Grayson Creek Bird Survey

The Grayson Creek Bird Survey is a joint community science project of Friends of Pleasant Hill Creeks and Mt. Diablo Audubon Society. The survey has documented 66 species of native and migratory birds in the Grayson Creek riparian habitat.

The Hooded Merganser is a migratory bird that spends the winter in Grayson Creek.

The Red-breasted Sapsucker is one of four species of woodpeckers found in the Grayson Creek riparian habitat.

The Belted Kingfisher hunts in Grayson Creek. For More Information Birds of

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Checklist of Birds in the

Cover Photo (Great Egret): Heather Rosmarin Grayson Creek Riparian Habitat The Red-shouldered Hawk nests in the Grayson Red-shouldered Hawk: Andrew Johnson Pleasant Hill, CA All Other Photos: Mick Thompson Creek riparian habitat. It is one of six species of raptors (birds of prey) found in the habitat. The © 2019 Friends of Pleasant Hill Creeks, a project of others are Red-tailed Hawk, Coopers Hawk, Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) tax- Merlin, American Kestrel, and Turkey Vulture. exempt nonprofit organization.

GRAYSON CREEK BIRDS

WATERFOWL KINGFISHERS THRUSHES ❑ Greater White-fronted Goose ❑ Belted Kingfisher ❑ Western Bluebird ❑ Cackling Goose ❑ Hermit Thrush ❑ Canada Goose WOODPECKERS ❑ American Robin ❑ Wood Duck ❑ Red-breasted Sapsucker ❑ Mallard ❑ Nuttall's Woodpecker MOCKINGBIRDS ❑ Bufflehead ❑ Downy Woodpecker ❑ Northern Mockingbird ❑ Hooded Merganser ❑ Northern Flicker STARLINGS TURKEYS FALCONS ❑ European Starling – I ❑ Wild Turkey – I ❑ American Kestrel ❑ Merlin WAXWINGS PIGEONS and DOVES ❑ Cedar Waxwing ❑ Rock Pigeon - I FLYCATCHERS ❑ Mourning Dove ❑ Black Phoebe OLD WORLD SPARROWS ❑ Say's Phoebe ❑ House Sparrow – I HUMMINGBIRDS ❑ Anna's Hummingbird VIREOS FINCHES ❑ Hutton's Vireo ❑ House Finch RAILS and COOTS ❑ Purple Finch ❑ American Coot CROWS and JAYS ❑ Lesser Goldfinch ❑ Steller's Jay ❑ American Goldfinch LAPWINGS and PLOVERS ❑ California Scrub-Jay ❑ Killdeer ❑ American Crow NEW WORLD SPARROWS ❑ Common Raven ❑ Spotted Towhee GULLS ❑ California Towhee ❑ Ring-billed Gull SWALLOWS ❑ Fox Sparrow ❑ California Gull ❑ Violet-green Swallow ❑ Song Sparrow ❑ Northern Rough-winged Swallow ❑ White-crowned Sparrow CORMORANTS ❑ Cliff Swallow ❑ Golden-crowned Sparrow ❑ Double-crested Cormorant ❑ Dark-eyed Junco CHICKADEES and TITMICE HERONS AND EGRETS ❑ Chestnut-backed Chickadee BLACKBIRDS ❑ Great Blue Heron ❑ Oak Titmouse ❑ Hooded Oriole ❑ Great Egret ❑ Red-winged Blackbird ❑ Snowy Egret BUSHTITS ❑ Brewer's Blackbird ❑ Green Heron ❑ Bushtit ❑ Black-crowned Night-Heron WOOD-WARBLERS NUTHATCHES ❑ Yellow-rumped Warbler NEW WORLD VULTURES ❑ White-breasted Nuthatch I = Non-Native. ❑ Turkey Vulture WRENS This checklist includes a total of 70 bird species (66 native and migratory) documented as of March 2019 by the Grayson Creek Bird Survey. HAWKS ❑ Bewick's Wren Species are listed in taxonomic order as published by the California Bird ❑ Cooper's Hawk Records Committee (as of July 2017).

❑ Red-shouldered Hawk KINGLETS © 2019 Friends of Pleasant Hill Creeks, a project of Social & ❑ ❑ Environmental Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit Red-tailed Hawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet organization. www.pleasanthillcreeks.org