Calidris pusilla
|
spring/fall
|
rare
|
| Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
Accipiter striatus
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Snow Goose
|
Chen
caerulescens
|
winter
|
rare
|
| Snowy Egret
|
Egretta
thula
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Solitary
Sandpiper
|
Tringa
solitaria
|
spring/fall
|
uncommon
|
| Song
Sparrow
|
Melospiza melodia
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Spotted
Sandpiper
|
Actitis
macularia
|
summer
|
common
|
| Turkey
Vulture
|
Cathartes aura
|
summer
|
common
|
| Verdin
|
Auriparus flaviceps
|
All Year
|
common
|
| Western
Kingbird
|
Tyrannus verticalis
|
summer
|
common
|
| Western
Meadowlark
|
Sturnella neglecta
|
All Year
|
uncommon
|
| Western
Sandpiper
|
Calidris mauri
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Western
Wood-pewee
|
Contopus sordidulus
|
spring/fall
|
rare
|
| White-crowned Sparrow
|
Zonotrichia leucophrys
|
winter
|
common
|
| White-faced
Ibis
|
Plegadis chihi
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| White-winged Dove
|
Zenaida
asiatica
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Wilson's
Phalarope
|
Phalaropus tricolor
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Wilson's
Warbler
|
Wilsonia pusilla
|
spring/fall
|
common
|
| Yellow
Warbler
|
Dendroica petechia
|
summer
|
common
|
| Yellow-breasted Chat
|
Icteria
virens
|
summer
|
rare
|
| Yellow-headed Blackbird
|
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
|
summer
|
common
|
| Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
Dendroica coronata
|
spring/fall
|
common
|