Redwood National and State Park. Bird checklist (2015).

Order Anseriformes (Swans, Geese, and Ducks)

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Rare

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Rare

Black Brant Branta b. nigricans Rare

Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii leucopareia Uncommon

Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Rare

Wood Duck Aix sponsa Uncommon

Gadwall Anas strepera Rare

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope V. Rare

American Wigeon Anas americana Uncommon

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors V. Rare

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Rare

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Rare

Northern Pintail Anas acuta Rare

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Uncommon

Canvasback Aythya valisineria V. Rare

Redhead Aythya americana V. Rare

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Uncommon

Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Rare

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus V. Rare

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Abundant

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Uncommon

Black Scoter Melanitta americana Rare

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis V. Rare

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula V. Rare

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Rare

Common Merganser Mergus merganser Common

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rare

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Rare

Order Galliformes (Quail, Grouse, and Turkeys)

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus Rare

California Quail Callipepla californica Common

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus V. Rare

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Uncommon

Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus Uncommon

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Rare Order Gaviiformes (Loons)

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Uncommon

Arctic Loon Gavia arctica V. Rare

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Uncommon

Common Loon Gavia immer Uncommon

Order Podicipediformes (Loons)

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Uncommon

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Rare

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Rare

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Rare

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Common

Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Rare

Order Suliformes (Frigatebirds and Cormorants)

Magnificent Frigatebird Frigata magnificens Accidental

Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Common

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Abundant

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Common

Order Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, and Ibises)

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Accidental Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Common

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Rare

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Common

Great Egret Ardea alba Common

Snowy Egret Egretta thula Rare

Green Heron Butorides virescens Rare

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Rare White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Accidental

Order Accipitriformes (Hawks and Eagles)

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Abundant

Osprey Pandion haliaetus Common White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Rare Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Uncommon Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Uncommon Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Uncommon Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Accidental Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Common Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Common Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Rare Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos V. Rare

Order Gruiformes (Rails and Coots)

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Rare

Sora Porzana carolina V. Rare

American Coot Fulica americana Abundant

Order Charadriiformes (Shorebirds, Gulls, and Auks) Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Uncommon

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Rare

Golden-Plover sp. Pluvialis fulva or dominica V. Rare Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus Rare

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Uncommon

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Common

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Uncommon

Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Rare

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Uncommon

Willet Tringa semipalmata Very Rare

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Rare

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Common

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Very Rare

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Uncommon

Surfbird Calidris virgatua Uncommon

Sanderling Calidris alba Common

Dunlin Calidris alpina Uncommon

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii V. Rare Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Common

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos V. Rare

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Common

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus V. Rare

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus V. Rare

Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Rare

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius V. Rare Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus V. Rare Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus V. Rare Common Murre Uria aalge Abundant Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Uncommon Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Uncommon Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata V. Rare Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Rare Sabine's Gull Xema sabini V. Rare Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Rare Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan V. Rare Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Common Mew Gull Larus canus Common Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Rare Western Gull Larus occidentalis Abundant California Gull Larus californicus Abundant Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Rare Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rare Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Uncommon Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Rare Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common Common Tern Sterna hirundo V. Rare Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Uncommon

Order Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves) Rock Pigeon Columba livia V. Rare Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Common Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rare Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Rare

Order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos) Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Accidental

Order Strigiformes (Owls) Barn Owl Tyto alba Rare Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Rare Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Uncommon Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Accidental Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma Uncommon Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia V. Rare Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Rare Barred Owl Strix varia Common Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa Accidental Long-eared Owl Asio otus Accidental Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus V. Rare Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Uncommon

Order Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars) Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor V. Rare

Order Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds) Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi Common Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Common Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Rare Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Common

Order Coraciiformes (Kingfishers) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Uncommon

Order Piciformes (Woodpeckers) Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Rare Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Common Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Uncommon Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Common Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Common Northern Flicker "Red-shafted" Colaptes auratus Common Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Uncommon

Order Falconiformes (Falcons) American Kestrel Falco sparverius Common Merlin Falco columbarius Rare Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Accidental Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Uncommon Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus V. Rare

Order Passeriformes (Perching Birds) Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Rare Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Rare Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii V. Rare Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Abundant Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Common Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya V. Rare Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Accidental Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Accidental Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Rare Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus V. Rare Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor V. Rare Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii Rare Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Common Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Uncommon Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis Uncommon Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Abundant Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica Uncommon American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Common Raven Corvus corax Abundant Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris V. Rare Purple Martin Progne subis Uncommon Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Common Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Common Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Common Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Abundant Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Uncommon Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens Abundant Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Uncommon Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Uncommon White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Rare Brown Creeper Certhia americana Common Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Accidental House Wren Troglodytes adeon V. Rare Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus Abundant Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Common Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii V. Rare Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea V. Rare American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Uncommon Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Abundant Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Common Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Common Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Uncommon Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Accidental Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi V. Rare Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Common Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Uncommon American Robin Turdus migratorius Common Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Abundant Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Accidental Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos V. Rare European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common American Pipit Anthus rubescens Rare Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Uncommon Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Accidental Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia Accidental Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata Uncommon Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla V. Rare MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei V. Rare Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Rare American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Accidental Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Rare Western Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum palmarum V. Rare Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Common Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Uncommon Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi Rare Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis Uncommon Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Abundant Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Rare Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Rare Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii Accidental Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Rare Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Accidental Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Accidental Bell's Sparrow/Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli/nevadensis Accidental Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Accidental Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Uncommon Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Rare Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Uncommon Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Common Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Rare Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Accidental White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis V. Rare Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Accidental White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Common Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Uncommon Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Common Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Uncommon Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Uncommon Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Common Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Common Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Common Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Common Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Accidental Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Uncommon Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii V. Rare House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Uncommon Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus Uncommon Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii V. Rare Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Common Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Rare American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Common Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Uncommon Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Rare House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common

This list does not include birds found in offshore waters, i.e. pelagic species.

Definition of Status in the Parks: (Heather and my personalized definitions- needs work) Abundant: If you're looking you can't miss it Common: You can't miss it Uncommon: Better look hard or be lucky Rare: You're lucky Very Rare: You're very lucky Accidental: You're exactly in the right place at the right time