Birds – UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

NTM = NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT: X = neotropical migrant
HAB = HABITAT: AG = agricultural, AR = arboretum, C = chaparral, F = flyover, G = grassland, M = mixed evergreen forest, P = pond, Q = quarry, RI = riparian, RW = redwood forest

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Species Common Name	Habitat	B	NTM
Anatidae (Swans, Geese, and Ducks)
Greater White-fronted Goose	G
Snow Goose	G
Wood Duck	P
Mallard	P, M, F	*
Common Merganser	F

Phasianidae (Turkeys and Quails)
Wild Turkey	M	*
California Quail	AG, AR	*

Gaviidae (Loons)
Common Loon	F

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
Double-crested Cormorant	F

Ardeidae (Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets)
Great Blue Heron	F, G
Great Egret	F, G
Green Heron	P	?

Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
Turkey Vulture	F, G

Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Harriers)
Osprey	F		X
White-tailed Kite	G, M	*
Northern Harrier	G
Sharp-shinned Hawk	M, RW	*
Cooper’s Hawk	M, RW	*
Red-shouldered Hawk	M, RW	*
Broad-winged Hawk	F		X
Red-tailed Hawk	G	*
Ferruginous Hawk	G
Golden Eagle	G

Falconidae (Falcons)
American Kestrel	G	*
Merlin	G, M
Prairie Falcon	G, F
Peregrine Falcon	F

Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
Sora	P

Charadriidae (Plovers and relatives)
Killdeer	AG, G	*

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and relatives)
Greater Yellowlegs	F
Whimbrel	F
Long-billed Curlew	F
Wilson’s Snipe	P

Laridae (Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
California Gull	F
Herring Gull	F
Western Gull	F
Glaucous-winged Gull	F
Caspian Tern	F

Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
Marbled Murrelet	F

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
Rock Pigeon	AG, G	*
Band-tailed Pigeon	RW, M	*
Mourning Dove	AG, G, M	*

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)
Barn Owl	AG, G	*

Strigidae (Typical Owls)
Western Screech-Owl	M, RW *
Great Horned Owl	M, G	*
Northern Pygmy-Owl	M, RW	*
Burrowing Owl	G	X
Long-eared Owl	RW, M
Short-eared Owl	G
Northern Saw-whet Owl	RW, M	*

Caprimulgidae (Goatsuckers)
Lesser Nighthawk	AR		X
Common Nighthawk	G		X

Apodidae (Swifts)
Black Swift	A		X
Vaux’s Swift	A		X
White-throated Swift	Q, A	*

Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Black-chinned Hummingbird	AR, M		X
Anna’s Hummingbird	M, AG, G	*
Costa’s Hummingbird	AR, M		X
Rufous Hummingbird	AR, M		X
Allen’s Hummingbird	AR, M	*	X

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Belted Kingfisher	F, P
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Acorn Woodpecker	M, RW	*
Red-breasted Sapsucker	M, RW
Nuttall’s Woodpecker	RI
Downy Woodpecker	M	*
Hairy Woodpecker	RW, M	*
Northern Flicker	M, RW	*
Pileated Woodpecker	RW, M	?

Tyrranidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Olive-sided Flycatcher	RW, M	*	X
Western Wood-Pewee	AR, AG, M	?	X
Willow Flycatcher	RW, M		X
Hammond’s Flycatcher	M		X
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	M, RW	*	X
Black Phoebe	G, AG	*
Eastern Phoebe	M		X
Say’s Phoebe	G, Q
Ash-throated Flycatcher	AR, M	*	X
Western Kingbird	G, Q		X
Eastern Kingbird	G		X

Laniidae (Shrikes)
Loggerhead Shrike	G

Vireonidae (Vireos)
Cassin’s Vireo	M, RW, AR	*	X
Hutton’s Vireo	M, RW, AR	*
Warbling Vireo	M, RW, AR	*	X

Corvidae (Jays, Magpies, and Crows)
Steller’s Jay	RW, M, Ar	*
Western Scrub-Jay	M, C, Ag	*
Clark’s Nutcracker	Ar
American Crow	G
Common Raven	RW, M, G	*

Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Purple Martin	A		X
Tree Swallow	A		X
Violet-green Swallow	A	*	X
N. Rough-winged Swallow	A		X
Cliff Swallow	A	*	X
Barn Swallow	A	*	X

Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	M, RW	*
Oak Titmouse	M	*

Aegithalidae (Bushtits)
Bushtit	M, C	*

Sittidae (Nuthatches)
Red-breasted Nuthatch	RW	*
White-breasted Nuthatch	M
Pygmy Nuthatch	RW	*

Certhiidae (Creepers)
Brown Creeper	RW, M	*

Troglodytidae (Wrens)
Rock Wren	Q
Canyon Wren	Q
Bewick’s Wren	M, C, Ar	*
House Wren	AR, M		X
Winter Wren	RW, M	*

Regulidae (Kinglets)
Golden-crowned Kinglet	RW	*
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	M, RW

Sylviidae (Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	M, C	X

Turdidae (Thrushes)
Western Bluebird	G		X
Swainson’s Thrush	RI	*	X
Hermit Thrush	M, RW	*
American Robin	M, RW	*
Varied Thrush	RW
Townsend’s Solitaire	Ar

Timaliidae (Babblers)
Wrentit	C, AR	*

Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Northern Mockingbird	AR, AG	*
Sage Thrasher	AR
California Thrasher	AR, C	*

Sturnidae (Starlings)
European Starling	AG, G, M	*

Motacillidae (Pipits)
American Pipit	G

Bombycillidae (Waxwings)
Cedar Waxwing	M, RW
Parulidae (Wood Warblers)
Tennessee Warbler	AR		X
Orange-crowned Warbler	M, RW, AR	*	X
Nashville Warbler	M		X
Northern Parula	AR		X
Yellow Warbler	RI, AR	X	X
Magnolia Warbler	RI		X
Black-throated Blue Warbler	M		X
Yellow-rumped Warbler	M, AR, RI
Black-throated Gray Warbler	M	*	X
Townsend’s Warbler	RW, M
Hermit Warbler	RW, M, AR	*
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler	AR, AG		X
Blackpoll Warbler	AR
American Redstart	RI		X
MacGillivray’s Warbler	M		X
Common Yellowthroat	P
Wilson’s Warbler	M, RI, C	*	X

Thraupidae (Tanagers)
Western Tanager	RW, M		X
Summer Tanager	AR		X

Emberizidae (Sparrows and relatives)
Spotted Towhee	M, C, AR	*
California Towhee	M, C, A	*
Chipping Sparrow	M, G	*
Clay-colored Sparrow	G		X
Vesper Sparrow	G
Lark Sparrow	G
Savannah Sparrow	G	*
Grasshopper Sparrow	G	*
Fox Sparrow	C, M, AR
Song Sparrow	RI, M	*
Lincoln’s Sparrow	G, AG
Swamp Sparrow	Ar
White-throated Sparrow	AG, AR
White-crowned Sparrow	C, G, AG
Golden-crowned Sparrow	AR, AG, M
Dark-eyed Junco (“Oregon”)	RW, M	*

Cardinalidae (Cardinals, grosbeaks and relatives)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Ar		X
Black-headed Grosbeak	M, RI	*	X
Lazuli Bunting	G, M	*	X
Indigo Bunting	Ar		X

Icteridae (Blackbirds)
Bobolink	G		X
Red-winged Blackbird	G, AG, P
Western Meadowlark	G	*
Brewer’s Blackbird	G	*
Brown-headed Cowbird	M	*
Hooded Oriole	Ar		X
Bullock’s Oriole	AR, M	*	X

Fringillidae (Finches)
Purple Finch	RW, M, C	*
Cassin’s Finch	RW, M
House Finch	M, AG, AR
Red Crossbill	RW	?
Pine Siskin	RW, M	*
Lesser Goldfinch	M, G	*
Lawrence’s Goldfinch	M, G
American Goldfinch	RW, M	*
Evening Grosbeak	RW, M

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
House Sparrow	G	*

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