California Birds 
during FONT West Coast USA 
Birding & Nature Tours
 

in central California

1991 thru 2005


(during the month of September)


List compiled by Armas Hill 

 

There have been such 12 FONT West Coast Tours in California, 
during which 263 species of birds have cumulatively been seen.

 
Pelagic species during sea-trips from Monterey, California
are indicated with an (mp).   

Codes:

(USe):     endemic to the United States
(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 Photo Gallery of North American Birds

In Photo Gallery of Japanese Birds 1 (JPG-1)

In Photo Gallery of Japanese Birds 2 (JPG-2)


Upcoming FONT West Coast Birding & Nature Tours in California


A List of Mammals follows the Bird-List.

 


The Yellow-billed Magpie is a bird endemic to California.


Bird-List:

  1. Red-throated Loon ______ (In Eurasia called Red-throated Diver
    Gavia stellata 
    (monotypic)

  2. Pacific Loon ______ (In Eurasia called Pacific Diver)
    Gavia pacifica 
    (monotypic)

  3. Common Loon ______ (In Eurasia called Great Northern Diver)
    Gavia immer 
    (monotypic)

  4. Pied-billed Grebe ______ 
    Podilymbus p. podiceps

  5. Horned Grebe ______  (In Eurasia called Slavonian Grebe)
    Podiceps auritus cornutus

  6. Red-necked Grebe ______ 
    Podiceps grisegena holboellii

  7. Eared Grebe ______ (in Eurasia called Black-necked Grebe
    Podiceps nigricollis californicus

  8. Western Grebe ______ (was at one time considered conspecific with Clark's Grebe)
    Aechmophorus occidentalis

  9. Clark's Grebe ______  (was at one time considered conspecific with Western Grebe)
    Aechmophorus clarkii

  10. Black-footed Albatross (t3)  ______ (mp) 
    Phoebastria nigripes 
    (monotypic)

  11. Northern Fulmar ______ (mp)
    Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii

  12. HAWAIIAN PETREL (t3) (NAr) ______ (mp) (during tour in 2005) (formerly conspecific with what's now Galapagos Petrel; was called, at that time, Dark-rumped Petrel
    Pterodroma sandwichensis 
    (monotypic)

  13. Sooty Shearwater ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus griseus 
    (monotypic)

  14. Short-tailed Shearwater ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus tenuirostris 
    (monotypic)

  15. Pink-footed Shearwater (t3) ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus creatopus 
    (monotypic)

  16. Flesh-footed Shearwater ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus carneipes 
    (monotypic)

  17. Buller's (or New Zealand) Shearwater (t3) ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus bulleri 
    (monotypic)

  18. Black-vented Shearwater (t3) ______ (mp) 
    Puffinus opisthomelas 
    (monotypic)

  19. Least Storm-Petrel ______ (mp) 
    Oceanodroma
    (formerly Halocyptena) microsoma  (monotypic)

  20. Ashy Storm-Petrel (nt) (CA:qe) ______ (mp)
    Oceanodroma homochroa 
    (monotypic)

  21. Black Storm-Petrel ______ (mp)
    Oceanodroma melania 
    (monotypic)

  22. Wilson's Storm-Petrel (wNAr) ______ (mp) 
    Oceanites o. oceanicus

  23. RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD (NAp) ______ (mp)  (once, during tour in 1995)
    Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos

