eBird Field Checklist
Point Arena Lighthouse- grounds and gate overlook ONLY
Mendocino, California, US
ebird.org/hotspot/L824985
212 species (+32 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
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
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Nightjars
Common Poorwill
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Sanderling
Dunlin
Rock Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua
jaeger sp.
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
auklet sp.
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
loon sp.
Albatrosses
Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
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Pelicans
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
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
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
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
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Rock Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
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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 goldfinch sp.
New World Sparrows
Grasshopper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
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