Buller's Shearwater

Come along on a deepwater offshore trip in fall.

Ashy Storm-Petrel

can be found in late summer offshore from Monterey Bay.

Pelagic Cormorant

found in various spots near San Francisco. One sure location is around the mouth of Bodega Bay. Stays near open ocean, nesting on cliffs above the waves from Monterey County north.

White-faced Ibis

regular summer breeder in California's Central Valley.

Tundra Swan

abundant wintering bird in Central Valley.

Brant

abundant in Bodega Bay every winter.

Snow and Ross's Goose

can be found in wildlife preserves of the Upper Sacramento Valley every winter

Cinnamon Teal

common breeder in the marshes of Santa Clara County.

Barrow Goldeneye

regular wintering bird in small numbers in selected sites in the S.F. Bay Area.

White-tailed Kite

common year-round in the open grassy areas of coastal Marin County, north of S.F.

Ferruginous Hawk

year round in the Central Valley

California Quail

common in dry, brushy habitat

Mountain Quail

can be heard in the spring in upland, dry forests

Blue Grouse

can be heard in the spring in dense, damp forests

Clapper Rail

may be seen at very high tide in selected saltwater marshes in Santa Clara County

Black Rail

they are present and can be found with hard searching at high tide

Sandhill Cranes

thousands winter in the Central Valley, but this is not the Platte River

Mountain Plover

every winter a few stay on inland rolling grasslands of California

Whimbrel

an early migrant, common along Central California coast in August

Surfbird

This winter migrant comes down from the mountains of the far north to feed at sea level on the rocky coastline. Often found with turnstones.

Surfbird

This winter migrant comes down from the mountains of the far north to feed at sea level on the rocky coastline. Often found with turnstones.

Wilson's Phalarope

Mono Lake in August

Red Phalarope

pelagic bird, except following intense winter storm when they can be blown onshore

Red-necked Phalarope

regular late summer migrant along the coast

Jaegers & South Polar Skua

go pelagic

Least Tern

small breeding population in Alameda

Black-necked Stilt

Common nester and year round resident of mudflats bordering the Bay

Marbled Murrelet

They're always hard to find, breed in the redwoods, feed far out to sea

Band-tailed Pigeon

diminishing, but still regular along the San Mateo coast

Roadrunner

Mines Road, Alameda County

Burrowing Owl

has some remnant breeding grounds in Sacramento Valley

Black Swift

behind one waterfall near Mount Lassen

Acorn Woodpecker

in the oak woodlands

Lewis's Woodpecker

dry oak forests on Mount Hamilton or inland foothills woods

Red-breasted Sapsucker

winters in San Francisco, breeds at moderate altitude in mixed forests. Common on Mount Ashland, Oregon.

Nuttall's Woodpecker

inland Alameda, Sonoma and Santa Clara Counties

White-headed Woodpecker

high forests in Oregon and California

Pacific Slope Flycatcher

coastal riparian habitat

Dusky Flycatcher

brushy, dry mountain slopes

Hammond's Flycatcher

moderate elevation, dense forest

Say's Phoebe

winters in San Francisco area where the land is open and the wind blows

Ash-throated Flycatcher

common breeding bird in open forests and grasslands

Gray Jay

dense coastal forests in Oregon

Clark's Nutcracker

dry inland mountain forests

Pinyon Jay

Mono Lake region

Yellow-billed Magpie

dry farmland and ranches in Central California

Violet-green Swallow

nests on forest edges

Mountain Chickadee

Mount Shasta, Mount Ashland

American Dipper

mountain streams, even in downtown Ashland, Oregon

Wrentit

coastal scrub, abundant in Marin and San Mateo

California Thrasher

riparian areas within dry hilly scrub land; found in San Mateo and Alameda Counties

Phainopepla

Mines Road on Mount Hamilton

Lazuli Bunting

Inland parts of Marin and Sonoma in places where weedy fields border willow-lined streams

Hermit Warbler

hill forests with tall trees in northern California

Black-throated Gray Warbler

dry pine forests

Western Tanager

dry forests and riparian habitat

Golden-crowned Sparrow

common wintering bird in Central California's coastal woodlands

Tricolored Blackbird

nests in damp areas near livestock pastures

Cassin's Finch

high mountain evergreen forest

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