eBird Field Checklist
Merced NWR--parking and observation deck
Merced, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L2478938
168 species (+25 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling/Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
goose sp.
Wood Duck
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
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Swifts
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna'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
Killdeer
Long-billed Curlew
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American 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
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
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree/Violet-green Swallow
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
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Blue Grosbeak