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