eBird Field Checklist
Elkhorn Slough--Hudson Landing mudflats & Porter Marsh
Monterey, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L387163
193 species (+30 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
Tundra Swan
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
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
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated 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
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
Alcids
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
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)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
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Owls
Great Horned Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
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
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
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
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
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
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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
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
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