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A Beginners Checklist of Birds for Bethel Island, lowlands of East Contra Costa County, California Compiled by Steve Glover, John Sterling and Bethi Carver Best Birding! www.NearTheFastWater.com 163 native birds. Residents or migrants to the "Heart of the Delta" rivers, sloughs, islands and towns. On the Pacific Flyway, over 300 birds can be seen in the Delta throughout a year. Bird Identification Books: Audubon Sibley Guide to Birds & National Geographic Birds of North America Key : S - Summer W - Winter R - Resident M - Migration (Spring & Fall) |
Copyright 2009 Bethi Carver
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Loons, Grebes, Pelicans & Cormorants Common Loon W Pied-billed Grebe R Western Grebe R Clark’s Grebe R Eared Grebe W Double-crested Cormorant R American White Pelican R Wading Birds American Bittern R Least Bittern S Black-crowned Night Heron R Green Heron R Cattle Egret R Snowy Egret R Great Egret R Great Blue Heron R White-faced Ibis WM Geese & Ducks Tundra Swan WM Greater White-fronted Goose WM Snow Goose W Ross’s Goose W Canada Goose WM Cackling Goose WM Wood Duck R Gadwall R American Wigeon WM Mallard R Cinnamon Teal R Northern Shoveler WM Northern Pintail WM Green-winged Teal WM Canvasback W Redhead WM Greater Scaup WM Lesser Scaup WM Bufflehead WM Ruddy Duck R Diurnal Raptors Turkey Vulture R Osprey R White-tailed Kite R Bald Eagle W Northern Harrier R Sharp-shinned Hawk WM Cooper’s Hawk R Red-shouldered Hawk W Red-tailed Hawk R Ferruginous Hawk W Rough-legged Hawk W Golden Eagle W American Kestrel R Merlin W Prairie Falcon R Peregrine Falcon R Pheasants & Quail Chukar W Ring-necked Pheasant R California Quail R Gruiformes Virginia Rail W Sora W Common Moorhen R American Coot R Sandhill Crane W Shorebirds Black-bellied Plover WM Killdeer R Semi-palmated Plover WM Black-necked Stilt W American Avocet W Greater Yellowlegs WM Lesser Yellowlegs M Spotted Sandpiper M Long-billed Curlew W Least Sandpiper WM Western Sandpiper M Dunlin W Short-billed Dowitcher M Long-billed Dowitcher WM Wilson’s Snipe W Wilson’s Phalarope M Northern Phalarope M Gulls & Terns Mew Gull W Ring-billed Gull WM California Gull R Sabine's Gull M Herring Gull W Glaucous-winged Gull W Caspian Tern R Least Tern R Forster’s Tern R Black Tern M Doves Mourning Dove R printed from www.NearTheFastWater.com |
Owls Barn Owl R Great Horned Owl R Western Screech-Owl R Northern Saw-whet Owl R Burrowing Owl R Goatsuckers & Swifts Lesser Nighthawk S Vaux’s Swift M White-throated Swift M Hummingbirds Black-chinned Hummingbird S Anna’s Hummingbird R Allen’s Hummingbird M Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher R Woodpeckers Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker R Acorn Woodpecker R Nuttaill’s Woodpecker R Downy Woodpecker R Flycatchers, Shrikes & Vireos Western Wood-Pewee M Willow Flycatcher M Black Phoebe R Say's Phoebe W Western Kingbird S Loggerhead Shrike R Warbling Vireo M Cassin’s Vireo M Crows & Jays Yellow-billed Magpie R Western Scrub Jay R American Crow R Common Raven R Swallows Tree Swallow S Violet-green Swallow M Cliff Swallow S Barn Swallow S Northern Rough-winged Swallow S Chickadees, Thrushes & Their Allies Oak Titmouse R Bushtit R White-breasted Nuthatch R Bewick’s Wren R House Wren S Marsh Wren R Golden-crowned Kinglet W Ruby-crowned Kinglet W Varied Thrush W Hermit Thrush W Phainopepla W Blue-gray Gnatcatcher WM American Robin R Northern Mockingbird R American Pipit W Cedar Waxwing WM Warblers Orange-crowned Warbler WM Nashville Warbler M Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler W Black-throated Gray Warbler M Townsend’s Warbler WM Hermit Warbler M Yellow Warbler WM MacGillivray’s Warbler M Common Yellowthroat R Yellow-breasted Chat S Western Tanager WM Sparrows & Their Allies Spotted Towhee R California Towhee R Chipping Sparrow M White-crowned Sparrow W Golden-crowned Sparrow W Fox Sparrow W Song Sparrow R Lincoln’s Sparrow W Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco W Cardinals & Buntings Black-headed Grosbeak S Blue Grosbeak S Lazuli Bunting S Icterids Western Meadowlark R Yellow headed Blackbird S Red-winged Blackbird R Bi-colored Blackbird R Tri-colored Blackbird R Great-tailed Grackle M Brewer’s Blackbird R Brown-headed Cowbird S Hooded Oriole S Bullock’s Oriole S Finches House Finch R Lesser Goldfinch R American Goldfinch R House Sparrow R |
BIRDING TIPS: Do not disturb birds, nests or people. Obtain permission from residents before birding on their property. Be aware of weather, tides, fishing and hunting seasons. BEFORE BIRDING STOP the boat. WEAR a life jacket. PARK the car. STAY on VISIBLE DIRT trails and roads. TULLE FOG can be thick, patchy and icy, 10' visibility. "Peat dirt" is flammable and can be quicksand if soaked. Delta weather changes, LAYER non-shiny clothing. Wear sturdy shoes. Take water and a snack. Field Trip Date: _______ Time: _______ Location: _____________ _____________ Weather: ____________ Participants: _____________ _____________ | |