Geese, Swans, and Ducks

Snow Goose

Learn more about the Snow Goose.

 

Ross’s Goose

 

Great-white Fronted Goose

 

Cackling Goose

 

Canada Goose

 

Mute Swan

 

Trumpeter Swan

 

Tundra Swan

 

Wood Duck

Learn more about the Wood Duck.

 

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal are more likely to be found at Davis Wetlands, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, and Bridgeway Island Pond. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Cinnamon Teal

 

Northern Shoveler

 

Gadwall

 

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon are more likely to be found at Colusa National Wildlife Area and Cosumnes River Preserve. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

American Wigeon

 

Mallard

 

Northern Pintail

 

Green-winged Teal

 

Canvasback

 

Redhead

Redheads are more likely to be found at Davis Wetlands. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Ring-necked Duck

 

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup are more likely to be found at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Lesser Scaup

 

Surf Scoter

 

Bufflehead

Learn more about the Bufflehead.

 

Common Goldeneye

 

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Barrow’s Goldeneye are more likely to be found at Nimbus Fish Hatchery and Lake Solano and Upper Putah Creek. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Hooded Merganser

Hooded Merganser are more likely to be found at Lake Solano and Upper Putah Creek. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Common Merganser

 

Red-breasted Merganser

 

Ruddy Duck

Quails, Turkey, and Pheasant

Mountain Quail

Mountain Quail are more likely to be found on Sand Creek Road, Rayhouse Road, and at Montecello Dam and Cold Canyon. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

California Quail

 

Wild Turkey

 

Ring-necked Pheasant

Learn more about the Ring-necked Pheasant.

Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe

Learn more about the Pied-billed Grebe.

 

Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Eared Grebe

Eared Grebe are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Western Grebe

Western Grebe are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Clark’s Grebe

Clark’s Grebe are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

 

Eurasian Collared-Dove

 

Mourning Dove

Learn more about the Mourning Dove.

Roadrunner, Cuckoo, Nighthawk, and Poorwill

Greater Roadrunner

 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

 

Lesser Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk are more likely to be found along Meiss Road. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Swifts and Hummingbirds

Vaux’s Swift

 

White-throated Swift

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Learn more about the Black-chinned Hummingbird.

 

Anna’s Hummingbird

 

Costa’s Hummingbird

 

Calliope Hummingbird

 

Rufous Hummingbird

 

Allen’s Hummingbird

Rails, Gallinule, Coot, and Crane

Virginia Rail

 

Sora

 

Common Gallinule

 

American Coot

 

Black Rail

 

Sandhill Crane

Shorebirds

Black-necked Stilt

 

American Avocet

 

Black-bellied Plover

 

Pacific Golden-Plover

 

Killdeer

 

Semipalmated Plover

 

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plovers are more likely to be found on Robinson Road. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Snowy Plover

 

Whimbrel

 

Long-billed Curlew

 

Marbled Godwit

 

Short-billed Dowitcher

 

Long-billed Dowitcher

 

Wilson’s Snipe

 

Wilson’s Phalarope

 

Red-necked Phalarope

 

Spotted Sandpiper

 

Solitary Sandpiper

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

Willet

 

Greater Yellowlegs

 

Ruff

 

Sanderling

 

Dunlin

 

Baird’s Sandpiper

 

Least Sandpiper

 

Pectoral Sandpiper

 

Western Sandpiper

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper

 
 
 
 

Gulls and Terns

Bonaparte’s Gull

 

Short-billed Gull

 

Ring-billed Gull

 

Western Gull

 

American Herring Gull

 

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gulls are more likely to be found at the ponds at County Rd 104. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull

 

California Gull

 

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gulls are more likely to be found the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, Davis Wetlands, and the ponds at County Rd 104. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gulls are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Nimbus Fish Hatchery, and the ponds at County Rd 104. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Least Tern

 

Caspian Tern

 

Black Tern

 

Foster’s Tern

Loons, Cormorant, and Pelican

Pacific Loon

Pacific Loons are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Common Loon

Common Loons are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Double-crested Cormorant

Learn more about the Double-crested Cormorant.

