Order Genus & Species Common Name Page in Golden Guide Sighting Location Date
Gaviiformes
1 Gavia immer Common Loon Lake Perris, CA 3-Feb-02
Podicipediformes
2 Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
3 Podiceps grisegena Red-Necked Grebe Lake Perris, CA 19-Jan-02
4 Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
5 Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
6 Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
Procellariiformes
7 Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm Petrel Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
Pelecaniformes
8 Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican McGrath State Park 12-May-01
9 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
10 Phalacrocorax aristotelis Shag -- La Coruna, SPAIN 30-Oct-93
11 Phalacrocorax auritus Double-Crested Cormorant McNary NWR 6-Apr-95
12 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant Rosario Beach 1-Jul-95
Anseriformes
13 Cygnus olor Mute Swan MFL
14 Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan Columbia NWR, Othello, WA 22-Dec-01
15 Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan MFL
16 Branta canadensis Canada Goose Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
17 Branta bernicla Brant MFL
18 Anser albifrons Greater White-Fronted Goose McNary NWR 6-Apr-95
19 Chen caerulescens Snow Goose Sacramento Wildlife Refuge 16-Dec-01
20 Chen rossii Ross' Goose Sacramento Wildlife Refuge 16-Dec-01
21 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
22 Anas acuta Northern Pintail Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
23 Anas strepera Gadwall Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
24 Anas americana American Wigeon Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
25 Anas Clypeata Northern Shoveler Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
26 Anas discors Blue-Winged Teal Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
27 Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
28 Anas crecca Green-Winged Teal Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
29 Aix sponsa Wood Duck Hidden Valley, La Sierra, CA 8-Dec-01
30 Aythya americana Redhead Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
31 Aythya valisineria Canvasback San Jacinto NWR 3-Feb-02
32 Aythya collaris Ring-Necked Duck Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
33 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Lake Perris, CA 19-Jan-02
34 Aythya marila Greater Scaup Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
35 Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
36 Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Columbia NWR, Othello, WA 22-Dec-01
37 Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye
38 Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
39 Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck MFL
40 Oidemia nigra Common Scoter MFL
41 Melanitta fusca White-Winged Scoter Rosario Beach 1-Jul-95
42 Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
43 Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser Riverside, CA 15-Dec-01
44 Mergus serrator Red-Breasted Merganser Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
45 Mergus merganser Common Merganser Rook's Park, Walla Walla 4-May-95
46 Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
Falconiformes
47 Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
48 Gymnogyps californianus California Condor Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
49 Elanus caeruleus Black-Shouldered Kite San Jacinto NWR 20-Oct-01
50 Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Scenic Loop 27-Apr-95
51 Accipiter striatus Sharp-Shinned Hawk Wendell, ID 13-Jul-01
52 Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
53 Buteo lagopus Rough-Legged Hawk Chino Hills canal, CA 3-Nov-01
54 Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk San Jacinto NWR 20-Oct-01
55 Buteo jamaicensus Red-Tailed Hawk Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
56 Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Hemet, CA 5-Mar-02
57 Buteo lineatus Red-Shouldered Hawk San Jacinto NWR 3-Feb-02
58 Parabuteo unicinctus Harris' Hawk MFL
59 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Malheur NWR MFT
60 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle North of Klamath Falls, OR 19-Nov-01
61 Pandion haliaetus Osprey Nampa, ID 13-Jul-01
62 Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon San Jacinto NWR 3-Feb-02
63 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
64 Falco sparvarius American Kestrel Spangle, WA 2-Jun-01
Galliformes
65 Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey MFL
66 Dendragapus obscurus Blue Grouse Lillooet, BC CANADA 1-Sep-91
67 Bonasa umbellis Ruffed Grouse MFL
68 Centrocercus urophasianus Sage Grouse MFL
69 Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan
70 Callipepla californica California Quail Spangle, WA 2-Jun-01
71 Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail MFL
72 Oreortyx pictus Mountain Quail
73 Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite MFL
74 Alectoris chukar Chukar Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
75 Greater Coucal -- Thailand
