eBird Field Checklist
Ballona Creek--lower
Los Angeles, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L738199
235 species (+34 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Egyptian Goose
Muscovy Duck
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
Greater/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.
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Mourning Dove
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
American x Black Oystercatcher (hybrid)
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed 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
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Rock Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Alcids
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
Scripps's Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Sabine's Gull
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.
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Elegant/Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
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Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Black-vented Shearwater
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Blue-footed Booby
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
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored 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
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
hawk sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Lilac-crowned Parrot
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Vireos
Bell's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
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
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Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
Northern Red Bishop
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Bay-breasted Warbler
Yellow 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
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
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