 

American White Pelican

Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, and Ibis

American Bittern

 

Least Bittern

 

Black-crowned Night-Heron

 

Snowy Egret

Learn more about the Snowy Egret.

 

Green Heron

 

Western Cattle Egret

 

Great Egret

Learn more about the Great Egret.

 

Great Blue Heron

 

Glossy Ibis

 

White-faced Ibis

Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, and Owls

Turkey Vulture

Learn more about the Turkey Vulture.

 

Osprey

Learn more about the Osprey.

 

White-tailed Kite

 

Golden Eagle

 

Northern Harrier

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 

Cooper’s Hawk

 

Bald Eagle

Learn more about the Bald Eagle.

 

Red-shouldered Hawk

 

Swainson’s Hawk

 

Red-tailed Hawk

Learn more about the Red-tailed Hawk.

 

Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawks are more likely to be found in the Lincoln Grasslands, Dunnigan Hills, and on Robinson Road. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawks are more likely to be found in the Lincoln Grasslands, Dunnigan Hills, and on Robinson Road. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

American Barn Owl

Learn more about the Barn Owl.

 

Western Screech-Owl

 

Great Horned Owl

Learn more about the Great Horned Owl.

 

Northern Pygmy Owl

 

Burrowing Owl

 

Long-eared Owl

 

Short-eared Owl

Kingfisher and Woodpeckers

Belted Kingfisher

Learn more about the Belted Kingfisher.

 

Red-naped Sapsucker

 

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Learn more about the Red-breasted Sapsucker.

 

Lewis’s Woodpecker

 

Acorn Woodpecker

 

Downy Woodpecker

 

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Learn more about the Nuttall’s Woodpecker.

 

Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpeckers are more likely to be found at Lake Solano and Putah Creek. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpeckers are more likely to be found at Lake Solano and Putah Creek. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Northern Flicker

Falcons

American Kestrel

 

Merlin

 

Peregrine Falcon

 

Prairie Falcon

Prairie Falcon are more likely to be found in the Lincoln Grasslands, Dunnigan Hills, and along Robinson Road. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

Flycatchers

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

Western Wood-Peewee

 

Willow Flycatcher

 

Hammond’s Flycatcher

 

Gray Flycatcher

 

Dusky Flycatcher

 

Western Flycatcher

Name changed from Pacific-slope Flycatcher in 2023.

 

Black Phoebe

Learn more about the Black Phoebe.

 

Say’s Phoebe

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Learn more about the Ash-throated Flycatcher.

 

Western Kingbird

Vireos and Shrikes

Hutton’s Vireo

 

Cassin’s Vireo

 

Plumbeous Vireo

 

Warbling Vireo

 

Loggerhead Shrike

 

Northern Shrike

Jays, Magpie, Crow, and Raven

Steller’s Jay

 

California Scrub-Jay

Learn more about the California Scrub Jay.

 

Yellow-billed Magpie

 

American Crow

 

Common Raven

Learn more about the Common Raven.

Chickadee, Titmouse, Lark, Swallows, and Martin

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Chestnut-backed Chickadee are more likely to be found at Lake Solano and Upper Putah Creek. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Oak Titmouse

 

Horned Lark

 

Bank Swallow

 

Tree Swallow

 

Violet-green Swallow

 

Purple Martin

Learn more about the Purple Martin.

 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 

Barn Swallow

 

Cliff Swallow

Bushtit, Wrentit, Kinglets, Nuthatches, and Creeper

Bushtit

Learn more about the Bushtit.

 

Wrentit

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Learn about the Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 

Brown Creeper

Gnatcatcher, Wrens, and Dipper

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

 

Rock Wren

Rock Wren are more likely to be found at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren are more likely to be found at Montecello Dam and Cold Canyon. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.

 

Northern House Wren

 

Pacific Wren

 

Marsh Wren

 

Bewick’s Wren

 

American Dipper

American Dipper are more likely to be found at Montecello Dam and Cold Canyon. More information can be found on the Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Map.