in central California There have been such 12 FONT West Coast Tours
in California, Codes: (USe): endemic to the United States In
Photo Gallery of Japanese Birds 1 (JPG-1) In
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Birds
during FONT West Coast USA
Birding & Nature Tours
1991 thru 2005
(during
the month of September)
List compiled by Armas Hill
during which 263 species of birds have cumulatively been seen.
Pelagic species during sea-trips from
Monterey, California
are indicated with an (mp).
(USqe): quasi (or nearly) endemic to the USA
(USneb): near-endemic breeder in the USA
(NAi): species introduced into North America
(CAe): endemic to California
(CAqe): quasi (or nearly) endemic to California
(NAr): rare in North America
(wNAr): rare in western North America
(t): a globally
threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical (t2):
endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened
species globally
Bird whose names are capitalized in the list are uncommon or rare in
California.
(in PGna): in
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A
List of Mammals follows the Bird-List.
The Yellow-billed Magpie
is a bird endemic to California.
Bird-List:
Gavia stellata (monotypic)
Gavia pacifica (monotypic)
Mammals
(land & marine)
found during our West
Coast USA Tours
in central
California
1991 thru 2005
(during the month of September)
List compiled by Armas Hill
Seen offshore during
Monterey CA pelagic trips: (mp)
Reference for this mammal list is the new book: "Mammals of North America" by Roland W. Kays & Don E. Wilson, published by Princeton Univ Press, 2002.
Other
Wildlife:
Leatherback Sea Turtle
______ (mp)
Dermochelys coriacea
Blue Shark ______ (mp)
Prionace glauca
Thresher Shark ______ (mp)
Alopias
vulpinus
Ocean Sunfish ______ (mp)
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