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Black Mountain Nature: Birds

This guide covers the birds I have seen in the Black Mountain region. Hope this helps!

Quote from Wikipedia: "Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and west of ...more ↓

Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) 1
Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Picoides pubescens
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 4
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 5
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 6
Sphyrapicus varius
Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) 7
Megascops kennicottii
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 8
Bubo virginianus
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 9
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 10
Megaceryle alcyon
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) 11
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 12
Zenaida macroura
American Coot (Fulica americana) 13
Fulica americana
California Quail (Callipepla californica) 14
Callipepla californica
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 15
Meleagris gallopavo
Forster's Tern 16
Sterna forsteri
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 17
Charadrius vociferus
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 18
Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 19
Butorides virescens
American Kestrel 20
Falco sparverius
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 20
Calypte anna
Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) 21
Cypseloides niger
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 22
Anas platyrhynchos
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 23
Aythya collaris
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 24
Branta canadensis
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 25
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 26
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 27
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 28
Buteo lineatus
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 27
Elanus leucurus
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 29
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 30
Cathartes aura
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 31
Tachycineta thalassina
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) 32
Baeolophus inornatus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 33
Poecile rufescens
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 34
Passer domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 35
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 36
Sturnus vulgaris
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 6
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 20
Thryomanes bewickii
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 37
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 38
Catharus guttatus
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 38
Sialia mexicana
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 39
Ixoreus naevius
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 31
Sayornis nigricans
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 40
Junco hyemalis
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 41
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 40
Melospiza melodia
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 42
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 43
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 27
Pipilo maculatus
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) 38
Toxostoma redivivum
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 20
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Wilson's Warbler 44
Cardellina pusilla
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 45
Psaltriparus minimus
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 46
Certhia americana
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 47
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 48
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 49
Cyanocitta stelleri
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 20
Spinus psaltria
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 50
Haemorhous mexicanus

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