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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 5, 2026
6
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
2
Rock PigeonColumba livia
May 5, 2026
25
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
May 5, 2026
1
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
May 5, 2026
1
Western GullLarus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
1
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 5, 2026
1
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
May 5, 2026
1
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
May 5, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
May 5, 2026
3
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 5, 2026
1
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
May 5, 2026
2
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 5, 2026
5
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 5, 2026
7
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 5, 2026
4
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
May 5, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
May 5, 2026
1
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
May 5, 2026
3
American CootFulica americana
May 5, 2026
1
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
May 5, 2026
6
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
May 5, 2026
2
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
May 5, 2026
1
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
May 5, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 5, 2026
3
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
May 5, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
May 5, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
May 5, 2026
20
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
May 5, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 5, 2026
3
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
May 5, 2026
6
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
May 5, 2026
8
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
May 5, 2026
3
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
May 5, 2026
6
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
May 5, 2026
4
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
May 5, 2026
1
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
May 5, 2026
12
Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
May 5, 2026
1
California GullLarus californicus
May 5, 2026
4
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
May 5, 2026
60
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 5, 2026
2
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 5, 2026
40
OspreyPandion haliaetus
May 5, 2026
1
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
May 3, 2026
1
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
May 3, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
May 3, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
May 3, 2026
2
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
May 3, 2026
10
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
May 3, 2026
2
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
May 3, 2026
2
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
May 3, 2026
20
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
May 3, 2026
2
Least BitternBotaurus exilis
May 3, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
May 3, 2026
2
Bell's VireoVireo bellii
May 3, 2026
2
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
May 3, 2026
1
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
May 3, 2026
1
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
May 3, 2026
3
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
May 3, 2026
1
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
May 3, 2026
12
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
May 3, 2026
1
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
May 3, 2026
2
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
May 3, 2026
2
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
May 3, 2026
2
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
May 3, 2026
1
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
May 3, 2026
2
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
May 3, 2026
6
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
May 3, 2026
6
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
May 3, 2026
1
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
May 3, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 3, 2026
3
Elegant TernThalasseus elegans
May 3, 2026
12
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
May 3, 2026
2
Common LoonGavia immer
May 3, 2026
1
Pelagic CormorantUrile pelagicus
May 3, 2026
1
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
May 3, 2026
2
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
May 2, 2026
2
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
May 2, 2026
3
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
May 2, 2026
6
Heermann's GullLarus heermanni
May 2, 2026
11
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
May 2, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
May 2, 2026
4
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
May 2, 2026
2
SanderlingCalidris alba
May 2, 2026
1
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
May 2, 2026
1
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttallii
May 2, 2026
1
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
May 2, 2026
1
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii
May 2, 2026
1
Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
May 2, 2026
4
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
May 2, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 2, 2026
3
Green HeronButorides virescens
May 2, 2026
1
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
May 2, 2026
2
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
May 2, 2026
2
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
May 2, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
May 2, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
May 2, 2026
1
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
May 2, 2026
1
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
May 2, 2026
1
Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
May 2, 2026
1
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
May 2, 2026
1
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
May 2, 2026
3
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
May 1, 2026
2
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
May 1, 2026
2
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
May 1, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
May 1, 2026
2
Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
Apr 30, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Apr 30, 2026
1
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
Apr 30, 2026
1
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Apr 29, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Apr 29, 2026
20
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Apr 29, 2026
1
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Apr 29, 2026
X
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Apr 28, 2026
1
American WigeonMareca americana
Apr 28, 2026
1
Yellow-chevroned ParakeetBrotogeris chiriri
Apr 28, 2026
X
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Apr 28, 2026
X
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Apr 27, 2026
1
Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
Apr 27, 2026
1
SurfbirdCalidris virgata
Apr 27, 2026
2
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
Apr 27, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Apr 26, 2026
4
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Apr 26, 2026
4
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Apr 26, 2026
2
RedheadAythya americana
Apr 26, 2026
1
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Apr 26, 2026
2
Virginia RailRallus limicola
Apr 25, 2026
2
Western Warbling VireoVireo swainsoni
Apr 24, 2026
1
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Apr 24, 2026
1
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Apr 24, 2026
1
SoraPorzana carolina
Apr 24, 2026
1
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Apr 24, 2026
1
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Apr 24, 2026
1
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
Apr 24, 2026
1
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
Apr 23, 2026
2
Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
Apr 23, 2026
1
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