UC Davis Natural Reserve System - McLaughlin Reserve

LOONS

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Olive-Sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)

GREBES

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus Sordidulus)

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)*

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hamondii)*

Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)

Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)

Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

PELICANS

Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)*

CORMORANTS

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

SHRIKES

HERONS, BITTERNS

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

VIREOS

Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)*

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)

VULTURES

Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)

DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS

JAYS, CROWS

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)*

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)

Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Yellow-Billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)*

Whistling Swan (Olis columbianus)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Gadwall (Anas strepera)

SWALLOWS

American Wigeon (Anas americana)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)*

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Canvasback (Aythua valisineria)

TITMOUSE

Redhead (Aythya americana)*

Oak Titmouse (Parus inornatus)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

BUSHTIT

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

Common Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

NUTHATCHES

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

White -breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

CREEPERS

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

WRENS

OSPREY

Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)

HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Long-billed Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Northern Harrier (Circus Cyaneus)

DIPPER

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Northern Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

KINGLETS

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

GNATCATCHERS

FALCONS

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, SOLITARIES

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)

Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)*

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

PHEASANTS, TURKEY

THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, SOLITARIES cont…

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

QUAIL

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)

WRENTITS

California Quail (Callipela californica)

Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)

RAILS, COOTS

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS

American Coot (Fulica americana)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

PLOVERS

California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

STARLINGS

AVOCET

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

PIPITS

SHOREBIRDS

American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

WAXWINGS

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

SILKY FLYCATCHERS

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

WOOD WARBLERS

GULLS,TERNS

Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)

Gull sp.*

Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)

Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

DOVES

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)

Rock Dove (Columba livia)

Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)

Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)

Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)

CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)*

Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Yellow-Breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

BARN OWL

TANAGERS

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)*

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

TYPICAL OWLS

SPARROWS, TOWHEES

Western Screech Owl (Otus kennicottii)

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)

Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)*

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)

Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

GOATSUCKERS

Fox Sparrow (Passerlla iliaca)

Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Poor-will (Phalaenoptilus nutallii)

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

SWIFTS

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi)

Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco (Junco hyemalis)

White-Throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)

GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS

HUMMINGBIRDS

Black-Headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

Black-Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)*

Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)*

MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES

Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

KINGFISHERS

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)

Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

WOODPECKERS

Northern (Bullock's) Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Lewis' Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

FINCHES, GOLDFINCHES

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorous)

Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)

Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)*

Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)

Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)

Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

WEAVER FINCHES

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

*seldom seen or status poorly understood