76 Phasianus colchicus Ring-Necked Pheasant Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
77 Perdix perdix Gray Partridge 5-mile Road 4-May-95
Ciconiiformes
78 Casmerodius albus Great Egret Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
79 Egretta thula Snowy Egret Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
80 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
81 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron -- N. of Hamburg, GERMANY 27-Dec-93
82 Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron McNary NWR 6-Apr-95
83 Butorides striatus Green Heron Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
84 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-Crowned Night Heron Blalock Pond, Walla Walla, WA 30-Mar-95
85 Nycticorax violaceus Yellow-Crowned Night Heron MFL
86 Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
87 Mycteria americana Wood Stork Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
88 Plegadis chihi White-Faced Ibis Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
89 Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill MFL
Phoenicopteriformes
90 Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo SPAIN Spring '94
Gruiformes
91 Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
92 Grus americana Whooping Crane MFL
93 Railus limicola Virginia Rail Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
94 Porzana carolina Sora Salton Sea NWR 2-Feb-02
95 Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
96 Fulica americana American Coot Blalock Pond, Walla Walla, WA 30-Mar-95
Charadriiformes
97 Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher Rosario Beach 1-Jul-95
98 Recurvirostra americana American Avocet Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
99 Himantopus mexicanus Black-Necked Stilt Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
100 Pluvialis squatarola Black-Bellied Plover Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
101 Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover So. Carlsbad State Beach, CA 23-Jun-01
102 Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover So. Carlsbad State Beach, CA 23-Jun-01
103 Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
104 Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit So. Carlsbad State Beach, CA 23-Jun-01
105 Numenius americanus Long-Billed Curlew Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
106 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
107 Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Chino Hills canal, CA 3-Nov-01
108 Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper
109 Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Salton Sea NWR 2-Feb-02
110 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
111 Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
112 Limnodromus griseus Short-Billed Dowitcher Crystal Cove State Park 12-Jan-02
113 Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-Billed Dowitcher Albion, CA 27-Apr-91
114 Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
115 Phalaropus fulicaria Red Phalarope Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
116 Phalaropus lobatus Red-Necked Phalarope Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
117 Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
118 Aphriza virgata Surfbird Crystal Cove State Park 2-Mar-02
119 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Crystal Cove State Park 2-Mar-02
120 Arenaria melanocephala Black Turnstone Crystal Cove State Park 2-Mar-02
121 Calidris alpina Dunlin Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 2-Mar-02
122 Calidris alba Sanderling Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
123 Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve, CA 12-Jan-02
124 Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
125 Larus genei Slender-Billed Gull -- Brindisi, ITALY 9-Dec-93
126 Larus canus Common Gull -- Bergen, NORWAY 23-Dec-93
127 Larus occidentalis Western Gull Doheny Beach State Park, CA 12-Jan-02
128 Larus livens Yellow-Footed Gull Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
129 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-Backed Gull Salton Sea NWR 2-Feb-02
130 Larus argentatus Herring Gull Seal Beach Pier, CA 12-Jan-02
131 Larus californicus California Gull Detour Road, Walla Walla 20-Apr-95
132 Larus delawarensis Ring-Billed Gull Pioneer Park, Walla Walla 30-Mar-95
133 Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Seal Beach Pier, CA 12-Jan-02
134 Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
135 Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull McGrath State Park 12-May-01
136 Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Huntington Beach, CA 12-Jan-02
137 Sterna antillarum Least Tern So. Carlsbad State Beach, CA 23-Jun-01
138 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
139 Sterna hirundo Common Tern Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
140 Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern McGrath State Park 12-May-01
141 Sterna nilotica Gull-Billed Tern Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
142 Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
143 Chlidonias niger Black Tern Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