  24. American White Pelican ______  (in PGna)
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 
    (monotypic)

  25. Brown Pelican ______ 
    Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

  26. Double-crested Cormorant ______ 
    Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus

  27. Brandt's Cormorant ______ 
    Phalacrocorax penicillatus 
    (monotypic)

  28. Pelagic Cormorant ______ 
    Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens

  29. American Bittern ______  (in PGna) (twice, during tours in 1991 & 2005)
    Botaurus lentiginosus

  30. Great Blue Heron ______ 
    Ardea herodias fannini

  31. Great Egret ______ 
    Ardea (formerly Casmerodius or Egretta) alba egretta

  32. Snowy Egret ______ 
    Egretta thula brewsteri

  33. Green Heron ______ 
    Butorides virescens anthonyi

  34. Black-crowned Night-Heron ______ 
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli

  35. White-faced Ibis ______   
    Plegadis chichi 
    (monotypic)

  36. Brant ______ 
    Branta bernicla nigricans

  37. Canada Goose ______ 
    Branta canadensis

  38. Greater White-fronted Goose ______ 
    Anser albifrons elgasi

  39. Mallard ______ 
    Anas p. platyrhynchos

  40. Northern Pintail ______ 
    Anas acuta  (monotypic)

  41. Blue-winged Teal ______ 
    Anas discors 
    (monotypic)

  42. Cinnamon Teal ______ 
    Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium

  43. American Green-winged Teal ______ (now considered a species distinct from the Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca)
    Anas carolinensis

  44. Northern Shoveler ______ 
    Anas clypeata 
    (monotypic)

  45. Gadwall ______ 
    Anas s. strepera

  46. American Wigeon ______ 
    Anas americana 
    (monotypic)

  47. Redhead ______   
    Aythya americana 
    (monotypic)

  48. Lesser Scaup ______ 
    Aythya affinis 
    (monotypic)

  49. Harlequin Duck ______ 
    Histrionicus histrionicus 
    (now said to be conspecific) (the single member of its genus)

  50. Surf Scoter ______ 
    Melanitta perspicillata 
    (monotypic)

  51. Bufflehead ______ 
    Bucephala albeola 
    (monotypic)

  52. Common Merganser ______ (the 2 races of the Old World called Goosander)
    Mergus merganser americanus

  53. Red-breasted Merganser ______ 
    Mergus serrator 
    (monotypic)

  54. Ruddy Duck ______ 
    Oxyura j. rubida

  55. Turkey Vulture ______ 
    Cathartes a. aura

  56. Osprey ______ 
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis 
    (the single member of its genus)

  57. White-tailed Kite ______ 
    Elanus leucurus majusculus

  58. Bald Eagle ______  (in PGna)
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus

  59. Northern Harrier ______ (formerly conspcific with Hen Harrier of Eurasia, Circus cyaneus)
    Circus hudsonius

  60. Sharp-shinned Hawk ______ 
    Accipiter striatus velox

  61. Cooper's Hawk ______ 
    Accipiter cooperi 
    (monotypic)

  62. Red-shouldered Hawk ______ 
    Buteo lineatus elegans

  63. Red-tailed Hawk ______ 
    Buteo jamaicensis calurus (This subspecies of the western US has pale, rufous, and dark morphs.)

  64. Swainson's Hawk ______ (occurs in 2 morphs: light & dark)
    Buteo swainsoni  (monotypic)

  65. Golden Eagle ______ 
    Aquila chrysaetos canadensis

  66. American Kestrel ______ 
    Falco s. sparverius

  67. Merlin ______ 
    Falco c. columbarius

  68. Peregrine Falcon ______ 
    Falco peregrinus

  69. Prairie Falcon ______ 
    Falco mexicanus

  70. Common/Ring-necked Pheasant (i) ______ 
    Phasianus colchicus

  71. Wild Turkey ______ 
    Meleagris gallopavo

  72. Mountain Quail ______ 
    Oreotyx p. pictus 
    (the wingle member of its genus)

  73. California Quail ______ 
    Callipepla californica brunnescens

  74. Clapper Rail ______ (once, during tour in 1994)
    Rallus longirostris obsoletus

  75. Virginia Rail ______ (once, during tour in 1991)
    Rallus l. limicola

  76. Sora ______  (sometimes called Sora Rail, but actually in a genus of crakes)
    Porzana carolina 
    (monotypic)

  77. Common Gallinule (or Moorhen) ______ 
    Gallinula chloropus cachinnans

  78. American Coot ______ 
    Fulica a. americana

  79. Sandhill Crane ______ (once, during tour in 2005)
    Grus canadensis tabida

  80. Black-bellied Plover ______ 
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae

  81. Snowy Plover ______ (considered conspecific with Kentish Plover of the Old World)
    Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

