SP S F W Hab. SP S F W Hab. RECLAMATION Managing Water in the West FLYCATCHERS WAXWING / VIREO

Olive-sided Flycatcher...... u ro Cedar Waxwing...... o o Western Wood-pewee...... u ro Loggerhead Shrike...... u u u u og Western Flycatcher...... u ro European Starling...... c c c c og # Black Phoebe...... c c c c rog # Solitary Vireo...... o u ro # Say=s Phoebe...... o o c rog Warbling Vireo...... u o # Ash-throated Flycatcher...... o u og # Hutton=s Vireo...... u u u u o Western Kingbird...... c u WARBLERS LARK / SWALLOWS Yellow-rumped Warbler...... c u c c ro Horned Lark...... o o o og Black-throated Gray Warbler.. u u u co # Violet-green Swallow...... c c ro # Yellow Warbler *...... u u u ro Tree Swallow...... c c ro # Townsend=s Warbler...... u u o Cliff Swallow...... c c wro # Orange Crown Warbler...... u u u ro# Berryessa Bird Checklist Barn Swallow...... c c o wro # Common Yellowthroat...... u u u og A Guide to Watchable Wildlife

JAYS / RAVEN TITMOUSE / TANAGER / GROSBEAK BUSHTIT Western Tanager...... u o # Lazuli Bunting...... u ro Scrub Jay...... c c c c cog # Black-headed Grosbeak...... u ro # Stellar’s Jay...... o r o c ro

Common Raven...... c c c c rcog# American Crow...... c c c c rcog# SPARROW / TOWHEE Yellow-billed Magpie...... c c c c rcog Plain Titmouse...... c c c c co # Rufous-crowned Sparrow...... o o co # Bushtit...... c c c c co # Sage Sparrow...... o o co # Lark Sparrow...... o o o o cog #

Dark-eyed Junco...... c u c c og # NUTHATCH / WREN Lincoln=s Sparrow...... o o c og # Fox Sparrow...... u c c og # White-breasted Nuthatch...... c c c c o # Golden-crowned Sparrow...... u c c og Brown Creeper...... u u u u o # White-crowned Sparrow...... c c c og Canyon Wren...... o o o o rco # Chipping Sparrow...... o o o o og Rock Wren...... o o o o co # Rufous-sided Towhee...... c c c c co # Bewick=s Wren...... o o o o rco # Brown Towhee ...... c c c c co # House Wren...... o o o o rco # Song Sparrow...... o o o o rco # Blue-gray Gnatcatcher...... u o Savannah Sparrow...... c o c c co # Dipper...... u u r BLACKBIRD / ORIOLE KINGLET / THRUSH MEADOWLARK BLUEBIRD Red-winged Blackbird...... a c a a rog # Ruby-crowned Kinglet...... c c c c ro # Brewer=s Blackbird...... a c a a rog # Hermit Thrush...... o o o o r Northern Oriole...... c o ro # Varied Thrush...... o o c og Brown-headed Cowbird...... c c c c rog # Mountain Bluebird...... u u og Western Meadowlark...... a c a a og # Western Bluebird...... c u c c og # American Robin...... c o o c og # FINCHES

WRENTIT /THRASHER Lawrence=s Goldfinch...... c c o o og # c c o o og # MOCKINGBIRD Lesser Goldfinch...... American Goldfinch...... c c o o og # House Finch...... c c c c og # Wrentit...... c c c c ro # Purple Finch...... o o o o og # Northern Mockingbird...... c c c c rog # U.S. Department of the Interior California Thrasher...... u u u u ro Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region

Checklist of Birds SP S F W Hab. SP S F W Hab.

