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Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Coot
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Brewer’s Blackbird
After a short stint there at the Marina, we headed off to Oxbow Nature Study Area, and wandered along the Truckee River. We found 41 species – the highlights were the Red-shouldered Hawks and Black Phoebe, both lifers for some of the folks there. And seeing a Merlin knife its way through the sky – that’s always a treat!
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
California Quail
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
California Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Black Phoebe
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Mountain Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Golden Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk/Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Unknown Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Mountain Chickadee
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
All in all, a happy way to start a Friday! Thanks to everyone for coming out, and we’ll see you next year!
- Jen