eBird Field Checklist
MacKerricher SP--Virgin Creek Beach and all of estuary, otherwise WEST of Haul Rd ONLY
Mendocino, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L289455
243 species (+52 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Graylag Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
goose sp.
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
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.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
American x Black Oystercatcher (hybrid)
American/Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Rock Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
auklet sp.
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
Scripps's/Guadalupe Murrelet (Xantus's Murrelet)
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
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California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
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
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
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Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
chickadee sp.
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
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
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
nuthatch sp.
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
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
Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Evening Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
blackbird sp.
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Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Others
passerine sp.
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