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The Birds of Lake Los Carneros
Species seen: 181
Species with photos: 164
Hybrids and sub-species: 4 (with photos)

     

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor

 

Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens

 

Ross's Goose
Chen rossii

 

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons

     

Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii

 

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis

 

Mute Swan
Cygnus olor

 

Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus

     

Mute Swan x Whooper Swan (hybrid)
Cygnus olor x cygnus

 

Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors

 

Cinnamon Teal
Anas cyanoptera

 

Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Anas cyanoptera x clypeata

     

Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata

 

Gadwall
Anas strepera

 

American Wigeon
Anas americana

 

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

     

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta

 

Green-winged Teal (American)
Anas crecca carolinensis

 

Green-winged Teal (Eurasian)
Anas crecca crecca

 

Canvasback
Aythya valisineria

     

Redhead
Aythya americana

 

Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris

 

Greater Scaup
Aythya marila

 

Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis

     

Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola

 

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus

 

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis

 

California Quail
Callipepla californica

     

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

 

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus

 

Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis

 

Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis

     

Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii

 

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia

 

Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata

 

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto

     

White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica

 

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

 

Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna

 

Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus

     

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin

 

Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola

 

Sora
Porzana carolina

 

Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata

     

American Coot
Fulica americana

 

Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus

 

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus

 

Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

     

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla

 

Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri

 

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus

 

Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata

     

Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor

 

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus

 

Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius

 

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria

     

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

 

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes

 

Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

 

Mew Gull
Larus canus

     

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis

 

Western Gull
Larus occidentalis

 

California Gull
Larus californicus

 

Herring Gull
Larus argentatus

     

Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens

 

Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia

 

Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri

 

Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus

     

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

 

American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus

 

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

 

Great Egret
Ardea alba

     

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

 

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

 

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

 

White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi

     

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

 

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

 

White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus

     

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii

 

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus

 

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

 

Barn Owl
Tyto alba

     

Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius

 

Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis

 

Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber

     

Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus

 

Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens

 

Nuttall's Woodpecker
Picoides nuttallii

 

Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus

     

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus

 

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius

 

Merlin
Falco columbarius

 

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

     

Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus

 

Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus

 

Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii

 

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis

     

Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans

 

Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens

 

Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus

     

Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans

 

Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis

 

Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni

 

Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus

     

Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus

 

California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica

 

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

 

Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus

     

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

 

Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor

 

Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 

Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus

     

Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis

 

White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis

     

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea

 

House Wren
Troglodytes aedon

 

Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii

 

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

     

California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum

 

Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus

 

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos

 

Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana

     

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus

 

American Robin
Turdus migratorius

 

Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum

 

Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens

     

Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata

 

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus

 

House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus

 

Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus

     

Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria

 

Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis

 

White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys

 

Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla

     

Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula

 

White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis

 

Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis

 

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia

     

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii

 

California Towhee
Pipilo crissalis

 

Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus

 

Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta

     

Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus

 

Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii

 

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

 

Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater

     

Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus

 

Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus

 

Orange-crowned Warbler
Oreothlypis celata

 

Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas

     

Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata auduboni

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Myrtle)
Setophaga coronata coronata

 

Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor

     

Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens

 

Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi

 

Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis

 

Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla

       

Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra

 

Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana

 

Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus

 

Reptiles

     

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus

 

California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula californiae

 

Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans

 

Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis

Mammals

     

Bobcat
Lynx rufus

 

Botta's Pocket Gopher
Thomomys bottae

 

California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi

 

Coyote
Canis latrans

       

Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii

 

Raccoon
Procyon lotor

 

Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis

 

Other Animals

     

Bluegill

 

Bullhead

 

Crayfish

 

Largemouth Bass

       

Monarch Butterfly

 

Mosquito Fish

 

Pouch Snails

 

 

Contact: pete@lakeloscarneros.com