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BIRDS OF SNARL (B indicates breeding)
[List Incomplete]

CLASS AVES

Order Pelecaniformes

Family Pelecanidae
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White Pelican
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron
Casmerodium albus Great Egret
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
Anas americana American Wigeon
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Family Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Family Scolopacidae
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Family Laridae
Larus californicus California Gull
Order Falconiformes
Family Cathartidae
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Family Accipitridae
Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
B
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk (overflight)
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter gentilis Goshawk (overflight)
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Family Falconidae
B
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon
Falco columbarius Merlin
Order Galliformes
Family Phasiandae
B
Centrocercus urophasianus Sage Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus Blue Grouse
Callipepla californica California Quail
B
Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
Order Columbiformes
Family Columbidae
Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Order Strigiformes
Family Tyonidae
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Asio otus Long-eared Owl
Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill
Order Apodiformes
Family Apodidae
Aeronautes saxatalis White-throated Swift
Chaetura vauxi Vaux's Swift
Family Trochilidae
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird
Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird
Order Coraciiformes
Family Alcedinidae
Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
Order Passeriformes
Family Picidae
B
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Picoides albolarvatus White-headed Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped Sapsucker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Family Tyrannidae
Tyannus verticalis Western Kingbird
Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Black Phoebe
Empidonax difficilis Pacific Slope Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Hammond's Flycatcher
Contopus sordidulus Western Wood-Pewee
Family Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
Family Hirundinidae
B
Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Riparia riparia Bank Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
Family Covidae
B
Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay
Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker
Corvus corax Common Raven
B
Pica pica Black-billed Magpie
Family Paridae
B
Poecila gambeli Mountain Chickadee
Family Sittidae
B
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla Pygmy Nuthatch
Family Troglodytidae
B
Troglodytes aerdon House Wren
Family Muscicapidae
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
B
Turdus migratouius American Robin
Family Laniidae
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Family Mimidae
Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher
Family Motacillidae
Anthus rubescens American Pipit
Family Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper
Family Sturnidae
B
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
Family Emberizidae
B
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
B
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
B
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
B
Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler
Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black Headed Grosbeak
B
Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
B
Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Spotted Towhee
B
Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow
B
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
B
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
B
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow
Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird
B
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
B
Icterus galbula Northern Oriole
B
Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole
B
Piranga ludoviciana Western Tanager
Family Fringillidae
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
Carpodacus cassinii Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch


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