Trip : Driving San Antonio Valley Login
58 Species at 2 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose MH
Wood Duck MH
Gadwall MH
Eurasian Wigeon MH
Mallard MH
Ruddy Duck MH
New World Quail
California Quail MH
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe MH
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron MH
Green Heron MH
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture MH
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Red-tailed Hawk MH
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel MH
Plovers
Killdeer MH
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Caspian Tern GRCP
Forster's Tern MH
Pigeons and Doves
Mourning Dove MH
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird MH
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher MH
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker MH
Hairy Woodpecker MH
Northern Flicker MH
Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher MH
I originally marked this photo as a Western Wood-Pewee, but Ron Pittaway notes that it is in fact an Olive-sided Flkcatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher MH
Black Phoebe MH
Ash-throated Flycatcher MH
Western Kingbird MH
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo MH
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay MH
Western Scrub-Jay MH
Yellow-billed Magpie MH
American Crow MH
Common Raven MH
Swallows
Tree Swallow MH
Violet-green Swallow MH
Cliff Swallow MH
Chickadees and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee MH
Oak Titmouse MH
Bushtits
Bushtit MH
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch MH
Wrens
Bewick's Wren MH
House Wren MH
Bob Power notes: "Too big for Winter, too big and not enough markings for Marsh (and it wasn't a Marsh), No supercilium as you noted, no cactus around, and you're no where near the states of Carolina: House Wren!"
Thrushes
Western Bluebird MH
American Robin MH
Babblers
Wrentit MH
Starlings
European Starling MH
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing MH
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee MH
California Towhee MH
Lark Sparrow MH
Song Sparrow MH
Cardinals and Saltators
Black-headed Grosbeak MH
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird MH
Western Meadowlark MH
Bullock's Oriole MH
Northern Finches
House Finch MH
Lesser Goldfinch MH
Lawrence's Goldfinch MH
Grant Ranch County Park, CA = GRCP
Mount Hamilton, CA = MH
Trip Notes
We stopped at most of the familiar locations, including Grant Ranch, Smith Creek Firestation, Crossroads bar, and various roadside pullouts.
Trip Photos
Trip Map