eBird Field Checklist
Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary
Santa Barbara, California, US
ebird.org/gbbc/hotspot/L989821
278 species (+64 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling/Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
goose sp.
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Wild Turkey
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Western/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
plover sp.
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
murrelet sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Forster's/Common Tern
Common/Arctic Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Sooty Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
black-and-white shearwater sp.
shearwater sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin's/Western Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
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
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Estrildids
Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
finch sp.
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
grackle sp.
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid)
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting