California Life List

This is my all-time list of birds seen in California. This is something of a "retro-list", in that I'm starting this long after I've moved away from California. I'm relying on memory to list many of the species here that were no life birds, and in those cases I may not have a date for their sighting.

The CA List (12/2/2005) - 235 birds ID'd

  1. American Robin
  2. American Crow
  3. Mallard
  4. Canada Goose
  5. Great Egret
  6. Western Grebe
  7. Brown Pelican
  8. Snowy Egret
  9. Bufflehead
  10. Double-crested Cormorant
  11. Northern Harrier
  12. Swainson's Hawk
  13. Red-Tailed Hawk
  14. Ring-necked Pheasant
  15. American Kestrel
  16. Golden Eagle
  17. California Quail
  18. Willet
  19. Whimbrel
  20. Marbled Godwit
  21. Sanderling
  22. Red-breasted Nuthatch
  23. Black Phoebe
  24. Rock Pigeon
  25. Mourning Dove
  26. Long-billed Curlew
  27. Long-billed Dowitcher
  28. Western Sandpiper
  29. Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
  30. Heerman's Gull
  31. California Gull
  32. Western Meadowlark
  33. Tree Swallow
  34. Cliff Swallow
  35. Barn Swallow
  36. Spotted Towhee
  37. Canyon Towhee
  38. House Sparrow
  39. Song Sparrow
  40. White-Crowned Sparrow
  41. Anna's Hummingbird
  42. House Finch
  43. White-throated Swift
  44. Royal Tern (7/93) - La Jolla, CA
  45. Turkey Vulture (9/93) - Point Reyes, CA
  46. Killdeer (10/93) - N. of Davis, CA
  47. Solitary Sandpiper (10/93) - N. of Davis, CA
  48. Wilson's Snipe (10/93) - N. of Davis, CA
  49. Greater Yellowlegs (10/93) - N. of Davis, CA
  50. Ring-billed Gull (1/94) - Davis, CA
  51. Great Blue Heron (1994)
  52. Western Scrub Jay (1994)
  53. European Starling (1994)
  54. Brown-headed Cowbird (1994)
  55. Common Merganser (spring, 1994) - Davis, CA
  56. Barn Owl (summer, 1994) - Davis, CA
  57. Northern Mockingbird (1994)
  58. Red-winged Blackbird (1994)
  59. Brewer's Blackbird (1994)
  60. Black-shouldered (White-tailed) Kite (1994) - Davis, CA
  61. Ruddy Duck (1994) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  62. Cinnamon Teal (1994) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  63. Bald Eagle (1/94) - Cache Creek, CA
  64. Dark-eyed Junco (2/94) - UC Davis Campus
  65. Yellow-Rumped Warbler (2/94) - UC Davis Campus
  66. Northern Flicker (2/94) - UC Davis Campus
  67. Yellow-billed Magpie (2/94) - UC Davis Campus
  68. Canvasback (2/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  69. Black-necked Stilt (2/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  70. American Avocet (2/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  71. Common Moorhen (2/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  72. American Coot (2/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  73. Nuttall's Woodpecker (spring 1994) - UC Davis Campus
  74. Black-crowned Night Heron (3/94) - Sacramento Delta, CA
  75. Burrowing Owl (3/94) - near Sacramento Delta, CA
  76. American Wigeon
  77. Great Horned Owl (3/94) - Sacramento Delta, CA
  78. Cattle Egret (4/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  79. Greater White-fronted Goose (4/94) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  80. California Thrasher (4/94) - Mt. St. Helena, CA
  81. Green Heron (4/94) - Arboretum, Davis, CA
  82. Acorn Woodpecker (5/94) - Putah Creek Riparian Reserve, CA
  83. Steller's Jay (5/94) - Lake Tahoe, CA
  84. Pie-billed Grebe (spring 1994) - Davis, CA
  85. Western Screech Owl (autumn, 1994) - Davis, CA
  86. American White Pelican (9/94) - Davis, CA
  87. Wood Duck (5/95) - Arboretum, Davis, CA
  88. Black Oystercatcher (6/22/95) - Cape Mendocino, CA
  89. Green-tailed Towhee (6/27/95) - Little Castle Lake, CA
  90. Osprey (8/95) - Snag Lake, Mt. Lassen NP, CA
  91. Common Raven (8/95) - Snag Lake, Mt. Lassen NP, CA
  92. Northern Pintail (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  93. Northern Shoveler (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  94. Ring-necked Duck (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  95. Sandhill Crane (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  96. Eurasian Wigeon (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  97. Gadwall (12/16/95) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  98. Brown Creeper (3/10/96) - Mt. Tamalpais, CA
