eBird Field Checklist
Talbert Nature Preserve, Costa Mesa
Orange, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L189656
227 species (+24 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
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
Killdeer
Semipalmated 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
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Red Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Owls
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
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Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin's/Western Kingbird
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
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
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops sp.
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Bendire's Thrasher
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
Weavers and Allies
Northern Red Bishop
Estrildids
Bronze Mannikin
Scaly-breasted Munia
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Yellow-fronted Canary
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Red-faced Warbler
Painted Redstart
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
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