Birds of the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve  (2008)

author(s):	Jeffery T. Wilcox
county:	Santa Clara County, California
region:	Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
# species:	140

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
	Aix sponsa    Wood Duck    (Commonly Seen)
	Anas americana    American Widgeon    (Rarely Seen)
	Anas clypeata    Northern Shoveler    (Rarely Seen)
	Anas crecca    Green-winged teal    (Rarely Seen)
	Anas platyrhynchos    Mallard    (Commonly Seen)
	Anas strepera    Gadwall    (Commonly Seen)
	Aythya collaris    Ring-necked Duck    (Commonly Seen)
	Branta canadensis    Canada Goose    (Commonly Seen)
	Bucephala albeola    Bufflehead
	Chen caerulescens    Snow goose    (Rarely Seen)
	Cygnus columbianus    Tundra Swan    (Rarely Seen)
	Lophodytes cucullatus    Hooded merganser    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
	Aeronautes saxatalis    White-throated swift    (Rarely Seen)
Family: Trochilidae
	Archilochus alexandri    Black-chinned hummingbird    (Rarely Seen)
	Calypte anna    Anna's hummingbird    (Commonly Seen)
	Selasphorus rufus    Rufous hummingbird    (Rarely Seen)
	Selasphorus sasin    Allen's hummingbird    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
	Charadrius vociferus    Killdeer    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Scolopacidae
	Actitis macularius    Spotted Sandpiper    (Rarely Seen)
	Gallinago gallinago    Common snipe    (Rarely Seen)
	Limnodromus scolopaceus    Long-billed dowitcher    (Rarely Seen)
	Tringa melanoleuca    Greater yellowleg    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Ciconiformes
Family: Ardeidae
	Ardea alba    Great Egret    (Rarely Seen)
	Ardea herodias    Great Blue Heron    (Rarely Seen)
	Butorides striata    Stirated Heron    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
	Patagioenas fasciata    Band‐tailed pigeon    (Commonly Seen)
	Zenaida macroura    Mourning dove    (Commonly Seen)
Order: Coracliformes
Family: Alcedinidae
	Megaceryle alcyon    Belted kingfisher    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
	Accipiter cooperii    Cooper's Hawk    (Commonly Seen)
	Accipiter striatus    Sharp-shinned Hawk    (Commonly Seen)
	Aquila chrysaetos    Golden Eagle    (Commonly Seen)
	Buteo jamaicensis    Red-tailed Hawk    (Commonly Seen)
	Buteo lineatus    Red Shouldered Hawk    (Rarely Seen)
	Circus cyaneus    Northern Harrier    (Rarely Seen)
	Elanus leucurus    White-tailed Kite    (Commonly Seen)
	Haliaeetus leucocephalus    Bald Eagle    (Rarely Seen)
Family: Cathartidae
	Cathartes aura    Turkey Vulture    (Commonly Seen)
	Gymnogyps californianus    California Condor    (Assumed to Occur)
Family: Falconidae
	Falco columbarius    Merlin    (Rarely Seen)
	Falco mexicanus    Prarie Falcon    (Rarely Seen)
	Falco peregrinus    Peregrine Falcon    (Assumed to Occur)
	Falco sparverius    American Kestrel    (Commonly Seen)
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
	Callipepla californica    California Quail    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Phasianidae
	Meleagris gallopavo    Wild Turkey    (Commonly Seen)
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
	Fulica americana    America Coot    (Commonly Seen)
	Gallinula chloropus    Common moorhead    (Rarely Seen)
	Porzana carolina    Sora    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Aegithalidae
	Psaltriparus minimus    Bushtit
Family: Alaudidae
	Eremophila alpestris    Horned lark    (Rarely Seen)
Family: Bombycillidae
	Bombycilla cedrorum
Family: Cardinalidae
	Passerina amoena    Lazuli Bunting
	Pheucticus melanocephalus    Black-headed Grosbeak
Family: Certhiidae
	Certhia americana    Brown creeper
	Polioptila caerulea    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Family: Cinclidae
	Cinclus mexicanus    American Dipper
Family: Corvidae
	Aphelocoma californica    Western scrub jay    (Commonly Seen)
	Corvus brachyrhynchos    American Crow    (Rarely Seen)
	Corvus corax    Common raven    (Rarely Seen)
	Cyanocitta stelleri    Steller's Jay    (Commonly Seen)
	Pica nuttalli    Yellow-billed magpie    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Emberizidae
	Aimophila ruficeps    Rufous-crowned Sparrow
	Ammodramus savannarum    Grasshopper Sparrow
