updated 1/23/04

CALAVERAS COUNTY BIRD LIST

265 Species as of 1/10/04

Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe *
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe *
Clark's Grebe *
Blue-footed Booby
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture *
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose *
Brant
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck *
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard *
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck *(1)
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser *
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey *
White-tailed Kite *
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier *
Sharp-shinned Hawk *
Cooper's Hawk *
Northern Goshawk *
Red-shouldered Hawk *
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk *
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle *
American Kestrel *
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon *
Prairie Falcon *
Ring-necked Pheasant
Blue Grouse *
Wild Turkey *
Mountain Quail *
California Quail *
Virginia Rail *
Common Moorhen *
American Coot *
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer *
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper *
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Rock Dove *
Band-tailed Pigeon *
Mourning Dove *
Greater Roadrunner *
Barn Owl *
Flammulated Owl *
Western Screech-owl *
Great Horned Owl *
Northern Pygmy-Owl *
Burrowing Owl *
Spotted Owl *
Long-eared Owl *
Short-eared Owl *
Northern Saw-whet Owl *
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk *
Common Poorwill *
Black Swift
Vaux's Swift *
White-throated Swift *
Black-chinned Hummingbird *
Anna's Hummingbird *
Calliope Hummingbird *
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher *
Lewis's Woodpecker *
Acorn Woodpecker *
Williamson's Sapsucker *
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker *
Nuttall's Woodpecker *
Downy Woodpecker *
Hairy Woodpecker *
White-headed Woodpecker *
Black-backed Woodpecker *
Northern Flicker *
Pileated Woodpecker *
Olive-sided Flycatcher *
Western Wood-pewee *
Willow Flycatcher *
Hammond's Flycatcher *
Dusky Flycatcher *
Pacific-slope Flycatcher *
Black Phoebe *
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher *
Western Kingbird *
Loggerhead Shrike *
Cassin's Vireo *
Hutton's Vireo *
Warbling Vireo *
Red-eyed Vireo
Steller's Jay *
Western Scrub-jay *
Clark's Nutcracker *
Yellow-billed Magpie *
American Crow *
Common Raven *
Horned Lark *
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow *
Violet-green Swallow *
NorthernRough-winged Swallow *
Cliff Swallow *
Barn Swallow *
Mountain Chickadee *
Chestnut-backed Chickadee *
Oak Titmouse *
Bushtit *
Red-breasted Nuthatch *
White-breasted Nuthatch *
Pygmy Nuthatch *
Brown Creeper *
Rock Wren *
Canyon Wren *
Bewick's Wren *
House Wren *
Winter Wren *
Marsh Wren
AmericanDipper *
Golden-crowned Kinglet *
Ruby-crowned Kinglet *
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher *
Western Bluebird *
Mountain Bluebird *
Townsend's Solitaire *
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush *
American Robin *
Varied Thrush
Wrentit *
Northern Mockingbird *
Sage Thrasher
California Thrasher *
European Starling *
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla *
Orange-crowned Warbler *
Nashville Warbler *
Yellow Warbler *
Yellow-rumped Warbler *
Black-throated Gray Warbler *
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler *
Black-and-White Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler *
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler *
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager *
Green-tailed Towhee *
Spotted Towhee *
California Towhee *
Rufous-crowned Sparrow *
Chipping Sparrow *
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Lark Sparrow *
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow *
Fox Sparrow *
Song Sparrow *
Lincoln's Sparrow *
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow *
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco *
Black-headed Grosbeak *
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting *
Red-winged Blackbird *
Tricolored Blackbird *
Western Meadowlark *
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird *
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-Headed Cowbird *
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole *
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Grosbeak *
Purple Finch *
Cassin's Finch *
House Finch *
Red Crossbill *
Pine Siskin *
Lesser Goldfinch *
Lawrence's Goldfinch *
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak *
House Sparrow *

* = confirmed or probable breeder - real confirmation of nesting is lacking for many of these so additional reports are needed and appreciated.

*(1) The last nesting record (and report) for Harlequin Duck was 1976 on Mokelumne Rive above Salt Springs Reservoir (3900')

This list was most recently updated by Penelope K. Bowen
with input from several sources and people. All reports of birds
(common as well as unusual) in Calaveras County are
very much appreciated.

I am no long the Regional editor for Calaveras County so these pages will not be updated:

Please send corrections and additions to:

John Sterling

email: ani@cal.net

Birding Links for Alpine & Calaveras Counties

Calaveras Seasonal Check List
Calaveras Birding Sites
Calaveras Big Trees State Park Bird List
Alpine County Bird List
Alpine County Birding Sites

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Four column checklist printed at about 60%

(note - the four column checklist does not include all the above birds - I stopped updating it in 2002)

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