Species Abundance √ Sp S F W PelicansPelicansPelicans __ Killdeer* ...... c c c c __ Thayer’s Gull ...... - - - r Ducks, Geese and Swans __ American White Pelican ...... o c o o __ Pacific Golden Plover ...... o o o o __ Western Gull ...... a c a a __ Brown Pelican ...... r r - - __ Semipalmated Plover ...... r r r r __ American Wigeon ...... c - o c Pigeons and Doves __ Barrow’s Goldeneye ...... - - - r __ Snowy Plover ...... - r - - Cormorants __ Eurasian Collared Dove ...... r r r r __ Blue-Winged Teal...... o - o o __ Double-crested Cormorant ...... c c c o Stilts and Avocets __ Mourning Dove ...... c c c c __ Brant ...... r - - - __ American Avocet* ...... c c a a __ Rock Dove (Pigeon) ...... c c c c __ Bufflehead ...... c - c c Herons, Egrets and Bitterns __ Black-necked Stilt* ...... c c c c __ Cackling Goose ...... - - o o __ American Bittern* ...... o o o o OwlsOwlsOwls Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Allies __ Canada Goose* ...... a c c a __ Black-crowned Night Heron ...... c c u u __ Barn Owl* ...... o o o r __ Baird’s Sandpiper ...... - r - - __ Canvasback ...... c - o c __ Cattle Egret ...... r - r - __ Burrowing Owl ...... - - r - __ Black Turnstone ...... - r - - __ Cinnamon Teal* ...... c o c c __ Great Blue Heron* ...... c c c c __ Great Horned Owl ...... r r - o __ Dunlin ...... o - c o __ Common Goldeneye ...... o - o o __ Great Egret* ...... c c c c __ Short-eared Owl ...... - - r r __ Common Merganser ...... r - - r __ Green Heron ...... o o u u __ Greater Yellowlegs...... c u c c __ Least Sandpiper ...... c a a c __ Eurasian Wigeon ...... o - r o __ Least Bittern ...... - r - - SwiftsSwiftsSwifts __ Gadwall* ...... c o c c __ Snowy Egret* ...... c c c c __ Lesser Yellowlegs ...... o o r r __ Long-billed Curlew ...... u o o o __ Vaux’s Swift ...... r - r - __ Greater Scaup ...... c o o c Ibises and Spoonbills __ Long-billed Dowitcher ...... u u c c __ White-throated Swift ...... r - r - __ Greater White-fronted Goose ...... o - o o __ White-faced Ibis ...... r - r r __ Marbled Godwit ...... c c o c __ Green-Winged Teal ...... c - c c Hummingbirds __ Pectoral Sandpiper ...... - r - - __ Hooded Merganser ...... - - - r New World Vultures __ Allen’s Hummingbird ...... - r - - __ Red Phalarope ...... - - - r __ Lesser Scaup ...... o - o o __ Turkey Vulture ...... c c c c __ Anna’s Hummingbird ...... c c c c __ Red-necked Phalarope ...... o o - o __ Long-tailed Duck (Old Squaw)...... - - - r Hawks and Allies __ Ruddy Turnstone ...... - r - - Kingfishers __ Mallard* ...... a a a a __ Bald Eagle ...... - - - r __ Belted Kingfisher ...... o o o u __ Ruff ...... - r - - __ Northern Pintail ...... o - o o __ Cooper’s Hawk ...... r r c c __ Semipalmated Sandpiper ...... - r - - Woodpeckers __ Northern Shoveler ...... c o c c __ Ferruginous Hawk ...... - r - r __ Sharp-tailed Sandpiper ...... - r - - __ Acorn Woodpecker ...... - - r r __ Redhead ...... - - r r __ Golden Eagle ...... r r r r __ Short-billed Dowitcher ...... r o r r __ Red-breasted Merganser ...... - - r r __ Northern Harrier ...... c c c c __ Downy Woodpecker ...... o o o o __ Solitary Sandpiper ...... - r - - __ Ring-necked Duck ...... r - r r __ Osprey ...... o o o o __ Hairy Woodpecker ...... - r r r __ Spotted Sandpiper ...... r r r r __ Ross’ Goose ...... - - - r __ Red-shouldered Hawk ...... c o c c __ Northern Flicker...... r r