eBird Field Checklist
Ellwood Mesa Open Space
Santa Barbara, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L742496
211 species (+38 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Redhead
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
scoter sp.
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked 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.
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
Lesser Nighthawk
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Sora
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common 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
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
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Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Budgerigar
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Cassin's/Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Vireos
White-eyed Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
chickadee sp.
Oak Titmouse
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
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
bluebird sp.
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Estrildids
Scaly-breasted Munia
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Purple Finch
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House/Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
new world goldfinch sp.
finch sp.
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
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.
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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