Birds of Kern County, California

bold italics with asterisk * = CBRC review species

ITALICS WITH ASTERISK * = exceptional, rare visitants or vagrants

(E) = endangered species; (T) = threatened species; (FP) = Fully Protected by CDFG; (CSC) = species of concern; sensitive = listed as sensitive with USFS or BLM; (W) = Audubon watch list; (I) = introduced

Total number of species: 428 native + 14 introduced = 442 (California Condor may be treated as introduced)

LINK to: Birds of Kern County, California: A photo checklist

 

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck*

Dendrocygna autumnalis

 

 

Fulvous Whistling-Duck *

Dendrocygna bicolor

(CSC)

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

 

 

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

 

 

Ross’s Goose

Chen rossii

 

 

Brant *

Branta bernicla

 

 

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

 

 

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

 

 

Trumpeter Swan *

Cygnus buccinator

(FP)(W)

 

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

 

 

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

(I)

 

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

 

 

Gadwall

Anas strepera

 

 

Eurasian Wigeon *

Anas penelope

 

 

American Wigeon

Anas americana

 

 

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

 

 

Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors

 

 

Cinnamon Teal

Anas cyanoptera

 

 

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

 

 

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

 

 

Garganey *

Anas querquedula

 

 

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

 

 

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

 

 

Redhead

Aythya americana

 

 

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

 

 

Tufted Duck *

Aythya fuligula

 

 

Greater Scaup *

Aythya marila

 

 

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

 

 

Surf Scoter *

Melanitta perspicillata

 

 

White-winged Scoter *

Melanitta fusca

 

 

Long-tailed Duck *

Clangula hyemalis

 

 

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

 

 

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

 

 

Barrow’s Goldeneye *

Bucephala islandica

(CSC)

 

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

 

 

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

 

 

Red-breasted Merganser *

Mergus serrator

 

 

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

 

 

Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus

(W)

 

California Quail

Callipepla californica

 

 

Gambel’s Quail

Callipepla gambelii

(I)

 

Chukar 

Alectoris chukar

(I)

 

Ring-necked Pheasant 

Phasianus colchicus

(I)

 

Common Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

(I)

 

Sooty Grouse *

Dendragapus fuliginosus

(W)

 

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

(I)

 

Red-throated Loon *

Gavia stellata

 

 

Pacific Loon *

Gavia pacifica

 

 

Common Loon

Gavia immer

(CSC)

 

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

 

 

Horned Grebe *

Podiceps auritus

 

 

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

 

 

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

 

 

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

 

 

Clark’s Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

(W)

 

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

(CSC)

 

Brown Pelican *

Pelecanus occidentalis

(E) (FP)

 

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

(CSC)

 

Magnificent Frigatebird *

Fregata magnificens

 

 

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

 

 

Least Bittern *

Ixobrychus exilis

(CSC)

 

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

sensitive

 

Great Egret

Ardea alba

sensitive

 

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

watch list

 

Little Blue Heron *

Egretta caerulea

 

 

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

 

 

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

 

 

Black-crowned Night-Heron 

Nycticorax nycticorax

sensitive

 

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

(CSC)

 

Roseate Spoonbill *

Platalea ajaja

 

 

Wood Stork *

Mycteria americana

(CSC)

 

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

 

 

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

(E) (FP) (W)

 

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

(CSC)

 

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

(FP)

 

Mississippi Kite *

Ictinia mississippiensis

 

 

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

(SE) (FP)

 

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

(CSC)

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

(CSC)

 

Cooper’s Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

(CSC)

 

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

(CSC)

 

Common Black Hawk *

Buteogallus anthracinus

 

 

Harris’s Hawk *

Parabuteo unicinctus

(I) (CSC)

 

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

 

 

Broad-winged Hawk *

Buteo platypterus

 

 

Swainson’s Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

(ST-CA)(W)

 

Zone-tailed Hawk *

Buteo albonotatus

 

 

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

 

 

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

(CSC)

 

Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

 

 

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

(CSC) (FP)