o r __ Stilt Sandpiper ...... - r - - __ Ruddy Duck* ...... c o o c __ Red-tailed Hawk ...... c c c c __ Nuttall’s Woodpecker ...... o o o o __ Western Sandpiper ...... c c c c __ Snow Goose...... - - - r __ Rough-legged Hawk ...... - - r - __ Whimbrel ...... o r - r Tyrant Flycatchers __ Surf Scoter ...... - r - r __ Sharp-shinned Hawk ...... - - r r __ Wilson’s (Common) Snipe ...... o - o o __ Ash-throated Flycatcher ...... r r - - __ Tufted Duck ...... - - - r __ Swainson’s Hawk ...... r - - - __ Wilson’s Phalarope ...... r u - - __ Black Phoebe* ...... c c c c __ Tundra Swan ...... r r r r __ White-tailed Kite* ...... c c c c __ Pacific-Slope Flycatcher ...... r - r - __ White-Winged Scoter ...... - - - r __ Willet ...... c - c c Falcons and Caracaras __ Say’s Phoebe ...... r - o c __ Wood Duck ...... - r - - __ American Kestrel ...... o r o o Gulls, Terns and Allies __ Tropical Kingbird ...... - - r - __ Arctic Tern ...... - - r - Grouse, Turkeys and Pheasants __ Merlin ...... r r o o __ Western Kingbird* ...... c c - - __ Black Tern ...... r - - - __ Wild Turkey ...... - r - - __ Peregrine ...... o r o o __ Willow Flycatcher ...... - r o - __ Black Skimmer ...... - - r - __ Prairie Falcon ...... - - r - New World Quail __ Bonaparte’s Gull ...... c o o c ShrikesShrikesShrikes __ California Quail ...... r r - - Rails and Coots __ California Gull ...... a c a a __ Loggerhead Shrike ...... - - r r __ Northern Shrike ...... - - r - LoonsLoonsLoons __ American Coot* ...... a o c a __ Caspian Tern ...... o o - - __ Common Loon ...... - - - r __ Black Rail ...... u - - u __ Common Tern ...... - - r - VireosVireosVireos __ Red-throated Loon ...... - - r - __ Ridgway’s Rail (Clapper Rail) ...... - - r r __ Elegant Tern ...... r - - - __ Hutton’s vireo ...... - - - r __ Common Gallinule* ...... c c c c __ Forster’s Tern ...... o o - - __ Warbling Vireo ...... - r - - GrebesGrebesGrebes __ Sora ...... u r u u __ Glaucous Gull ...... r r - - __ Clark’s Grebe ...... o r o o __ Virginia Rail* ...... c r c c __ Glaucous-winged Gull...... c o c c Crows and Jays __ Eared Grebe ...... c - o c __ Herring Gull ...... - - r r __ American Crow ...... c c c c __ Horned Grebe ...... o - - o Plovers and Lapwings __ Kumlien’s Iceland Gull ...... - - - r __ Common Raven ...... u u u u __ Pied-billed Grebe* ...... c c c c __ American Golden Plover ...... - - r - __ Mew Gull ...... - r u u __ Steller’s Jay ...... - - r - __ Western Grebe ...... o - o o __ Black-bellied Plover ...... a o a a __ Ring-billed Gull ...... c c c c __ Western Scrub-jay* ...... u u u u LarksLarksLarks __ Orange-crowned Warbler...... - - r - Abundance and other Codes __ Horned Lark ...... r - - r __ Palm Warbler ...... r - - - Seasons __ Townsend’s Warbler ...... - - r r SP Spring March through May Swallows and Martins __ Wilson’s Warbler ...... r - - - S Summer June theough August __ Bank Swallow ...... r - - - __ Yellow Warbler ...... - - o - F Fall September throgh November __ Barn Swallow ...... c c r - __ Yellow-rumped Warbler ...... o - c c W Winter December through Frebruary Birds of __ Cliff Swallow* ...... a a r - Tanagers Shollenberger Park __ Northern Rough-winged Swallow .. o - - - a Abundant Species is very numerous and the __ Tree Swallow* ...... a c c u __ Western Tanager ...... - r - - c Common Almost certain to be observed __ Violet-green Swallow ...... o o - o