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Native and Naturalized (134)

  1. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Rio Del Mar SB / Aptos Creek mouth
  2. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ketury Stein
    Location: Pinto Lake County Park
  3. Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Empire Grade--above Jamison Creek Rd.
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: karen pinckard
    Location: Long Ridge OSP--Peters Creek Trail (SCZ Co.)
  5. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Hull
    Location: Swanton Pond and vicinity
  6. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Hull
    Location: Swanton Pond and vicinity
  7. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Fickel
    Location: College Lake
  8. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: David Fickel
    Location: College Lake
  9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Alex Rinkert
    Location: Loma Prieta--Upper Mt. Madonna Rd. (SCZ Co.)
  10. Brant Branta bernicla
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Max Miller
    Location: near Pajaro River mouth (SCZ Co.) (river mouth/lagoon not in SCZ Co.)
  11. Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Max Miller
    Location: near Pajaro River mouth (SCZ Co.) (river mouth/lagoon not in SCZ Co.)
  12. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Max Miller
    Location: near Pajaro River mouth (SCZ Co.) (river mouth/lagoon not in SCZ Co.)
  13. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Max Miller
    Location: near Pajaro River mouth (SCZ Co.) (river mouth/lagoon not in SCZ Co.)
  14. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Max Miller
    Location: Pajaro Dunes--general area (closed to birders as of 2024)
  15. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Devon Ryan
    Location: Wilder Ranch SP--Old Cove Landing Trail
  16. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Devon Ryan
    Location: Wilder Ranch SP--Old Cove Landing Trail
  17. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Pete Sole
    Location: Soquel, Crestline Way
  18. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vinayak Deshpande
    Location: Four Mile Beach
  19. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: College Lake
  20. American Coot Fulica americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: College Lake
  21. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: College Lake
  22. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: College Lake
  23. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patti Northam
    Location: CARE Park and wastewater treatment facility
  24. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patti Northam
    Location: CARE Park and wastewater treatment facility
  25. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Clark
    Location: Lighthouse Field SB
  26. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Clark
    Location: Lighthouse Field SB
  27. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Natural Bridges SB--overlook
  28. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Natural Bridges SB--overlook
  29. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Natural Bridges SB--overlook
  30. Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Natural Bridges SB--overlook
  31. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Natural Bridges SB--overlook
  32. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gina Barton
    Location: Quail Hollow Ranch County Park
  33. Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gina Barton
    Location: Quail Hollow Ranch County Park
  34. Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  35. Purple Martin Progne subis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  36. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  37. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  38. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  39. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  40. Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Gary Martindale
    Location: San Vicente Redwoods--upper trails and parking lot
  41. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  42. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Clark
    Location: Neary Lagoon
  43. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Clark
    Location: Neary Lagoon
  44. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  45. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  46. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  47. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  48. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  49. Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  50. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  51. Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  52. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  53. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  54. Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Henry Cowell Redwoods SP--River Trail
  55. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  56. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  57. Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  58. Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  59. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  60. Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  61. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  62. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  63. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  64. California Gull Larus californicus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  65. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  66. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  67. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  68. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  69. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  70. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  71. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  72. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  73. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  74. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  75. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  76. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  77. Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  78. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  79. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  80. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  81. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Norman Uyeda
    Location: Struve Slough--Lee Rd.
  82. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Fosdick
    Location: 16572–16599 Jamison Creek Rd, Santa Cruz US-CA 37.14236, -122.18693
  83. MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Fosdick
    Location: 16572–16599 Jamison Creek Rd, Santa Cruz US-CA 37.14236, -122.18693
  84. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Fosdick
    Location: 16348–16360 Jamison Creek Rd, Boulder Creek US-CA 37.14824, -122.17577
  85. Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Fosdick
    Location: 16348–16360 Jamison Creek Rd, Boulder Creek US-CA 37.14824, -122.17577
  86. Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Main St Soquel Neighborhood
  87. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Main St Soquel Neighborhood
  88. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: John McConnel
    Location: New Brighton State Beach
  89. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  90. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  91. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  92. Western Gull Larus occidentalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  93. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  94. Green Heron Butorides virescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  95. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  96. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  97. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  98. Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  99. Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  100. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  101. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  102. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  103. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  104. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  105. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  106. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  107. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  108. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Pringle Lane, Soquel, California, US
  109. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Pringle Lane, Soquel, California, US
  110. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Pringle Lane, Soquel, California, US
  111. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  112. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  113. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  114. Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  115. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  116. Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Martha Pallin
    Location: Chimney Creek
  117. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  118. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  119. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  120. Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  121. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  122. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  123. California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  124. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  125. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  126. California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  127. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  128. Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  129. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  130. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  131. Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  132. California Towhee Melozone crissalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  133. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Mountain Springs Drive
  134. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: 611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz US-CA 36.97657, -122.02147

Additional Taxa (8)

  1. scoter sp. Melanitta sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dominik Mosur
    Location: New Brighton SB
  2. Western/Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Dominik Mosur
    Location: New Brighton SB
  3. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Tyler
    Location: Empire Grade--above Jamison Creek Rd.
  4. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Lola Ross
    Location: 126 Auburn Ave, Santa Cruz US-CA 36.95121, -122.05278
  5. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Alex Rinkert
    Location: Loma Prieta--Upper Mt. Madonna Rd. (SCZ Co.)
  6. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patti Northam
    Location: Pinto Lake County Park
  7. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)
  8. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Siciliano
    Location: San Lorenzo Park (SCZ Co.)