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96 Species at 3 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Emperor Goose
BB
We worked pretty hard for this one, scanning through an immense flock of Canada Geese and ducks to find the solitary Emperor Goose. It was worth the trouble!
Ross's Goose
LGSP
Canada Goose
LGSP
Brant
BB
Mute Swan
RAMC
Gadwall
LGSP
Eurasian Wigeon
LGSP
American Wigeon
LGSP
Mallard
LGSP
Northern Shoveler
LGSP
Northern Pintail
RAMC
Green-Winged Teal
LGSP
Canvasback
LGSP
Tufted Duck
LGSP
Sitting in the water about thirty feet from the shore of the sewage pond, a male bird. The weather was pretty horrible.
Greater Scaup
LGSP
Lesser Scaup
RAMC
Surf Scoter
BB
Bufflehead
LGSP
Common Goldeneye
LGSP
Hooded Merganser
RAMC
Ruddy Duck
LGSP
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Wild Turkey
RAMC
A flock of roughly two dozen, pecking around fifty feet off the road in an open field.
Loons
Common Loon
LGSP
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
LGSP
Horned Grebe
BB
Eared Grebe
LGSP
Western Grebe
LGSP
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron
LGSP
Great Egret
LGSP
Snowy Egret
LGSP
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
LGSP
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Osprey
LGSP
White-tailed Kite
LGSP
Northern Harrier
LGSP
Cooper's Hawk
LGSP
Red-shouldered Hawk
RAMC
Red-tailed Hawk
LGSP
Ferruginous Hawk
RAMC
Golden Eagle
RAMC
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
LGSP
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
American Coot
LGSP
Plovers
Killdeer
LGSP
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Willet
LGSP
Whimbrel
BB
Long-billed Curlew
LGSP
Marbled Godwit
LGSP
Western Sandpiper
LGSP
Dunlin
LGSP
Dowitcher sp.
LGSP
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Mew Gull
LGSP
Ring-billed Gull
LGSP
California Gull
LGSP
Western Gull
LGSP
Glaucous-winged Gull
LGSP
Forster's Tern
LGSP
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
LGSP
Mourning Dove
LGSP
Typical Owls
Short-eared Owl
RAMC
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
LGSP
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
RAMC
Woodpeckers
Northern Flicker
RAMC
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
LGSP
Say's Phoebe
LGSP
Jays and Crows
Western Scrub-Jay
RAMC
American Crow
LGSP
Common Raven
LGSP
Swallows
Tree Swallow
LGSP
Chickadees and Titmice
Wrens
Marsh Wren
LGSP
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
LGSP
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
RAMC
Hermit Thrush
LGSP
American Robin
LGSP
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
LGSP
Starlings
European Starling
LGSP
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
LGSP
Wood-Warblers
Common Yellowthroat
LGSP
Emberizids
California Towhee
LGSP
Lark Sparrow
LGSP
Savannah Sparrow
LGSP
Song Sparrow
LGSP
Dark-eyed Junco
RAMC
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
LGSP
Western Meadowlark
LGSP
Brewer's Blackbird
LGSP
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
LGSP
Bodega Bay, CA = BB
Las Gallinas Sewage Ponds, CA = LGSP
Rural Areas of Marin County, CA = RAMC
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Trip Notes
also saw Black-tailed Jackrabbit and Black-tailed Mule Deer.
Trip Map
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