 

Crested Caracara*

Caracara cheriway

FT

 

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

 

 

Merlin

Falco columbarius

(CSC)

 

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

(FP)

 

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

(CSC)

 

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

 

 

Sora

Porzana carolina

 

 

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

 

 

American Coot

Fulica americana

 

 

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

(ST-Greater) (FP)

 

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

 

 

American Golden-Plover *

Pluvialis dominica

(W)

 

Pacific Golden-Plover *

Pluvialis fulva

 

 

Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

(FT) (CSC)(W)

 

Semipalmated Plover *

Charadrius semipalmatus

 

 

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

 

 

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

(CSC)(W)

 

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

 

 

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

 

 

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

 

 

Solitary Sandpiper *

Tringa solitaria

 

 

Wandering Tattler *

Tringa incana

(W)

 

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

 

 

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

 

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

 

 

Wood Sandpiper *

Tringa glareola

 

 

Upland Sandpiper *

Bartramia longicauda

 

 

Whimbrel *

Numenius phaeopus

 

 

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

(CSC)(W)

Hudsonian Godwit *

Limosa haemastica

(W)

 

Marbled Godwit *

Limosa fedoa

(W)

 

Ruddy Turnstone *

Arenaria interpres

 

 

Black Turnstone *

Arenaria melanocephala

(W)

 

Red Knot *

Calidris canutus

 

 

Sanderling *

Calidris alba

 

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper *

Calidris pusilla

 

 

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

 

 

Red-necked Stint *

Calidris ruficollis

 

 

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

 

 

White-rumped Sandpiper *

Calidris fuscicollis

 

 

Baird’s Sandpiper *

Calidris bairdii

 

 

Pectoral Sandpiper *

Calidris melanotos

 

 

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper *

Calidris acuminata

 

 

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

 

 

Curlew Sandpiper *

Calidris ferruginea

 

 

Stilt Sandpiper *

Calidris himantopus

 

 

Buff-breasted Sandpiper *

Tryngites subruficollis

 

 

Ruff *

Philomachus pugnax

 

 

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

 

 

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

 

 

Wilson’s Snipe

Gallinago delicata

 

 

Wilson’s Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

 

 

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

 

 

Red Phalarope *

Phalaropus fulicarius

 

 

Black-legged Kittiwake *

Rissa tridactyla

 

 

Sabine’s Gull *

Xema sabini

 

 

Bonaparte’s Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

 

 

Little Gull *

Hydrocoloeus minutus

 

 

Laughing Gull *

Leucophaeus atricilla

(CSC)

 

Franklin’s Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

 

 

Heermann’s Gull

Larus heermanni

 

 

Mew Gull *

Larus canus

 

 

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

 

 

Western Gull *

Larus occidentalis

 

 

Yellow-footed Gull *

Larus livens

 

 

California Gull

Larus californicus

(CSC)

 

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

 

 

Thayer’s Gull *

Larus thayeri

 

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull*

Larus fuscus

Susan Steele 21 Dec 08 BV Lake

 

Glaucous-winged Gull *

Larus glaucescens

 

 

Glaucous Gull *

Larus hyperboreus

 

 

Least Tern *

Sternula antillarum

(SE) (FE) (FP)

 

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

 

 

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

(CSC)

 

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

 

 

Arctic Tern *

Sterna paradisaea

 

 

Forster’s Tern

Sterna forsteri

 

 

Black Skimmer *

Rynchops niger

(CSC)

 

Pomarine Jaeger *

Stercorarius pomarinus

 

 

Parasitic Jaeger *

Stercorarius parasiticus

 

 

Long-tailed Jaeger *

Stercorarius longicaudus

 

 

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

(I)

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

 

 

African Collared-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

(I)

 

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

(I)

 

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

(I)

 

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

 

 

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

 

 

Inca Dove *

Columbina inca

 

 

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

 

 

Ruddy Ground-Dove *

Columbina talpacoti

 

 

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

(I)

 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

(SE)

 

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

 

