Birds of the Carrizo Plain (Morro Bay Chapter of the Audubon Society - pdf)
JAYS, CROWS, MAGPIES
- Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
- Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
TITMICE & CHICKADEES
- Plain Titmouse (Parus inomatus)
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens)
BUSHTITS
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
NUTHATCHES
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
WRENS
- House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
- Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
THRUSHES
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
- Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)Sometimes regarded as a member of the Babbler Family.
SHRIKES
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
MIMIC THRUSHES
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
- LeConte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
PIPITS
- Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
WAXWINGS
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
SILKY FLYCATCHERS
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
STARLINGS
- European Starling (Stumus vulgaris)
TYPICAL VIREOS
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
WARBLERS
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
- Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
- Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporonis tolmiei)
- Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
GROSBEAKS & SPARROWS
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- California Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes grammacus)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyernalis)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
BLACKBIRDS
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocepahlus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
FINCHES
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psalitria)
- Lawrence Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
- Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
TANAGERS
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
WEAVER FINCHES
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
GREBES
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
PELICANS
- American White(Pelecanus erythorhynchos)
HERONS & EGRETS
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Green Heron (Butorides striatus)
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Great White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- American Widgeon (Anas americana)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
PLOVERS
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
STILTS & AVOCETS
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
SANDPIPERS
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
GULLS & TERNS
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delewarensis)
- Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
DOVES
- Rock Dove (Columbia livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Columbia fasciata)
CUCKOOS
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
OWLS
TYPICAL OWLS
- Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicotti)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo viginianus)
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
CRANES
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
RAILS & COOTS
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
SWIFTS
- White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)
HUMMINGBIRDS
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
- Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
KINGFISHERS
- Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
WOODPECKERS
- Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
- Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
LARKS
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
SWALLOWS
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- North Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
FLYCATCHERS
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Say's Phoebe (Soyornis saya)
- Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
- Western Kingbird (Myiarchus cinerascens)
GOATSUCKERS (NIGHTJARS)
- Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
VULTURES
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
KITES, EAGLES, HAWKS
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Red-shoulder Hawk (Bueio lineatus)
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Beteo regalis)
- Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
FALCONS
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
QUAILS
- Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
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