  99. Canyon Wren
  100. Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
  101. American Goldfinch (spring 1996) - Davis, CA
  102. Clark's Nutcracker (5/26/96) - Eagle Creek Canyon, CA
  103. Surf Scoter (7/14/96) - Andrew Molera SP, CA
  104. Wrentit (7/14/96) - Manuel Peak Trail, Pfeiffer-Big Sur, CA
  105. Hairy Woodpecker (7/15/96) - Manuel Peak, CA
  106. Mountain Bluebird (7/19/96) - Tuolumne Meadows, CA
  107. Cassin's Finch (7/19/96) - Tuolumne Meadows, CA
  108. Rosy Finch (7/20/96) - Peak of Mt. Dana, Yosemite NP, CA
  109. Gray Jay (9/7/96) - Mt. Lassen NP, CA
  110. White-winged Scoter (12/96) - Point Reyes, CA
  111. Cedar Waxwing (3/97) - Davis, CA
  112. Black-billed Magpie (3/25/97) - Bishop, CA
  113. Eared Grebe (4/6/97) - Bolinas Lagoon, CA
  114. Black-Bellied Plover (4/6/97) - Bolinas Lagoon, CA
  115. Golden-Crowned Sparrow (4/12/97) - Pt. Reyes, CA
  116. Common Nighthawk
  117. Pigeon Guillemot
  118. House Wren
  119. Western Wood Pewee (7/13/97) - Cold Canyon, Lake Berryessa, CA
  120. Oak Titmouse (7/13/97) - Cold Canyon, Lake Berryessa, CA
  121. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (7/13/97) - Napa Valley, CA
  122. Black-Throated Gray Warbler (7/13/97) - Napa Valley, CA
  123. Lesser Goldfinch (7/13/97) - Cold Canyon, Lake Berryessa, CA
  124. Red-breasted Sapsucker (winter 97-98) - Davis, CA
  125. American Bittern (4/5/98) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  126. Western Kingbird (4/5/98) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  127. Western Tanager (5/13/98) - Davis, CA
  128. White-faced Ibis (5/17/98) - Yolo Bypass, CA
  129. Blue Grosbeak (5/17/98) - Yolo Bypass, CA
  130. Sharp-shinned Hawk (5/23/98) - Putah Creek, CA
  131. Spotted Sandpiper (6/2/98) - North Davis Ponds, CA
  132. Black-headed Grosbeak
  133. Band-tailed Pigeon
  134. Violet-Green Swallow
  135. Yellow Warbler
  136. Swainson's Thrush
  137. Common Yellowthroat
  138. Glaucous-winged Gull
  139. Winter Wren
  140. Varied Thrush
  141. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (6/13/98) - North Davis Ponds, CA
  142. Wild Turkey (6/20/98) - near Sequoia NP, CA
  143. Evening Grosbeak (6/20/98) - Sequoia NP, CA
  144. Cooper's Hawk (7/25/98) - UC Davis campus, CA
  145. Short-billed Dowitcher (fall 98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  146. Bushtit (9/98) - San Carlos, CA
  147. California Towhee (9/98) - San Carlos, CA
  148. Forster's Tern (9/18/98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  149. Say's Phoebe (9/18/98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  150. Orange-crowned Warbler (9/19/98) - Mt. Hamilton, CA
  151. Common Murre (10/17/98) - near Farallon Isl., CA
  152. Brown Booby (10/17/98) - Farallon Isl., CA
  153. Black-footed Albatross (10/17/98) - near Farallon Isl., CA
  154. Sooty Shearwater (10/17/98) - near Farallon Isl., CA
  155. Pink-footed Shearwater (10/17/98) - near Farallon Isl., CA
  156. Northern Fulmar (10/17/98) - near Farallon Isl., CA
  157. Green-winged Teal (10/18/98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  158. Least Sandpiper (10/18/98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  159. Snow Goose (10/25/98) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  160. Lesser Yellowlegs (10/25/98) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  161. Belted Kingfisher (10/25/98) - North Ponds, Davis, CA
  162. Townsend's Warbler (10/31/98) - home, San Carlos, CA
  163. Red-shouldered Hawk (11/1/98) - Mazzones, San Jose, CA
  164. Common Loon (11/6/98) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  165. Black Turnstone (11/6/98) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  166. Horned Grebe (11/8/98) - Point Reyes, CA
  167. Virginia's Warbler (11/8/98) - Point Reyes, CA
  168. Merlin (11/8/98) - Point Reyes, CA
  169. Bewick's Wren (11/21/98) - Edgewood Cty. Park, CA
  170. Semipalmated Plover (11/28/98) - Monterey, CA
  171. Tundra Swan (12/5/98) - Gray Lodge WR, CA
  172. Hooded Merganser (12/13/98) - Redwood Shores, CA
  173. Lesser Scaup (12/27/98) - Elkhorn Slough, CA
