A Partial List of the Birds Found at Ellwood Shores

Family: Gaviidae

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica

Common Loon Gavia immer

Family: Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Pelicans-Family: Pelecanidae

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants-Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Herons-Family: Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Great Egret Ardea alba

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

New World Vultures-Family: Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Family: Anatidae

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

American Wigeon Anas americana

Redhead

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Eagles, Kites & Hawks-Family: Accipitridae

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus leucurus

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Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Falcons-Family: Falconidae

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Merlin Falco columbarius

Quail-Family: Odontophoridae

California Quail Callipepla californica

Rails-Family: Rallidae

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

Sora Porzana carolina

American Coot Fulica americana

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Plovers-Family: Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus

Stilt & Avocet-Family: Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Sandpipers-Family: Scolopacidae

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala

Sanderling Calidris alba

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

Gulls & Terns-Family: Laridae

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia

Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

California Gull Larus californicus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Western Gull Larus occidentalis

Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Royal Tern Sterna maxima

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Auks-Family: Alcidae

Common Murre Uria aalge

Xantu Murrelet

Family: Columbidae

Rock Dove Columba livia

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

Family: Cuculidae

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

Owls-Family: Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

Family: Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Hummingbirds-Family: Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri

Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna

Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin

Family: Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Family: Picidae

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Red-shafted Flicker Colaptes cafer

Northern Flicker

Flycatchers-Family: Tyrannidae

Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus

Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis

Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

Shrikes-Family: Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Vireos-Family: Vireonidae

Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni

Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

Jays & Crows-Family: Corvidae

Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Larks-Family: Alaudidae

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

Swallows-Family: Hirundinidae

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Rough Winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Chickadees & Titmice-Family: Paridae

Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus

Bushtit-Family: Aegithalidae

Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Wrens-Family: Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Kinglets-Family: Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Gnatcatchers & Thrushes-Family: Muscicapidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

Mockingbirds & Thrashers-Family: Mimidae

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum

Starling-Family: Sturnidae

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Wagtails & Pipits-Family: Motacillidae

American Pipit Anthus rubescens

Waxwings-Family: Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Warblers-Family: Parulidae

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata

Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens

Townsend’s Warbler

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

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