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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)


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