New World Sparrows Petaluma Wetlands in suitable habitat Chickadees, Nuthatches,Titmice, __ American Tree Sparrow ...... - - r - __ Brewer’s Sparrow ...... - - - r u Uncommon Present, but not certain to be Long-tailed tits and Creepers observed __ Brown Creeper ...... - - r - __ California Towhee ...... u u u u o Occasional Observed only a few times __ BushTit* ...... o o c c __ Clay-colored Sparrow ...... - - r - __ Chestnut-backed Chickadee ...... - r r r __ Dark-eyed Junco ...... - - r - during a season __ Oak Titmouse ...... - r r - __ Fox Sparrow ...... r - r - r Rare Not present every year __ Red-breasted Nuthatch ...... - - r - __ Golden-crowned Sparrow ...... c - c c - Not observed Not observed in that season __ White-breasted Nuthatch ...... - - - r __ Lark Sparrow ...... - - - r * Nesting __ Lincoln’s Sparrow ...... u - u u WrensWrensWrens __ Savannah Sparrow ...... c - c c __ Bewick’s Wren ...... - - r r __ Spotted Towhee ...... r - - - Prepared by the Petaluma Werlands Alliance in __ House Wren ...... r - - - __ Song Sparrow* ...... c c c c cooperation with the City of Petaluma, __ Marsh Wren* ...... c c c c __ Swamp Sparrow...... - - r r Department of Parks and Recreation Kinglets and Wrentits __ White-crowned Sparrow ...... c - c c __ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ...... - r - - __ White-throated Sparrow ...... r - - r City of Petaluma __ Golden-Crowned Kinglet ...... - - - r Grosbeaks Dept. of Parks & Recreation __ Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...... o - o o __ Black-headed Grosbeak ...... r - - - 320 North McDowell Boulevard, __ Wrentit ...... - - r r Blackbirds, Orioles and Allies Petaluma, California 94954 Thrushes __ Brewer’s Blackbird ...... c c c c Phone: 707.778.4380 __ American Robin ...... o - o o __ Brown-headed Cowbird ...... r o - - Fax: 707.778.4473 http://cityofpetaluma.net/parksnrec __ Hermit Thrush ...... r - r r __ Bullock’s Oriole* ...... c c - - __ Swainson’s Thrush ...... r - r - __ Hooded Oriole ...... - r - - Petaluma Wetlands Alliance __ Western Bluebird ...... o o o o __ Great-tailed Grackle ...... o o o - P. 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Box 2182 __ Orchard Oriole ...... - - r - Petaluma, CA 94953-0973 Mockingbirds and Thrashers City of Petaluma ___ Northern Mockingbird* ...... o o o o __ Red-winged Blackbird* ...... a a c c http://www.petalumawetlands.org __ Tri-colored Blackbird ...... r - - - Dept. of Parks & Recreation Starlings and Mynas __ Western Meadowlark ...... c o c c __ European Starling ...... c c c c Updated 8 Jan 2016 Finches and Allies Wagtails and Pipits __ American Goldfinch ...... c c c c __ American Pipit ...... c - c c __ House Finch* ...... c c c c Trailheads __ Red-throated Pipit ...... - - r = __ Lesser Goldfinch ...... o o o o __ Pine Siskin ...... - r - - Shollenberger Park 1400 Cader Lane Waxwings Old World Sparrows Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility __ Cedar Waxwing ...... - - c o __ House Sparrow* ...... c c c c 3890 Cypress Drive Wood-Warblers ExoticsExoticsExotics Alman Marsh __ Black-throated Gray Warbler ...... r - - - __ Mute Swan* ...... c c c c Sheraton Hotel (bridge at back of parking lot) __ Chestnut-sided Warbler ...... - - r - __ Black Swan ...... - - r - __ Common Yellowthroat ...... o o c c 745 Baywood Drive Species listed were observed since we began in 1998