  82. Semipalmated Plover ______ 
    Charadrius semipalmatus 
    (monotypic)

  83. MONGOLIAN PLOVER  (NAr) ______ (once, during tour in 1992)  (in PGna) (in PGjp) (also called Lesser Sandplover)
    Charadrius mongolus stegmanni

  84. Killdeer ______ 
    Charadrius v. vociferus

  85. (American) Black Oystercatcher ______ 
    Haematopus bachmani
  86. Black-necked Stilt ______ 
    Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus
    (by some considered conspecific with the Black-winged Stilt of the Old World) 

  87. American Avocet ______ 
    Recurvirostra americana 
    (monotypic)

  88. Greater Yellowlegs ______ 
    Tringa melanoleuca 
    (monotypic)

  89. Lesser Yellowlegs ______ 
    Tringa flavipes 
    (monotypic)

  90. "Western" Willet ______ 
    Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus

  91. Wandering Tattler ______ 
    Heteroscelus incanus 
    (monotypic)

  92. Spotted Sandpiper ______ 
    Actitis macularius 
    (monotypic)

  93. "American" Whimbrel ______ 
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus

  94. LITTLE CURLEW  (NAr) ______ (once, during tour in 1994)
    Numenius minutus

  95. Long-billed Curlew (nt) ______ 
    Numenius americanus parvus

  96. Marbled Godwit ______ 
    Limosa fedoa

  97. BAR-TAILED GODWIT ______ 
    Limosa lapponica baueri

  98. Ruddy Turnstone ______ 
    Arenaria interpres morinella

  99. Black Turnstone ______ 
    Arenaria melanocephala

  100. Surfbird ______ 
    Aphriza virgata 
    (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  101. Red Knot ______ 
    Calidris canutus rufa

  102. Sanderling ______ 
    Calidris alba rubida

  103. Pectoral Sandpiper ______ 
    Calidris melanotos 
    (monotypic)

  104. Baird's Sandpiper ______ 
    Calidris bairdii 
    (monotypic)

  105. Western Sandpiper ______ 
    Calidris mauri

  106. Semipalmated Sandpiper  (wNAr) ______ (once, during tour in 1993)
    Calidris pusilla

  107. Least Sandpiper ______ 
    Calidris minutilla

  108. LONG-TOED STINT (NAr) ______ (once, during tour in 1992)
    Calidris subminuta

  109. Dunlin ______ 
    Calidris alpina

  110. Short-billed Dowitcher ______ 
    Limnodromus griseus

  111. Long-billed Dowitcher ______ 
    Limnodromus scolopaceus 

  112. Wilson's Phalarope ______   
    Phalaropus tricolor

  113. Red Phalarope ______ (mp) 
    Phalaropus fulicaria

  114. Red-necked Phalarope ______ (mp) 
    Phalaropus lobatus

  115. Pomarine Jaeger ______ (mp)  (In Eurasia called Pomarine Skua
    Stercorarius pomarinus  (monotypic)

  116. Parasitic Jaeger ______ (mp)  (In Eurasia called Arctic Skua)
    Stercorarius parasiticus  (monotypic)

  117. Long-tailed Jaeger ______ (mp)  (In Eurasia called Long-tailed Skua)
    Stercorarius longicaudus

  118. South Polar Skua ______ (mp) 
    Catharacta
    (or Stercorarius) maccormicki

  119. Bonaparte's Gull ______ 
    Larus philadelphia

  120. Heermann's Gull (nt) ______  (in PGna)
    Larus heermanni

  121. Ring-billed Gull ______ 
    Larus delawarensis

  122. California Gull ______ 
    Larus c. californicus

  123. (American) Herring Gull ______ 
    Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus

