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Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 5, 2026
X
Wood DuckAix sponsa
May 5, 2026
1
GadwallMareca strepera
May 5, 2026
X
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
X
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
May 5, 2026
X
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
May 5, 2026
X
Greater ScaupAythya marila
May 5, 2026
X
American CootFulica americana
May 5, 2026
X
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 5, 2026
X
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 5, 2026
3
Great EgretArdea alba
May 5, 2026
X
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
4
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
May 5, 2026
X
Common RavenCorvus corax
May 5, 2026
X
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
May 5, 2026
X
WrentitChamaea fasciata
May 5, 2026
X
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
May 5, 2026
X
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
May 5, 2026
X
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
May 5, 2026
X
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
May 5, 2026
1
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
May 5, 2026
3
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
May 5, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 5, 2026
1
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
May 5, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
May 5, 2026
4
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 5, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
May 5, 2026
2
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
May 5, 2026
1
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
May 5, 2026
2
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
May 5, 2026
2
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
May 5, 2026
1
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
May 5, 2026
2
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
1
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
May 5, 2026
3
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 5, 2026
3
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
May 5, 2026
1
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
May 5, 2026
1
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
May 5, 2026
2
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
May 5, 2026
28
American WigeonMareca americana
May 5, 2026
12
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
May 5, 2026
8
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 5, 2026
2
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
May 5, 2026
1
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
May 5, 2026
5
Western GullLarus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
6
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 5, 2026
3
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
May 5, 2026
1
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
May 5, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
May 5, 2026
1
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
May 5, 2026
65
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 5, 2026
4
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
May 5, 2026
2
California QuailCallipepla californica
May 4, 2026
2
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
May 4, 2026
5
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
May 4, 2026
400
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 4, 2026
2
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
May 4, 2026
2
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
May 4, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
May 4, 2026
5
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 4, 2026
11
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 3, 2026
2
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
May 2, 2026
1
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
May 2, 2026
1
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
May 2, 2026
1
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
May 2, 2026
1
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
May 2, 2026
3
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
May 2, 2026
50
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
May 2, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
May 2, 2026
1
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
May 2, 2026
1
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
May 2, 2026
1
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
May 2, 2026
1
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
May 2, 2026
1
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
May 2, 2026
1
MerlinFalco columbarius
May 2, 2026
1
Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
May 2, 2026
3
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
May 2, 2026
1
Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
May 2, 2026
3
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
May 1, 2026
1
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
May 1, 2026
1
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
May 1, 2026
2
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
May 1, 2026
6
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
May 1, 2026
2
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Apr 30, 2026
4
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Apr 30, 2026
200
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Apr 30, 2026
20
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Apr 30, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
Apr 30, 2026
20
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Apr 30, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Apr 30, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
Apr 29, 2026
2
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
Apr 29, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Apr 28, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Apr 28, 2026
2
MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
Apr 28, 2026
1
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
Apr 28, 2026
6
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
Apr 28, 2026
1
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Apr 26, 2026
1
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Apr 26, 2026
1
Purple MartinProgne subis
Apr 26, 2026
1
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Apr 26, 2026
X
California GullLarus californicus
Apr 26, 2026
1
Common LoonGavia immer
Apr 26, 2026
1
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Apr 26, 2026
1
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Apr 25, 2026
X
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Apr 25, 2026
2
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Apr 25, 2026
1
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Apr 24, 2026
1
Western Warbling VireoVireo swainsoni
Apr 23, 2026
1
Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
Apr 23, 2026
1
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Apr 22, 2026
1
Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii
Apr 22, 2026
1
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Apr 22, 2026
1
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Apr 22, 2026
1
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