eBird Field Checklist
Salton Sea--Whitewater River Delta (restricted access)
Riverside, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L163906
289 species (+46 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Cackling/Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid)
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mexican Duck
Mallard/Mexican Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
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
Gambel's Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Flamingos
Chilean Flamingo
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
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
Spotted Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Ridgway's Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
American 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 Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Redshank
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
Alcids
Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Western Gull
Yellow-footed/Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
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California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Loons
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Albatrosses
Laysan Albatross
Storm-Petrels
Least Storm-Petrel
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Cook's Petrel
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Storks
Wood Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Magnificent Frigatebird
Brown Booby
Blue-footed Booby
sulid sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
white egret sp.
White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Common Black Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Lewis's Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
large falcon sp.
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falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Common Raven
Penduline-Tits and Verdin
Verdin
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
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
gnatcatcher sp.
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Cactus Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Crissal Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Vidua sp.
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
Black-throated Sparrow
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Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Bell's Sparrow
Sagebrush/Bell's Sparrow (Sage Sparrow)
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Abert's 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
Scott's Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Prothonotary Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga sp.
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
Passerina sp.
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