This checklist has been prepared for visitors wishing DIVING BIRDS TURKEY / QUAIL to record birds they observe while recreating in the

Berryessa region. The Berryessa area provides CommonLoon...... o o w Wild Turkey...... c c c c co # habitat for numerous bird species. Certain birds are Western Grebe...... a a a a w # California Quail...... a a a a co # only present in the summer, others winter in the area, Clark=s Grebe...... a a a a w # Mountain Quail...... u u u u co # and some just migrate through or occur irregularly. Pied-billedGrebe...... o o o o wr # Habitats within the area include oak woodlands, Eared Grebe...... o u o o wr # SHOREBIRDS c c c c w grasslands, mixed chaparral, lake and riparian Double-crested Cormorant...... vegetation types. Three permanent waterways flow Killdeer...... c c c c wr # into Lake Berryessa: Capell Creek, Pope Creek and PELICANS Spotted Sandpiper...... o o c wr # Putah Creek. Also present are numerous smaller Western Sandpiper...... o o c wr American White Pelican*...... c c c c w Common Snipe...... u u o wr intermittent streams and waterways. It is along these Long-billed Curlew...... o o c wrg waterways and shorelines that the greatest number HERONS / EGRETS Herring Gull...... c c c c w and variety of birds occur. Bonaparte s Gull...... o w = Great Blue Heron...... c c c c wrg # Caspian Tern...... u u u w For more information contact: Great Egret...... o o o o wrg The Bureau of Reclamation - Lake Berryessa, Snowy Egret...... o o o o wrg DOVE / PIGEON 5520 Knoxville Road Napa, CA 94558 Green Heron...... o o o o wrg ROADRUNNER Sandhill Crane *...... r r r wrg (707) 966-2111. Band-tailed Pigeon...... u u u u co # Season of Occurrence WATERFOWL / GEESE Mourning Dove...... c c c c co # Sp = Spring (March-May) Roadrunner...... r r r r co # Canada Goose...... c c a a wg # S = Summer (June-August) Snow Goose...... c c wg OWLS / POORWILL F = Fall (September-November) Wood Duck...... c c c c wr #

W = Winter (December-February) Northern Pintail...... o o wr Common Barn Owl...... c c c c og # American Widgeon...... u o w Burrowing Owl*...... u u u og Common Golden-eye...... u u u wr Abundance Great Horned Owl...... c c c c og # Bufflehead...... c c c wr a = Abundant, common species, numerous Spotted Owl...... u u u o Green-winged Teal...... u u w Northern Pygmy Owl...... u u u u o # c = Common, frequently seen in small numbers Mallard...... c o c c wr # Western Screech Owl...... c c c c o # o = Occasional, seen a few times during season Common Merganser...... o o o o wr Short-eared Owl ...... u u u og u = Uncommon, present but not certain to be seen Hooded Merganser...... u u u u wr Common Nighthawk...... u u u u o Lesser Scaup...... u u w r = Rare, known to be present but not every year Common Poorwill...... u u u u o Gadwall...... u u w American Coot...... a a a a w # Status SWIFTS * = Threatened or endangered EAGLES / RAPTORS HUMMINGBIRDS # = nests or has nested in the area FALCONS White-throated Swifts...... c c o #

Habitat Preferences (Hab.) Vaux=s Swifts...... c c o Red-shouldered Hawk *...... u u u u og w = water areas which include the lake. Anna=s Hummingbird...... c c c c co # Rough-legged Hawk...... u u o og Rufous Hummingbird...... o o o co r = riparian habitat bordering waterways. Northern Harrier *...... c c c c og Allen s Hummingbird...... o o o co c = chaparral brushlands which include three White-tailed Kite...... c c c c og # = brushland types and varied species Turkey Vulture...... a a a a og # composition. Osprey*...... c c c c wro# KINGFISHER o = oak woodland vegetation of varying densities Cooper=s Hawk...... u u u u co # WOODPECKERS intermingled with grass, shrub, and gray pine. Northern Goshawk...... r r r r co g = grassland areas of varying sizes including Sharp-shinned Hawk...... u u u u co # Belted Kingfisher...... o o o o wr # Golden Eagle*...... u u u u cog # Pileated Woodpecker...... u u u o intermixes of chaparral and oak. Bald Eagle*...... u u c c wro # Northern Flicker...... c c c c o # Red-tailed Hawk...... c c c c rcog # Acorn Woodpecker...... a a a a o # Prairie Falcon*...... r r r r Lewis Woodpecker...... u u u o Peregrine Falcon*...... r r r r Nuttall=s Woodpecker...... c c c c o # American Kestrel...... c c c c Red-breasted Sapsucker...... o o o o o