  124. Western Gull ______ 
    Larus o. occidentalis

  125. Glaucous-winged Gull ______ 
    Larus glaucescens

  126. Sabine's Gull ______  (mp)
    Xema sabini

  127. Caspian Tern ______ 
    Sterna c. caspia

  128. Arctic Tern ______ (mp) 
    Sterna paradisaea

  129. Forster's Tern ______ 
    Sterna forsteri

  130. Common Tern ______ 
    Sterna h. hirundo

  131. Royal Tern ______ (once, during tour in 1992)
    Sterna m. maxima

  132. Elegant Tern (nt) ______ 
    Sterna elegans

  133. Black Tern ______ 
    Chlidonias niger surinamensis

  134. WHITE-WINGED TERN (NAr) ______  (once, during tour in 1999)
    Chlidonias leucopterus

  135. Common Murre ______ (mp)  (In Eurasia called Guillemot)
    Uria aalge californica

  136. Pigeon Guillemot ______ (mp) 
    Cepphus c. columba

  137. Marbled Murrelet (nt) ______ (mp) 
    Brachyramphus marmoratus

  138. Xantu's Murrelet (nt) ______ (mp) 
    Synthliboramphus hypoleucus scrippsi
    (northern race: Washington & California)
    Synthliboramphus h. hypoleucus
    (southern race: California)

  139. Craveri's Murrelet (nt) ______ (mp) 
    Synthliboramphus craveri

  140. Cassin's Auklet ______ (mp) 
    Ptychoramphus aleuticus

  141. Rhinoceros Auklet ______ (mp) 
    Cerohinca monocerata

  142. Feral (or Rock) Pigeon (NAi) ______ 
    Columba livia

  143. Band-tailed Pigeon _______ 
    Patagioenas
    (formerly Columba) flavirostris

  144. White-winged Dove ______  (once, during tour in 1995)
    Zenaida asiatica

  145. Mourning Dove ______ 
    Zenaida macroura

  146. White-winged Parakeet (NAi) ______ C (once, during tour in 1993)  
    (was formerly called Canary-winged Parakeet ,native to South America)  
    Canary-winged Parakeet
    has been "split" into Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri  
    and
    White-winged Parakeet.)

    Brotogeris versicolurus
     
  147. Red-masked Parakeet/Conure (nt) (NAi) ______ C 1 (once, during tour in 2005) (The native range is in South America, mostly Ecuador, also Peru. Occurs in San Francisco, especially near Telegraph Hill.)
    Aratinga erythrogenys

  148. Greater Roadrunner ______ 
    Geococcyx californianus

  149. Barn Owl ______ 
    Tyto alba pratincola

  150. Western Screech-Owl ______ 
    Otus kennicottii

  151. Great Horned Owl ______ 
    Bubo virginianus saturatus

  152. Northern Pygmy-Owl ______ 
    Glaucidium c. californicum 
    (previously Glaucidium gnoma, which is now said to be Mountain Pygmy-Owl of Mexico & Central America, reaching north into southern Arizona & New Mexico) 

  153. Burrowing Owl ______ 
    Athene cunicularia hypugaea

  154. Common Nighthawk ______ 
    Chordeiles minor 
    hesperis

  155. Black Swift ______  (once, during tour in 1997)
    Cypseloides niger borealis

  156. Vaux's Swift ______ 
    Chaetura v. vauxi

  157. White-throated Swift ______ 
    Aeronautes saxatalis

  158. Anna's Hummingbird ______ 
    Calypte anna

  159. Belted Kingfisher ______ 
    Megaceryle
    (formerly Ceryle) alcyon

  160. Nuttall's Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides nuttallii

  161. Acorn Woodpecker ______ 
    Melanerpes formicivorus

  162. White-headed Woodpecker ______  (twice, during tours in 1997 & 2004)
    Picoides a. albolarvatus

  163. Downy Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides pubescens turati 

  164. Hairy Woodpecker ______ 
    Picoides villosus hyloscopus (western California)
    Picoides villosus orius
    (in mountains of Washington & California)