  174. Sage Sparrow (1/1/99) - Eureka Valley, CA
  175. Western Bluebird (3/99) - Cache Creek, CA
  176. Brant (7/24/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  177. Wandering Tattler (7/24/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  178. Ruddy Turnstone (7/24/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  179. Surfbird (7/24/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  180. White-breasted Nuthatch (9/5/99) - Carson Pass, CA
  181. Townsend's Solitaire (9/5/99) - Carson Pass, CA
  182. Ferruginous Hawk (10/9/99) - Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands, CA
  183. Bonaparte's Gull
  184. Caspian Tern
  185. Loggerhead Shrike
  186. Savannah Sparrow (10/30/99) - Redwood Shores, CA
  187. Thayer's Gull (10/31/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  188. Pelagic Cormorant (10/31/99) - Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach, CA
  189. Brandt's Cormorant (10/31/99) - Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach, CA
  190. Elegant Tern (10/31/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  191. Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) (10/31/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  192. Common Goldeneye (12/5/99) - Bair Island WR, CA
  193. Dunlin (12/5/99) - Bair Island WR, CA
  194. American Pipit (12/5/99) - Redwood Shores, CA
  195. Peregrine Falcon (12/6/99) - Bair Island WR, CA
  196. Red-throated Loon (12/12/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  197. Herring Gull (12/12/99) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  198. Greater Scaup (1/2/00) - Pillar Point Harbor, CA
  199. Short-Eared Owl (3/18/00) - Bair Island WR, CA
  200. Red-Breasted Merganser (4/1/00) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  201. Hooded Oriole (5/26/00) - San Carlos Hills, CA
  202. Pacific Loon (6/14/00) - Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA
  203. Marbled Murrelet (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  204. Rhinoceros Auklet (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  205. Black-vented Shearwater (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  206. Buller's Shearwater (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  207. Cassin's Auklet (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  208. Red Phalarope (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  209. Ashy Storm-Petrel (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  210. South Polar Skua (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  211. Pomarine Jaeger (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  212. Short-tailed Shearwater (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  213. Parasitic Jaeger (10/15/00) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  214. Pine Siskin (11/11/00) - Corralitos Lake, Watsonville, CA
  215. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (12/2/00) - Delaveaga Park, Santa Cruz, CA
  216. Virginia Rail (12/10/00) - Palo Alto Baylands Park, CA
  217. Red-necked Grebe (12/29/00) - Moss Landing, CA
  218. Tri-colored Blackbird (12/29/00) - Moonglow Ranch, Moss Landing, CA
  219. Mew Gull (1/6/01) - Twin Lakes Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
  220. Allen's Hummingbird (5/4/01) - Ano Nuevo, CA
  221. Sabine's Gull (8/5/01) - Outer Monterey Bay, CA
  222. Pygmy Nuthatch (8/23/01) - Delaveaga Park, Santa Cruz, CA
  223. Hermit Warbler (8/26/01) - White Mountains, CA
  224. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (8/26/01) - White Mountains, CA
  225. Rock Wren (8/27/01) - White Mountains, CA
  226. Pinyon Jay (8/27/01) - White Mountains, CA
  227. Sage Thrasher (8/28/01) - Mono Lake, CA
  228. Black-chinned Hummingbird (9/29/01) - Santa Barbara, CA
  229. Wilson's Warbler (8/25/02) - Pogonip City Park, Santa Cruz, CA
  230. Red-necked Phalarope (9/8/02) - Elkhorn Slough, CA
  231. Flesh-footed Shearwater (10/13/02) - Outer Monterey Bay
  232. Horned Lark (4/17/04) - Racetrack Valley, CA
  233. Lazuli Bunting (5/2/04) - Wilder Ranch Park, CA
  234. American Dipper (5/15/04) - Yosemite (Happy Isles), CA
  235. Blue Grouse (6/21/04) - Yosemite NP, CA

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