Some Common Birds of Bouverie Preserve of ACR

These are some of the more commonly encountered bird species at the Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch in the Sonoma Valley, CA. Habitats include grasslands, oak woodlands, riparian, mixed evergreen, and chaparral. This guide can be sorted by winter, summer, and permanent residents; ...more ↓

Nuttall's Woodpecker 1
Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker 2
Picoides pubescens
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker 4
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker 5
Colaptes auratus
Western Screech-Owl 6
Megascops kennicottii
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurina
Great Horned Owl 7
Bubo virginianus
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Mourning Dove 8
Zenaida macroura
Band-tailed Pigeon 9
Patagioenas fasciata
Anna's Hummingbird 10
Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird 11
Selasphorus sasin
California Quail 12
Callipepla californica
Great Blue Heron 1
Ardea herodias
Peregrine Falcon 13
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 14
Falco sparverius
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 16
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 17
Buteo lineatus
White-tailed Kite 16
Elanus leucurus
Turkey Vulture 18
Cathartes aura
Tree Swallow 19
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 11
Tachycineta thalassina
Baltimore Oriole 20
Icterus galbula
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Oak Titmouse 21
Baeolophus inornatus
White-breasted Nuthatch 22
Sitta carolinensis
House Wren 23
Troglodytes aedon
Pacific Wren 24
Troglodytes pacificus
Bewick's Wren 25
Thryomanes bewickii
American Robin 8
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 26
Catharus guttatus
Western Bluebird 26
Sialia mexicana
Varied Thrush 27
Ixoreus naevius
Ash-throated Flycatcher 11
Myiarchus cinerascens
Olive-sided Flycatcher 23
Contopus cooperi
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 23
Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe 11
Sayornis nigricans
Cassin's Vireo 23
Vireo cassinii
Warbling Vireo 28
Vireo gilvus
Hutton's Vireo 26
Vireo huttoni
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29
Regulus calendula
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow 30
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 31
Spizella passerina
Golden-crowned Sparrow 32
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 33
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Spotted Towhee 16
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee 34
Melozone crissalis
Northern Mockingbird 35
Mimus polyglottos
Black-headed Grosbeak 10
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 23
Piranga ludoviciana
Wilson's Warbler 36
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Setophaga coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler 37
Setophaga nigrescens
Orange-crowned Warbler 28
Oreothlypis celata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 23
Polioptila caerulea
Bushtit 38
Psaltriparus minimus
Cedar Waxwing 39
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 40
Certhia americana
Western Scrub-Jay 41
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow 42
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 43
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 44
Cyanocitta stelleri
Lesser Goldfinch 45
Spinus psaltria
House Finch 19
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch 46
Haemorhous purpureus

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