Photo Gallery the webmaster and all published photos will be credited with your name. Chris Conard Dan Tankersley Jan Tankersley Keith Wagner Dan Brown Checklist Page 1
Species √ Species √ Species √
Greater White-fronted Goose W Turkey Vulture Wilson's Snipe W, rare S
Snow Goose W Osprey W , rare S Wilson's Phalarope M , rare S
Ross' Goose W White-tailed Kite Red-necked Phalarope M
Cackling Goose W Bald Eagle W , rare S Bonaparte's Gull W
Canada Goose Northern Harrier Mew Gull W
Tundra Swan W Sharp-shinned Hawk W Ring-billed Gull W
Wood Duck Cooper's Hawk California Gull W
Gadwall Red-shouldered Hawk Herring Gull W
Eurasian Wigeon W Swainson's Hawk S Thayer's Gull W
American Wigeon W Red-tailed Hawk Western Gull *** W
Mallard Ferruginous Hawk W Glaucous-winged Gull W
Cinnamon Teal Rough-legged Hawk W Glaucous Gull *** W
Blue-winged Teal W , M , rare S Golden Eagle W , rare S Caspian Tern S, M
Green-winged Teal W American Kestrel Black Tern M, S
Northern Shoveler W Merlin W Forster's Tern
Northern Pintail W Peregrine Falcon Rock Pigeon
Canvasback W Prairie Falcon W Band-tailed Pigeon W
Redhead W , rare S Black Rail * Eurasian Collared-Dove
Ring-necked Duck W Virginia Rail Mourning Dove
Greater Scaup W Sora Yellow-billed Cuckoo ***M, poss S
Lesser Scaup W Common Moorhen Greater Roadrunner
Bufflehead W American Coot Barn Owl
Common Goldeneye W Sandhill Crane W Western Screech-Owl
Barrow's Goldeneye W Black-bellied Plover W, M Great Horned Owl
Hooded Merganser W Pacific Golden Plover *** W, M Northern Pygmy-Owl
Common Merganser Snowy Plover *** M Burrowing Owl
Red-breasted Merganser ***W Semipalmated Plover M Long-eared Owl *** W
Ruddy Duck Killdeer Short-eared Owl W
Ring-necked Pheasant Mountain Plover W Lesser Nighthawk S
Wild Turkey Black-necked Stilt Common Nighthawk *** S, M
Mountain Quail American Avocet S, rare W Common Poorwill S, M
California Quail Spotted Sandpiper Vaux's Swift M
Common Loon W , M Solitary Sandpiper *** M White-throated Swift
Pied-billed Grebe Greater Yellowlegs W, M Black-chinned Hummingbird S
Horned Grebe W Lesser Yellowlegs W , M Anna's Hummingbird
Eared Grebe W Willet M Costa's Hummingbird *** W, M
Western Grebe Whimbrel M Calliope Hummingbird *** M
Clark's Grebe Long-billed Curlew W, M Rufous Hummingbird M
American White Pelican Marbled Godwit M Allen's Hummingbird ***M, rare S
Double-crested Cormorant Sanderling *** M Belted Kingfisher
American Bittern Semipalmated Sandpiper M , fall Lewis's Woodpecker W
Least Bittern *** Western Sandpiper M Acorn Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron Least Sandpiper W, M Red-naped Sapsucker *** W
Great Egret Baird's Sandpiper M , fall Red-breasted Sapsucker W
Snowy Egret Pectoral Sandpiper M , fall Nuttall's Woodpecker
Cattle Egret Dunlin W Downy Woodpecker
Green Heron Ruff *** M, W Hairy Woodpecker *** W
Black-crowned Night Heron Short-billed Dowitcher M Northern Flicker W, rare S
White-faced Ibis Long-billed Dowitcher W, M Pileated Woodpecker ***
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Species √ Species √ Species √
Olive-sided Flycatcher M Swainson's Thrush M Western Meadowlark
Western Wood-Pewee S Hermit Thrush W Yellow-headed Blackbird
Willow Flycatcher M American Robin Brewer's Blackbird
Hammond's Flycatcher M Varied Thrush W Great-tailed Grackle
Gray Flycatcher *** M (spring only) Wrentit Brown-headed Cowbird
Dusky Flycatcher M Northern Mockingbird Hooded Oriole S , rare W
Pacific-slope Flycatcher M rare S California Thrasher Bullock's Oriole S
Black Phoebe European Starling Purple Finch W
Say's Phoebe W American Pipit W House Finch
Ash-throated Flycatcher S Cedar Waxwing W, M Pine Siskin W
Western Kingbird S Phainopepla Lesser Goldfinch
Loggerhead Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler M, W Lawrence's Goldfinch S , rare W
Northern Shrike *** W Nashville Warbler M American Goldfinch
Cassin's Vireo M Yellow Warbler M Evening Grosbeak *** W
Hutton's Vireo MacGillivray's Warbler M House Sparrow
Warbling Vireo M Yellow-rumped Warbler W, M
Steller's Jay *** W Black-throated Gray Warbler M
Western Scrub-Jay Townsend's Warbler M Total Species
Yellow-billed Magpie Hermit Warbler M Weather:
American Crow Common Yellowthroat
Common Raven Wilson's Warbler M
Horned Lark Yellow-breasted Chat M, S
Purple Martin S, N (City of Sacto) Green-tailed Towhee *** M Location(s):
Tree Swallow S , rare W Spotted Towhee
Violet-green Swallow S California Towhee
No. Rough-winged Swallow S, N Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Bank Swallow S Chipping Sparrow M , rare W
Cliff Swallow S Brewer's Sparrow *** M Companions:
Barn Swallow S Black-chinned Sparrow *** S
Chestnut-backed Chickadee ***W Vesper Sparrow W
Oak Titmouse Lark Sparrow
Bushtit Sage Sparrow
Red-breasted Nuthatch W Savannah Sparrow W
White-breasted Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow S , rare W Comments:
Brown Creeper W Fox Sparrow W Species marked with *** should be documented and reported as per www.sacramentoaudubon.org/ birdquestions/checklist.html
Rock Wren Song Sparrow
Canyon Wren Lincoln's Sparrow W
Bewick's Wren White-throated Sparrow W
House Wren White-crowned Sparrow W
Winter Wren W Golden-crowned Sparrow W
Marsh Wren Dark-eyed Junco W
American Dipper W Western Tanager M Year Round Unless Noted:
Golden-crowned Kinglet W Black-headed Grosbeak M, S M = Migrant (spring and fall)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet W Blue Grosbeak S S = Summer (often spring - fall)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher S , rare W Lazuli Bunting M, S W = Winter (often fall - spring
Western Bluebird Red-winged Blackbird N = Nests in overpasses
Mountain Bluebird W Tricolored Blackbird