  165. "Red-shafted" Northern Flicker ______ 
    Colaptes auratus

  166. Pileated Woodpecker ______ 
    Dryocopus pileatus

  167. Olive-sided Flycatcher ______ (an alternate name is Boreal Pewee)
    Contopus cooperi 
    (was for a while referred to as Contopus borealis)

  168. Western Wood-Pewee ______ 
    Contopus sordidulus

  169. Pacific-slope Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax difficilis 

  170. Willow Flycatcher ______ 
    Empidonax trailii

  171. LEAST FLYCATCHER  (wNAr) ______  (once, during tour in 1991)
    Empidonax minimus

  172. Black Phoebe ______ 
    Sayornis nigricans

  173. Say's Phoebe ______ 
    Sayornis saya

  174. Ash-throated Flycatcher ______   
    Myiarchus cinerascens

  175. Western Kingbird ______ 
    Tyrannus verticalis

  176. EASTERN KINGBIRD  (wNAr) ______ C (twice, during tours in 1991 & 2005)
    Tyrannus tyrannus

  177. Loggerhead Shrike ______ 
    Lanius ludovicianus

  178. Cassin's Vireo ______ (formerly called Solitary Vireo when conspecific with what's now Plumbeous and Blue-headed Vireos)
    Vireo cassinii

  179. Hutton's Vireo ______ 
    Vireo huttoni

  180. Warbling Vireo ______ 
    Vireo gilvus

  181. Steller's Jay ______ 
    Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea 

  182. Western Scrub-Jay ______ 
    Aphelocoma c. californica

  183. Pinyon Jay ______ (once, during tour in 2004)
    Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

  184. Clark's Nutcracker ______ 
    Nucifraga columbiana

  185. Black-billed (or American)  Magpie ______  (formerly conspecific with Common Magpie of Eurasia, Pica pica
    Pica hudsonia
     

  186. Yellow-billed Magpie (CAe) (USe) ______ 
    Pica nuttalli

  187. American Crow ______ 
    Corvus brachyrhnchos hesperis

  188. Common (or Northern) Raven ______ 
    Corvus corax principalis

  189. Horned Lark ______  (In Eurasia called Shore Lark)
    Eremophila alpestris

  190. Tree Swallow ______ 
    Tachycineta bicolor

  191. Violet-green Swallow ______ 
    Tachycineta t. thalassina

  192. Barn Swallow ______ 
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster

  193. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ______ 
    Stelgidopteryx s. serripennis

  194. Wrentit ______ 
    Charmaea fasciata

  195. Chestnut-backed Chickadee ______ 
    Poecile r. rufescens 
    (two other subspecies along California coast: P.r. neglectus & P.r. barlowi

  196. Mountain Chickadee ______ 
    Poecile gambeli baileyae

  197. Oak Titmouse ______ (was at one time part of Plain Titmouse when it was  conspecific with what's now the Juniper Titmouse
    Baeolophus i. inornatus

  198. Bushtit ______ 
    Psaltriparus minimus
    (a complex species with 11 subspecies in 3 "groups")
    In California, these 2 subspecies, in the "Minimus Group", the
    "Plain Bushtit":
    P. m. minimus 
    (along coastal California)
    P. m. californicus
    (in California east of the Coastal Range)
    Birds in the "Plumbeous Group", the
    "Lead-colored Bushtit", P. m. plumbeous, also occur in California east of the Sierra Nevada. 