 

Groove-billed Ani *

Crotophaga sulcirostris

 

 

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

 

 

Flammulated Owl

Otus flammeolus

 

 

Western Screech-Owl

Megascops kennicottii

 

 

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

 

 

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma

 

 

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

(CSC)

 

Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

(CSC)

 

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

(CSC)

 

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

(CSC)

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

 

 

Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

 

 

Common Nighthawk 

Chordeiles minor

 

 

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

 

 

Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

(CSC)

 

Chimney Swift *

Chaetura pelagica

 

 

Vaux’s Swift

Chaetura vauxi

(CSC)

 

White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

 

 

Broad-billed Hummingbird *

Cynanthus latirostris

 

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

 

 

Anna’s Hummingbird

Calypte anna

 

 

Costa’s Hummingbird

Calypte costae

watch list

 

Calliope Hummingbird

Stellula calliope

 

 

Broad-tailed Hummingbird *

Selasphorus platycercus

 

 

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

 

 

Allen’s Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

 

 

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

 

 

Lewis’s Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

watch list

 

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

 

 

Williamson’s Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

 

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *

Sphyrapicus varius

 

 

Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

 

 

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

watch list

 

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Picoides scalaris

 

 

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Picoides nuttallii

watch list

 

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

 

 

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

 

 

White-headed Woodpecker

Picoides albolarvatus

watch list

 

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

 

 

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

 

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

watch list

 

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

 

 

Eastern Wood-Pewee *

Contopus virens

 

 

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher *

Empidonax flaviventris

 

 

Alder Flycatcher *

Empidonax alnorum

 

 

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii

(SE full species) (FE - extimus)

 

Least Flycatcher *

Empidonax minimus

 

 

Hammond's Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

 

 

Gray Flycatcher

Empidonax wrightii

 

 

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

 

 

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Empidonax difficilis

 

 

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

 

 

Eastern Phoebe *

Sayornis phoebe

 

 

Say's Phoebe

Sayornis saya

 

 

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

(CSC)

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

 

 

Great Crested Flycatcher *

Myiarchus crinitus

 

 

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

(CSC)

 

Tropical Kingbird *

Tyrannus melancholicus

 

 

Cassin's Kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans

 

 

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

 

 

Eastern Kingbird *

Tyrannus tyrannus

 

 

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher *

Tyrannus forficatus

 

 

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

(CSC)

 

Northern Shrike *

Lanius excubitor

 

 

White-eyed Vireo *

Vireo griseus

 

 

Bell’s Vireo *

Vireo bellii

(FE) (SE)

 

Gray Vireo

Vireo vicinior

(CSC)

 

Yellow-throated Vireo *

Vireo flavifrons

 

 

Plumbeous Vireo *

Vireo plumbeus

 

 

Cassin's Vireo

Vireo cassinii

 

 

Blue-headed Vireo *

Vireo solitarius

 

 

Hutton’s Vireo

Vireo huttoni

 

 

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

 

 

Philadelphia Vireo *

Vireo philadelphicus

 

 

Red-eyed Vireo *

Vireo olivaceus

 

 

Yellow-green Vireo *

Vireo flavoviridis

 

 

Steller’s Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

 

 

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

 

 

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

 

 

Clark’s Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

 

 

Black-billed Magpie *

Pica hudsonia

 

 

Yellow-billed Magpie *

Pica nuttalli

watch list

 

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

 

 

Common Raven

Corvus corax

 

 

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

(CSC)

 

Purple Martin

Progne subis

(CSC)

 

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

 

 

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

 

 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

 

 

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

(SE)

 

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 

 

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

 

 

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

 

 

Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

 

 

Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayi

 

 

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

 

 

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

 

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

 

 

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

 

 

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

 

 

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

 

 

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

 

 

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

 

 

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

 

 

Bewick’s Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

 

 

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

 

 

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

 

 

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

 

 

American Dipper

Cinclus mexicanus

 

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

 

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

 

 

Dusky Warbler *

Phylloscopus fuscatus

 

