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white tailed kite nestlings

 

 

greater roadrunner

Birds at Starr Ranch

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Species - Common name Species - Scientific name
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mallard* Anas platyrhynchos
Turkey Vulture* Cathartes aura
White-tailed Kite* Elanus leucurus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk* A. cooperii
Red-shouldered Hawk* Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk* B. jamaicensis
Golden Eagle* Aquila chrysaetos
American Kestrel* Falco sparverius
Prairie Falcon F. mexicanus
California Quail* Callipepla californica
Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Rock DoveÝ Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon C. fasciata
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Mourning Dove* Zenaida macroura
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Parrot, spp.Ý Amazona spp., etc
Greater Roadrunner* Geococcyx californianus
Barn Owl* Tyto alba
Western Screech-Owl* Otus kennicottii
Great Horned Owl* Bubo virginianus
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Long-eared Owl* Asio otus
Short-eared Owl A. flammeus
Lesser Nighthawk* Chordeiles acutipennis
Common Poorwill* Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
White-throated Swift* Aeronautes saxatalis
Black-chinned Hummingbird* Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird* Calypte anna
Costa's Hummingbird* C. costae
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird S. sasin
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
Acorn Woodpecker* M. formicivorus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Red-breasted Sapsucker S. ruber
Nuttall's Woodpecker* Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker P. pubescens
Northern Flicker* Colaptes auratus
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee* C. sordidulus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe* Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe S. saya
Ash-throated Flycatcher* Myiarchus cinerascens
Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird* T. verticalis
Horned Lark* Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin Progne subis
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow T. thalassina
N. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow* Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow H. rustica
Western Scrub-Jay* Aphelocoma californica
American Crow* Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven* C. corax
Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli
Oak Titmouse* P. inornatus
Bushtit* Psaltriparus minimus
White-breasted Nuthatch* Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Cactus Wren* Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren* Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren* Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren* Troglodytes aedon
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher* P. californica
Western Bluebird* Sialia mexicana
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush C. guttatus
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Wrentit* Chamaea fasciata
Northern Mockingbird* Mimus polyglottos
California Thrasher* Toxostoma redivivum
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Phainopepla* Phainopepla nitens
Loggerhead Shrike* Lanius ludovicianus
European Starling*Ý Sturnus vulgaris
Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
Cassin's Vireo V. cassinii
Hutton's Vireo* V. huttoni
Warbling Vireo* V. gilvus
Orange-crowned Warbler* Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler V. ruficapilla
Yellow Warbler* Dendroica petechia
Black-throated Gray Warbler D. nigrescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler D. coronata
Townsend's Warbler D. townsendi
Hermit Warbler D. occidentalis
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Common Yellowthroat* Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Black-headed Grosbeak* Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak* Guiraca caerulea
Lazuli Bunting* Passerina amoena
Spotted Towhee* Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee* P. crissalis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow* Aimophila ruficeps
Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow S. passerina
Black-chinned Sparrow* S. atrogularis
Lark Sparrow* Chondestes grammacus
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow* Ammodramus savannarum
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow* Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow M. lincolnii
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow Z. leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark* Sturnella neglecta
Brown-headed Cowbird* Molothrus ater
Hooded Oriole* Icterus cucallatus
Bullock's Oriole* I. bullockii
Scott's Oriole I. parisorum
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch* C. mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch* Carduelis psaltria
Lawrence's Goldfinch* C. lawrencei
American Goldfinch*  C. tristis

* confirmed breeder
Ý Non-native species

Major Sources
Mary Jo Elpers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno, NV
Starr Ranch Staff