  199. Red-breasted Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta canadensis

  200. White-breasted Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta carolinensis aculeata 

  201. Pygmy Nuthatch ______ 
    Sitta pygmaea melanotus
    (in California)
    Sitta pygmaea pygmaea
    (in California)

  202. Brown Creeper ______ (an alternate name would be American Treecreeper)
    Certhia americana occidentalis

  203. Rock Wren ______ 
    Salpinctes o. obsoletus

  204. Bewick's Wren ______ 
    Thryomanes bewickii spilurus (in central California)

  205. (Northern) House Wren ______ 
    Troglodytes aedon

  206. Winter (or Northern) Wren ______ 
    Troglodytes troglodytes obscurior 

  207. Marsh Wren ______ 
    Cistothorus palustris aestuarinus (in coastal & central California) 

  208. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ______ 
    Regulus calendula

  209. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ______ 
    Polioptila caerulea

  210. Western Bluebird ______ 
    Sialia mexicana

  211. Mountain Bluebird ______ 
    Sialia currucoides

  212. Swainson's Thrush ______ 
    Catharus ustulatus

  213. American Robin ______ 
    Turdus migratorius 

  214. California Thrasher (CAqe) ______ C 9
    Toxostoma redivivum

  215. Northern Mockingbird ______ 
    Mimus polyglottos

  216. European Starling (NAi) ______ 
    Sturnus vulgaris

  217. Phainopepla ______ 
    Phainopepla nitens

  218. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (wNAr) ______  (once, during tour in 1998)
    Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  219. Orange-crowned Warbler ______ 
    Vermivora celata

  220. Yellow Warbler ______ 
    Dendroica aestiva 
    (D. petechia is now Golden Warbler of the Caribbean)

  221. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler ______ 
    Dendroica coronata auduboni

  222. NORTHERN PARULA (WARBLER) (wNAr) ______ 
    Parula americana

  223. Black-throated Gray Warbler ______ 
    Dendroica nigrescens

  224. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER ______ (wNAr)  (once, during tour in 1991)
    Dendroica caerulescens

  225. Townsend's Warbler ______ 
    Dendroica townsendi

  226. Hermit Warbler ______ 
    Dendroica occidentalis

  227. BLACKPOLL WARBLER  ______ (in PGna) (once, during tour in 1991)
    Dendroica striata

  228. MacGillivray's Warbler ______ 
    Oporornis tolmiei

  229. Common Yellowthroat ______ 
    Geothlypis trichas

  230. Wilson's Warbler ______ 
    Wilsonia pusilla

  231. AMERICAN REDSTART  (wNAr) ______  (once, during tour in 1991)
    Setophaga ruticilla

  232. Western Tanager ______ 
    Piranga ludoviciana

  233. Black-headed Grosbeak ______ 
    Pheucticus melanocephalus

  234. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK  (wNAr)  ______  (twice, during tours in 1998 & 2005)
    Pheucticus ludovicianus

  235. Spotted Towhee ______  (formerly called Rufous-sided Towhee when previously considered conspecific with the now Eastern Towhee of North America and the Olive-sided and Socorro Towhees of Mexico) (now said be some to be conspecific with Collared Towhee of Mexico)
    Pipilo maculatus

  236. California Towhee ______  (formerly called Brown Towhee when previously considered conspecific with the now Canyon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus)
    Pipilo crissalis

  237. Rufous-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Aimophila r. ruficeps

  238. Chipping Sparrow ______ 
    Spizella passerina boreophila

  239. Brewer's Sparrow ______ 
    Spizella b. breweri 
    (this subspecies valid as long as "Timberline Sparrow" of Canada is considered conspecific)

  240. Vesper Sparrow ______ (an uncommon migrant in CA)
    Pooecetes gramineus affinis

  241. Lark Sparrow ______ 
    Chondestes grammacus

  242. Sage Sparrow ______ 
    Amphispiza n. nevadensis
      (if considered distinct from "Bell's Sparrow" of coastal California, Amphispiza belli - the two have traditionally been merged as the Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli)

  243. Savannah Sparrow ______ 
    Passerculus sandwichensis  (the single member of its genus)

  244. Song Sparrow ______ 
    Melospiza melodia 
      (there are 11 subspecies in California)

  245. White-crowned Sparrow ______ 
    Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli  

  246. "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco ______ 
    Junco hyemalis shufeldti (coastal California)
    Junco hyemalis pinosus
    (in hills in cent California) 