	Chondestes grammacus
	Chondestes grammacus    Lark Sparrow
	Junco hyemalis    Dark-eyed Junco
	Melospiza lincolnii    Lincoln's Sparrow
	Melospiza melodia    Song Sparrow
	Passerculus sandwichensis    Savannah Sparrow
	Passerella iliaca    Fox Sparrow
	Pipilo crissalis    California Towhee
	Pipilo maculatus    Spotted Towhee
	Spizella passerina    Chipping Sparrow
	Zonotrichia atricapilla    Golden-crowned Sparrow
	Zonotrichia leucophrys    White-crowned Sparrow
Family: Fringillidae
	Carduelis lawrencei    Lawrence's Goldfinch
	Carduelis psaltria    Lesser Goldfinch
	Carduelis tristis
	Carpodacus mexicanus    House Finch
Family: Hirundinidae
	Hirundo rustica    barn swallow    (Commonly Seen)
	Tachycineta bicolor    Tree swallow    (Commonly Seen)
	Tachycineta thalassina    Violet-green swallow    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Icteridae
	Agelaius phoeniceus    Red-winged Blackbird
	Carpodacus purpureus    Purple Finch
	Euphagus cyanocephalus    Brewer's Blackbird
	Icterus bullockii    Bullock's Oriole
	Icterus cucullatus
	Molothrus ater    Brown-headed Cowbird
	Sturnella neglecta    Western Meadowlark
Family: Mimidae
	Toxostoma redivivum    California Thrasher
Family: Motacillidae
	Anthus rubescens    American Pipit
Family: Paridae
	Baeolophus inornatus    Oak titmouse
	Poecile rufescens    Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Family: Parulidae
	Dendroica coronata    Yellow-rumped Warbler
	Dendroica nigrescens    Black-throated Gray Warbler
	Dendroica petechia    Yellow Warbler
	Vermivora celata    Orange-crowned Warbler
	Vermivora ruficapilla    Nashville Warbler
	Wilsonia pusilla    Wilson's Warbler
Family: Ptilogonatidae
	Phainopepla nitens    Phainopepla
Family: Regulidae
	Regulus calendula    Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Family: Sittidae
	Sitta carolinensis    White-breasted Nuthatch
Family: Sturnidae
	Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris    European Starling
Family: Thraupidae
	Piranga ludoviciana    Western Tanager
Family: Troglodytidae
	Catherpes mexicanus    Canyon Wren
	Salpinctes obsoletus    Rock wren
	Thryomanes bewickii    Bewick's Wren
	Troglodytes aedon    House Wren
	Troglodytes troglodytes    Winter wren
Family: Turdidae
	Catharus guttatus    Hermit Thrush
	Catharus ustulatus    Swainson's Thrush
	Ixoreus naevius    Varied Thrush
	Sialia mexicana    Western Bluebird
	Turdus migratorius    American Robin
Family: Tyrannidae
	Contopus sordidulus    Western wood-pewee    (Rarely Seen)
	Empidonax difficilis    Pacific slope flycatcher    (Rarely Seen)
	Empidonax traillii    Willow flycatcher    (Rarely Seen)
	Myiarchus cinerascens    Ash-throated flycatcher    (Rarely Seen)
	Sayornis nigricans    black phoebe    (Commonly Seen)
	Sayornis saya    Say's phoebe    (Rarely Seen)
	Tyrannus verticalis    Western Kingbird    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Vireonidae
	Vireo cassinii    Cassin's vireo    (Rarely Seen)
	Vireo huttoni    Hutton's vireo
Order: Pelicaniformes
Family: Pelicanidae
	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos    American white pelican    (Rarely Seen)
Family: Phalcrocoracidae
	Phalacrocorax auritus    Double-Crested Cormorant    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
	Colaptes auratus    Northern flicker    (Commonly Seen)
	Melanerpes formicivorus    Acorn woodpecker    (Commonly Seen)
	Melanerpes lewis    Lewis' woodpecker    (Rarely Seen)
	Picoides nuttallii    Nuttall's woodpecker    (Rarely Seen)
	Picoides pubescens    Downy woodpecker    (Rarely Seen)
	Sphyrapicus ruber    Red-breasted sapsucker    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
	Podiceps auritus    Horned grebe    (Rarely Seen)
	Podilymbus podiceps    Pied-billed grebe    (Rarely Seen)
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii    Common poorwill    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Strigidae
	Aegolius acadicus    Northern saw-whet owl    (Rarely Seen)
	Asio otus    Long-eared owl    (Assumed to Occur)
	Athene cunicularia    Burrowing owl    (Rarely Seen)
	Bubo virginianus    Great-horned owl    (Commonly Seen)
	Glaucidium gnoma    Northern pygmy owl    (Rarely Seen)
	Megascops cooperi    Pacific screech‐owl    (Commonly Seen)
Family: Tytonidae
	Tyto alba    Barn Owl    (Commonly Seen)