eBird Field Checklist
Bolsa Chica--Brightwater area
Orange, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L4121740
233 species (+42 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Tundra Swan
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Surf Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western x Clark's Grebe (hybrid)
Western/Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian/African Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Chimney/Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Ridgway's Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied 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
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin'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)
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Forster's/Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Black-vented Shearwater
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
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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
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
parrot sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Hammond's Flycatcher
Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin's/Western Kingbird
new world flycatcher sp.
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Penduline-Tits and Verdin
Verdin
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Swinhoe's White-eye
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
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Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
Northern Red Bishop
Estrildids
Scaly-breasted Munia
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Townsend's/Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Summer Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
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