An asterisk (*) indicate that we’ve found nests and/or eggs on our site. There are some photos of nests we’ve found at the end of this list. The taxonomic order is from the list published by Western Field Ornithologists. To learn more about any of these species, see Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds.
Ducks and geese
Canada Goose
Mallard*
Doves and pigeons
Rock Dove (non-native species)
Mourning dove
Hummingbirds
Anna’s hummingbird*
Plovers and lapwings
Killdeer
Gulls and allies
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herons and Bitterns
Snowy Egret
Hawks (Accipitridae)
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Woodpeckers
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Tyrant flycatchers
Black Phoebe*
Jays, crows, and allies
California scrub jay
American crow
Swallows and allies
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and allies
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtits
Bushtit*
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Creepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Bewick’s Wren
Thrushes
Western Bluebird*
American Robin
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Starlings
European Starling
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World sparrows
House Sparrow (non-native species)
Fringilline/Cardeuline Finches
House Finch*
New World sparrows
California Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Wood warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler

