eBird Field Checklist
Andrew Molera SP--Big Sur River mouth
Monterey, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L109487
364 species (+69 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling/Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
goose sp.
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck 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/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Diamond Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Swifts
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope 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
Snowy Plover
plover sp.
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Horned Puffin
Cassin's Auklet
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
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Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
large tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Albatrosses
Black-footed Albatross
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
black-and-white shearwater sp.
shearwater sp.
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Brown Booby
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
California Condor
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
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
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Yellow-bellied/Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo
vireo sp.
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Great Tit
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
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
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Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
pipit sp.
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.
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella sp.
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Bell's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
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Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Red-winged/Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid)
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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