eBird Field Checklist
The Gardens at Lake Merritt
Alameda, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L2889406
142 species (+26 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
goose sp.
Muscovy Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
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
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
American Coot
Shorebirds
Marbled Godwit
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Common Loon
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
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
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
House Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Hooded Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided 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
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.