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

7 Sept 2007 - B. & S. Steele - Galileo

 

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

 

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

summer 2009 - Jon Feenstra

 

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

 

 

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

 

 

Townsend’s Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi

 

 

Veery *

Catharus fuscescens

 

 

Gray-cheeked Thrush *

Catharus minimus

 

 

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

 

 

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

 

 

Wood Thrush *

Hylocichla mustelina

 

 

Eyebrowed Thrush *

Turdus obscurus

 

 

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

 

 

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

 

 

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

 

 

Gray Catbird *

Dumetella carolinensis

 

 

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

 

 

Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus

 

 

Brown Thrasher *

Toxostoma rufum

 

 

Bendire’s Thrasher *

Toxostoma bendirei

(CSC)

 

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

 

 

Le Conte’s Thrasher

Toxostoma lecontei

(CSC)

 

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

(I)

 

Red-throated Pipit *

Anthus cervinus

 

 

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

 

 

Sprague’s Pipit *

Anthus spragueii

 

 

Bohemian Waxwing *

Bombycilla garrulus

 

 

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

 

 

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

 

 

Blue-winged Warbler *

Vermivora pinus

 

 

Golden-winged Warbler *

Vermivora chrysoptera

 

 

Tennessee Warbler *

Vermivora peregrina

 

 

Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata

 

 

Nashville Warbler

Vermivora ruficapilla

 

 

Virginia’s Warbler

Vermivora virginiae

(CSC)

 

Lucy’s Warbler *

Vermivora luciae

watch list

 

Northern Parula *

Parula americana

 

 

Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia

(CSC)

 

Chestnut-sided Warbler *

Dendroica pensylvanica

 

 

Magnolia Warbler *

Dendroica magnolia

 

 

Cape May Warbler *

Dendroica tigrina

 

 

Black-throated Blue Warbler *

Dendroica caerulescens

 

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

 

 

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Dendroica nigrescens

 

 

Black-throated Green Warbler *

Dendroica virens

 

 

Townsend’s Warbler

Dendroica townsendi

 

 

Hermit Warbler

Dendroica occidentalis

 

 

Blackburnian Warbler *

Dendroica fusca

 

 

Yellow-throated Warbler *

Dendroica dominica

 

 

Prairie Warbler *

Dendroica discolor

 

 

Palm Warbler *

Dendroica palmarum

 

 

Bay-breasted Warbler *

Dendroica castanea

 

 

Blackpoll Warbler *

Dendroica striata

 

 

Cerulean Warbler *

Dendroica cerulea

 

 

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

 

 

American Redstart *

Setophaga ruticilla

 

 

Prothonotary Warbler *

Protonotaria citrea

 

 

Worm-eating Warbler *

Helmitheros vermivorum

 

 

Ovenbird *

Seiurus aurocapilla

 

 

Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus noveboracensis

 

 

Louisiana Waterthrush *

Seiurus motacilla

 

 

Kentucky Warbler *

Oporornis formosus

 

 

Connecticut Warbler *

Oporornis agilis

 

 

Mourning Warbler *

Oporornis philadelphia

 

 

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Oporornis tolmiei

 

 

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

 

 

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

 

 

Wilson’s Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla

 

 

Canada Warbler

Wilsonia canadensis

 

 

Painted Redstart *

Myioborus pictus

 

 

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

(CSC)

 

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

 

 

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

 

 

California Towhee

Pipilo crissalis

 

 

Cassin’s Sparrow *

Aimophila cassinii

 

 

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

 

 

American Tree Sparrow *

Spizella arborea

 

 

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

 

 

Clay-colored Sparrow *

Spizella pallida

 

 

Brewer’s Sparrow

Spizella breweri

 

 

Field Sparrow *

Spizella pusilla

 

 

Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis

 

 

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

 

 

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

 

 

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

 

 

Sage Sparrow

Amphispiza belli

 

 

Lark Bunting *

Calamospiza melanocorys

 

 

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

 

 

Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

 

 

Le Conte’s Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii

 