144 Rynchops niger Black Skimmer Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
145 Uria aalge Common Murre
146 Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot Albion, CA 27-Apr-91
147 Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin MFL
Columbiformes
148 Columba fasciata Band-Tailed Pigeon Connell, WA 8-Jun-91
149 Columba livia Rock Dove Madrid, SPAIN 29-Jan-94
150 Columba palumbus Woodpigeon -- Madrid, SPAIN 29-Jan-94
151 Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove -- Bergen, NORWAY 23-Dec-93
152 Zenaida asiatica White-Winged Dove Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
153 Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove 5-mile Road 4-May-95
154 Streptopelia risoria Ringed Turtle Dove MFL
155 Columbina passerina Common Ground Dove Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
Cuculiformes
156 Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 9-Jun-01
Strigiformes
157 Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Spangle, WA 2-Jun-01
158 Asio otus Long-Eared Owl San Jacinto NWR 3-Feb-02
159 Asio flammeus Short-Eared Owl
160 Tyto alba Barn Owl Connell, WA 27-May-02
161 Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
Caprimulgiformes
162 Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
163 Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
Apodiformes
164 Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift MFL
165 Aeronautes saxatalis White-Throated Swift Loma Linda, CA 9-Mar-02
166 Archilochus colubris Ruby-Throated Hummingbird MFL
167 Stellula calliope Calliope Hummingbird Connell, WA 21-May-02
168 Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird McGrath State Park 12-May-01
169 Archilochus alexandri Black-Chinned Hummingbird Morongo, CA 28-Jul-01
170 Calypte costae Costa's Hummingbird Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 9-Jun-01
171 Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
172 Selasphorus sasin Allen's Hummingbird McGrath State Park 12-May-01
Trogoniformes
173 Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher Morongo, CA 6-Oct-01
Piciformes
174 Colaptes auratus Yellow-Shafted Flicker MFL
175 Colaptes cafer Red-Shafted Flicker MFL
176 Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker Battle Creek Mountain MFT
177 Picoides nuttallii Nuttall's Woodpecker Weimar, CA 1-Dec-90
178 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-Headed Woodpecker MFL
179 Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn Woodpecker La Sierra University Campus, CA 17-Jun-01
180 Picoides albolarvatus White-Headed Woodpecker McGill Campground, Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
181 Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker MFL
182 Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-Naped Sapsucker --- Idlewild Campground MFT
183 Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker Battle Creek Mountain MFT
184 Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Idlewild Campground MFT
185 Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Sacramento Wildlife Refuge 16-Dec-01
186 Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher MFL
187 Tyrannus savana Fork-Tailed Flycatcher MFL-(dubious)
188 Pitangus sulphuratus Kiskadee MFL-(dubious)
189 Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher Morongo, CA 28-Jul-01
Passeriformes
190 Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird Malheur NWR 4-May-95
191 Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird Hemet, CA 23-Mar-02
192 Tyrannus vociferans Cassin's Kingbird Hidden Valley, La Sierra, CA 8-Dec-01
193 Myiarchus tyrannulus Brown-Crested Flycatcher Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 30-Jun-01
194 Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe MFL
195 Sayornis nigricans Black Phoebe Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 6-Jun-01
196 Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe 5-mile Road 4-May-95
197 Empidonax trailli Willow Flycatcher Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
198 Empidonax oberholseri Dusky Flycatcher MFL 8-Jun-91
199 Empidonax wrightii Gray Flycatcher Idlewild Campground MFT
200 Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee MFL
201 Contopus sordidulus Western Wood Pewee Malheur NWR MFT
202 Nuttalornis borealis Olive-Sided Flycatcher Morongo, CA 10-Oct-01
203 Galerida cristata Crested Lark -- Kulata, BULGARIA 13-Dec-93
204 Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
205 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Whitman Mission 20-Apr-95
206 Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
207 Tachycineta thalassina Violet-Green Swallow Whitman Mission 20-Apr-95
208 Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Malheur NWR 5-Jun-01
209 Riparia riparia Bank Swallow Whitman Mission 20-Apr-95
210 Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-Winged Swallow McNary NWR 6-Apr-95
211 Progne subis Purple Martin MFL
212 Garrulus glandarius Jay -- Bari, ITALY 9-Dec-93
213 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay MFL
214 Cyanocitta stelleri Stellar's Jay Battle Creek Mountain MFT
215 Aphelocoma coerulescens Scrub Jay Loma Linda, CA 16-Jun-01
216 Perisorus canadensis Gray Jay MFL