  247. Red-winged Blackbird ______ 
    Agelaius phoeniceus

  248. Tricolored Blackbird ______ 
    Agelaius tricolor

  249. Yellow-headed Blackbird ______ (once, during tour in 1998)
    Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

  250. Western Meadowlark ______ 
    Sturnella neglecta

  251. Brewer's Blackbird ______ 
    Euphagus cyanocephalus

  252. Brown-headed Cowbird ______ 
    Molothrus ater

  253. Hooded Oriole ______  (once, during tour in 1991)
    Icterus cucullatus

  254. Bullock's Oriole ______ (for a while was merged with Baltimore Oriole, and called Northern Oriole)
    Icterus bullockii

  255. Purple Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus purpureus

  256. Cassin's Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus cassinii

  257. House Finch ______ 
    Carpodacus mexicanus

  258. Red Crossbill ______ 
    Loxia curvirostra

  259. Pine Siskin ______ 
    Carduelis pinus

  260. Lesser Goldfinch ______ 
    Carduelis psaltria

  261. Lawrence's Goldfinch ______ (twice)
    Carduelis lawrencei

  262. American Goldfinch ______ 
    Carduelis tristis

  263. House Sparrow (NAi) ______ 
    Passer domesticus


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)

 

  1. Virginia Opossum ______
    Didelphis virginiana 

  2. California Myotis ______
    Myotis californicus

  3. Big Brown Bat ______
    Eptesicus fuscus

  4. Northern River Otter ______
    Lontra canadensis

  5. Sea Otter ______ (seen during all tours) (IN PHOTO AT TOP OF LIST)
    Enhydra lutris

  6. Coyote ______
    Canis latrans

  7. Gray Fox ______
    Urocyon cinereoargenteus

  8. Bobcat ______
    Lynx rufus

  9. California Sea Lion ______ (the Galapagos Sea Lion is a race of this species, there is another rare subspecies in Japan)
    Zalophus californiannus   

  10. Northern Fur Seal ______ (mp)
    Callorbinnus ursinus

  11. Harbor Seal ______
    Phoca vitulina

  12. Northern Elephant Seal ______
    Mirounga angustirostris

  13. California Ground Squirrel ______
    Spermophilus beecheyi

  14. Merriam's Chipmunk ______
    Tamias merriami

  15. Panamint Chipmunk ______
    Tamias panamintinus

  16. Western Gray Squirrel ______
    Sciurus griseus

  17. Desert Cottontail ______
    Sylvilagus audubonii

  18. Brush Rabbit ______
    Sylvilagus bachmani

  19. Black-tailed Jackrabbit ______
    Lepus californicus

  20. Tule Elk ______ 
    Cervus elaphus nannodes  (a subspecies of the Elk native to California)

  21. Mule Deer ______  
    Odocoileus hemionus

  22. (Common) Fallow Deer (i) ______  (feral population in California; native to the Mediterranean region of the Old World) 
    Dama dama

  23. (Short-beaked) Common Dolphin ______ (mp)
    Delphinus delphis

  24. Northern Right Whale Dolphin ______ (mp)
    Lissodelphis borealis

  25. Pacific White-sided Dolphin ______ (mp)
    Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

  26. Risso's Dolphin ______ (mp) (also called Gray Grampus
    Grampus griseus

  27. Orca ______ (mp) (also called Killer Whale)  
    Orcinus orca

  28. Short-finned Pilot Whale ______ (mp)
    Globicephala macrorhynchus

  29. Baird's Beaked Whale ______ (mp) (8 seen nicely during 2005 tour)
    Berardius bairdii

  30. Gray Whale ______ (mp)
    Eschrichtius robustus

  31. Humpback Whale ______ (mp)
    Megaptera novaeanliae

  32. Blue Whale ______ (mp)
    Balaenoptera musculus

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)
Alo
pias vulpinus

Ocean Sunfish ______ (mp)
Mola mola

 

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