 

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow *

Ammodramus nelsoni

 

 

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

 

 

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

 

 

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

 

 

Swamp Sparrow *

Melospiza georgiana

 

 

White-throated Sparrow *

Zonotrichia albicollis

 

 

Harris’s Sparrow *

Zonotrichia querula

 

 

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

 

 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

 

 

McCown’s Longspur *

Calcarius mccownii

 

 

Lapland Longspur *

Calcarius lapponicus

 

 

Smith’s Longspur *

Calcarius pictus

 

 

Chestnut-collared Longspur *

Calcarius ornatus

 

 

Rustic Bunting *

Emberiza rustica

 

 

Snow Bunting *

Plectrophenax nivalis

 

 

Hepatic Tanager *

Piranga flava

(CSC)

 

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

(CSC)

 

Scarlet Tanager *

Piranga olivacea

 

 

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

 

 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak *

Pheucticus ludovicianus

 

 

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

 

 

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

 

 

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

 

 

Indigo Bunting *

Passerina cyanea

 

 

Painted Bunting *

Passerina ciris

 

 

Dickcissel *

Spiza americana

 

 

Bobolink *

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

 

 

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

 

 

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

(CSC)

 

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

 

 

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

 

 

Rusty Blackbird *

Euphagus carolinus

 

 

Brewer’s Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

 

 

Common Grackle *

Quiscalus quiscula

 

 

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

 

 

Bronzed Cowbird *

Molothrus aeneus

 

 

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

 

 

Orchard Oriole *

Icterus spurius

 

 

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus

 

 

Bullock's Oriole

Icterus bullockii

 

 

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

 

 

Scott’s Oriole

Icterus parisorum

 

 

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch *

Leucosticte tephrocotis

 

 

Pine Grosbeak *

Pinicola enucleator

 

 

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

 

 

Cassin’s Finch

Carpodacus cassinii

 

 

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

 

 

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

 

 

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

 

 

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

 

 

Lawrence’s Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

 

 

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

 

 

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

 

 

House Sparrow 

Passer domesticus

(I)


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Recommended Reading / Listening

Birder's Guide to Northern California, LoLo & Jim Westrich

A Birder's Guide to Southern California (Lane/Aba Birdfinding Guide.), Brad Schram

Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds, Paul Ehrlich

Bird Songs of California audio CD, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Birds of North America, Kaufman Focus Guides, Kenn Kaufman, Houghton Mifflin Co.

California Birds, Their Status and Distribution, Arnold Small, Ph.D., Ibis Publishing Co.

The Condor's Shadow, The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America, David S. Wilcove, W.H. Freeman

The Distribution of the Birds of California, Joseph Grinnell, Alden Miller

An Introduction to Northern California Birds, Herbert Clarke

An Introduction to Southern California Birds, Herbert Clarke

National Geographic 5th Edition Field Guide to Birds of North America, Jon Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer

Sibley Guide to Birds: Audubon Society Nature Guides Series, David A. Sibley

Western Birds, Peterson Field Guides, Roger Tory Peterson, Houghton Mifflin Co.

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, David A. Sibley

A series of simple checklists for use in the field


LOCAL BIRD  CHECKLISTS -

BIRDS OF PIN OAK PARK

Birds of Buena Vista Lake

Birds of Hart Park

Birds of KERN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

BIRDS OF THE KERN RIVER VALLEY (offsite)

Edwards Air Force Base -  (offsite)

Indian Wells Valley  (offsite)

Desert Tortoise Preserve  (offsite)


Kern County Birding by Michael McQuerrey - A listserve discussion group of Kern County Birding

CalBirds by Steve Sosensky - A listserve discussion of rare birds, birding events and other things significant to California birders

The Bird Digest by Dave Ranney - A digest of bird discussion around California.

Western Field Ornithologists' - An organization that keeps the official records of California species.

Checklist of California Birds

California Counties Guide to Birds - Joe Morlan's great site linking with a map of all California Counties and the birding places in those counties.

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