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Santa Barbara News Press--June 1998
"
God's own back yard"

Birds of Sedgwick Reserve

Santa Barbara County, California

revised September 28, 2001

(records gathered by B.B. DeWolfe, M. A. Holmgren, M. Reynolds,
P Collins, F. Emerson, M. Williams)

 

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Birds:  Class Archosauria

Grebes  (Family Podicipedidae)

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Herons, Bitterns, Egrets  (Family Ardeidae)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Ducks, Geese, Swans  (Family Anatidae)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

Canvasback (Aythya valisiniera)

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis

New World Vultures  (Family Cathartidae)

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Hawks, Kites, Eagles  (Family Accipitridae)

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Patridges, Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

New World Quail  (Family Odontophoridae)

Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)

California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Rails, Gallinules, Coots  (Family Rallidae)

American Coot (Fulica americana)

Lapwings, Plovers  (Family Charadriidae)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae)

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Pigeons, Doves  (Family Columbidae)

Rock Dove (Columba livia)

Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis (Family Cuculidae)

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Owls  (Family Tytonidae and Strigidae)

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii)

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Nighthawks, Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae)

Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

Swifts (Family Apodidae)

White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatails)

Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi)

Hummingbirds  (Family Trochilidae)

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

Allen’s Hummingbird (Sesasphorus sasin)

Woodpeckers  (Family Picidae)

Lewis’ Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)

Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)

White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Tyrant Flycatchers  (Family Tyrannidae)

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)

Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)

Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)

Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya)

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)

Western Kingbird (Tryannus verticalis)

Shrikes  (Family Laniidae)

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Vireos  (Family Vireonidae)

Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)

Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)

Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)

Crows, Jays, Mapgies  (Family Corvidae)

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)

Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Larks (Family Alaudidae)

Horned Lark (Eremophilia alpestris)

Swallows  (Family Hirundinidae)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)

Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Babblers  (Family Timaliidae)

Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)

Chickadees, Titmice  (Family Paridae)

Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)

Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)

Bushtits  (Family Aegithalidae)

Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

Creepers  (Family Certhiidae)

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

Nuthatches  (Family Sittidae)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)

Wrens  (Family Troglodytidae)

Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)

Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Kinglets  (Family Regulidae)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers  (Family Silviidae)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Thrushes  (Family Turdidae)

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Mockingbirds, Thrashers  (Family Mimidae)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)

California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

Starlings  (Family Sturnidae)

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Wagtails, Pipits  (Family Motacillidae)

American Pipit (Anthus americana)

Waxwings  (Family Bombycillidae)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Silky-Flycatchers  (Family Ptilogonatidae)

Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

Woodwarblers  (Family Parulidae)

Orange-crowned Warbler ( Vermivora celata)
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)

Townsend’s Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

MacGillivray’s Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)

Wilson’s Warbler  (Wilsonia pusilla)

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

Tanagers  (Family Thraupinae)

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

Emberizids  (Family Emberizinae)

California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Lincoln’s Sparrow (melospiza lincolnii)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Cardinals  (Family Cardinalidae)

Black-headed Grosbeak  (Pheuticus melanocephalus)

Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)

Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)

Blackbirds  (Family Icterinae)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothus ater)

Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii)

Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)

Finches  (Family Fringillidae)

Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Lesser Goldfinch  (Carduelis psaltria)

Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)

Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Old World Sparrows  (Family Passeridae)

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

National Geographic. 1999. Field Guide to Birds of North America, Third Edition. Washington, D.C.. 480 p.