eBird Field Checklist
Half Moon Bay SB--Venice Beach and Pilarcitos/Frenchman's Creek Mouth
San Mateo, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L329541
260 species (+42 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
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
Wild Turkey
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-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 Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Kelp Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring/Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
tern sp.
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Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Northern Gannet
Brown Booby
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Black-crowned Night Heron
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
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
diurnal raptor sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
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Violet-green Swallow
Tree/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
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Estrildids
Zebra Finch
Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
European Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
Spinus sp.
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Worm-eating Warbler
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Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie 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
Dickcissel
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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