217 Pica pica Black-Billed Magpie Pioneer Park, Walla Walla 30-Mar-95
218 Pica nuttalli Yellow-Billed Magpie Turlock, CA 18-Jul-01
219 Nucifraga columbiana Clark's Nutcracker
220 Corvus corax Common Raven Coppei Creek 11-May-95
221 Corvus frugilegus Rook -- BULGARIA-ROMANIA Border 14-Dec-93
222 Corvus corone cornix Hooded Crow -- Bergen, NORWAY 23-Dec-93
223 Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow Pioneer Park, Walla Walla 30-Mar-95
224 Parus major Great Tit -- Bergen, NORWAY 23-Dec-93
225 Parus atricapullus Black-Capped Chickadee Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
226 Parus gambeli Mountain Chickadee Battle Creek Mountain MFT
227 Parus carolinensis Chestnut-Backed Chickadee Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
228 Parus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
229 Parus inornatus Plain Titmouse
230 Auriparus flaviceps Verdin Salton Sea NWR 7-Jul-01
231 Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit McGrath State Park 12-May-01
232 Chamaea fasciata Wrentit Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 30-Jun-01
233 Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
234 Pycnonotus jocosus Red-Whiskered Bulbul Thailand
235 Sitta carolinensis White-Breasted Nuthatch Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
236 Sitta canadensis Red-Breasted Nuthatch Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
237 Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
238 Certhia brachydactyla Short-Toed Treecreeper -- Madrid, SPAIN 13-Nov-93
239 Certhia americana Brown Creeper Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
240 Troglodytes aedon House Wren Salton Sea NWR 29-Jul-01
241 Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren North Fork, CA 25-Nov-90
242 Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren San Jacinto NWR 20-Oct-01
243 Salpinctes obsoletus Rock Wren Loma Linda, CA 30-Jun-01
244 Catherpes mexicanus Canyon Wren San Jacinto NWR 20-Oct-01
245 Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren Moses Lake, WA 28-Dec-01
246 Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird Riverside, CA 30-Jun-01
247 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird Coppei Creek 25-May-95
248 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
249 Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher Malheur NWR MFT
250 Toxostoma redivivum California Thrasher Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 30-Jun-01
251 Turdus merula Blackbird -- Bergen, NORWAY 26-Dec-93
252 Turdus migratorius American Robin Pioneer Park, Walla Walla 30-Mar-95
253 Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush Rosario Beach 1-Jul-95
254 Myadestes townsendi Townsend's Solitaire Coppei Creek 11-May-95
255 Catharus guttata Hermit Thrush Morongo, CA 6-Oct-01
256 Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush Rosario Beach 1-Jul-95
257 Catharus fuscescens Veery
258 Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird MFL
259 Sialia mexicana Western Bluebird Coppei Creek 11-May-95
260 Sialia currucoides Mountain Bluebird Turnbull NWR 2-Jun-01
261 California Gnatcatcher -- Crystal Cove State Park 2-Mar-02
262 Polioptila caerulea Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher San Jacinto NWR 20-Oct-01
263 Regulus satrapa Golden-Crowned Kinglet
264 Regulus calendula Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
265 Motacilla alba alba White Wagtail Sagunto, SPAIN 1-Nov-93
266 Anthus petrosus Rock Pipit -- Bergen, NORWAY 23-Dec-93
267 Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit MFL
268 Anthus rubescens American Pipit -- Hidden Valley, La Sierra, CA 8-Dec-01
269 Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing MFL
270 Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing MFL
271 Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla Hulda Crook's Park, Loma Linda, CA 6-Jun-01
272 Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Antelope Island, Salt Lake, UT 30-May-01
273 Sturnus vulgaris European Starling Bryant Street, Walla Walla 4-May-95
274 Vireo solitarius Solitary Vireo
275 Cassin's Vireo -- Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
276 Vireo olivaceus Red-Eyed Vireo MFL
277 Vermivora celata Orange-Crowned Warbler Mill Creek 27-Apr-95
278 Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
279 Parula americana Northern Parula Salton Sea NWR 2-Feb-02
280 Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler Scenic Loop 27-Apr-95
281 Dendroica coronata Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
282 Dendroica coronata Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Audubon's) Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
283 Dendroica townsendi Townsend's Warbler Coppei Creek 11-May-95
284 Dendroica occidentalis Hermit Warbler McGill Campground, Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
285 Dendroica nigriscens Black-Throated Gray Warbler Los Pinos Mt., CA 12-Aug-01
286 Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird MFL
287 Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat Chino Hills canal, CA 3-Nov-01
288 Icteria virens Yellow-Breasted Chat
289 Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler Morongo, CA 20-Apr-02
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