eBird Field Checklist
Sunset SB
Santa Cruz, California, US
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229 species (+41 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
goose sp.
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Wild Turkey
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Sanderling
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
American Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
American Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
large tern sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Sooty Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
White-faced Ibis
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.)
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
American Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies
Wrentit
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Northern House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.