eBird Field Checklist
Kern NWR
Kern, California, US
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240 species (+39 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Marsh Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Loons
Common Loon
loon sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
white egret sp.
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
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Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
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
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Oak Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
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Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
LeConte's Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella sp.
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Bell's Sparrow
Sagebrush/Bell's Sparrow (Sage Sparrow)
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California 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
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
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