• Guides
  • Wildlife at Camp Emerald Bay

Wildlife at Camp Emerald Bay

A naturalist's guide to flora and fauna known to exist around Camp Emerald Bay on the West End of Santa Catalina Island, California. Guide includes terrestrial and marine species seen on land and in the waters directly surrounding Emerald Bay and Doctor's Cove.

Acorn Woodpecker 1
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker 2
Colaptes auratus
Barn Owl 3
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher 4
Megaceryle alcyon
Eurasian Collared Dove 5
Streptopelia decaocto
Rock Pigeon 6
Columba livia
White-winged Dove 7
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove 8
Zenaida macroura
Catalina California Quail 9
Callipepla californica catalinensis
Black Turnstone 10
Arenaria melanocephala
Spotted Sandpiper 11
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern 12
Thalasseus maximus
California Gull 13
Larus californicus
Heermann's Gull 9
Larus heermanni
Western Gull 14
Larus occidentalis
Pacific Loon 15
Gavia pacifica
Eared Grebe 16
Podiceps nigricollis
Brown Pelican 17
Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Blue Heron 18
Ardea herodias
Black-crowned Night Heron 19
Nycticorax nycticorax
Peregrine Falcon 20
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 21
Falco sparverius
Anna's Hummingbird 22
Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird 15
Selasphorus sasin
White-throated Swift 23
Aeronautes saxatalis
Vaux's Swift 24
Chaetura vauxi
Red-breasted Merganser 25
Mergus serrator
Osprey 26
Pandion haliaetus
Cooper's Hawk 27
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Accipiter striatus
Northern Harrier 28
Circus hudsonius
Red-tailed Hawk 29
Buteo jamaicensis
Bald Eagle 30
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Double-crested Cormorant 31
Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelagic Cormorant 32
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant 18
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Barn Swallow 33
Hirundo rustica
Yellow-headed Blackbird 34
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Hooded Oriole 35
Icterus cucullatus
Western Meadowlark 22
Sturnella neglecta
Great-tailed Grackle 35
Quiscalus mexicanus
Island Loggerhead Shrike 36
Lanius ludovicianus anthonyi
Red-breasted Nuthatch 37
Sitta canadensis
European Starling 38
Sturnus vulgaris
Rock Wren 39
Salpinctes obsoletus
Santa Catalina Bewick's Wren 9
Thryomanes bewickii catalinae
American Robin 40
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 14
Catharus guttatus
Mountain Bluebird 41
Sialia currucoides
Hutton's Vireo 14
Vireo huttoni
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42
Regulus calendula
Oregon Junco 24
Junco hyemalis oreganus
Lincoln's Sparrow 43
Melospiza lincolnii
Fox Sparrow 4
Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow 44
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 45
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Spotted Towhee 46
Pipilo maculatus
Northern Mockingbird 24
Mimus polyglottos
Lazuli Bunting 47
Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak 22
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Western Tanager 39
Piranga ludoviciana
Summer Tanager 48
Piranga rubra
Wilson's Warbler 23
Cardellina pusilla
Townsend's Warbler 49
Setophaga townsendi
Audubon's Warbler 50
Setophaga coronata auduboni
Channel Islands Orange-crowned Warbler 51
Oreothlypis celata sordida
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 39
Polioptila caerulea
Cedar Waxwing 52
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Crow 53
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 54
Corvus corax
House Finch 55
Haemorhous mexicanus
Ash-throated Flycatcher 15
Myiarchus cinerascens
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 56
Empidonax difficilis
Cassin's Kingbird 57
Tyrannus vociferans
Black Phoebe 15
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe 24
Sayornis saya

Edited by emshaph, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 2. (c) Minette Layne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 3. (c) naturpel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by naturpel
  • 4. (c) Rick Leche - Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 5. (c) Rudo Jureček, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 6. (c) Mike Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 7. (c) tnewman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 8. (c) Vincent Scheidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vincent Scheidt
  • 9. (c) emshaph, all rights reserved, uploaded by emshaph
  • 10. (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 11. (c) Kenneth Cole Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 12. (c) José Antonio Linage Espinosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by José Antonio Linage Espinosa
  • 13. (c) docentjoyce, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 14. (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 15. (c) Len Blumin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 16. (c) Erin and Lance Willett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 17. (c) Alan R. Biggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alan R. Biggs
  • 18. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 19. (c) Agustín Povedano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 20. (c) Alvaro Jaramillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvaro Jaramillo
  • 21. (c) Jesus cortes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jesus cortes
  • 22. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  • 23. (c) Michael Woodruff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 24. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 25. (c) Robert Keereweer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 26. (c) Nigel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 27. (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson
  • 28. (c) Daniel Dorantes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Dorantes
  • 29. (c) Andrew Reding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 30. (c) matlacha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 31. (c) Mdf, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 32. (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 33. (c) Steve Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Daniels
  • 34. (c) Dan Dzurisin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 35. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 36. (c) Kiloueka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kiloueka
  • 37. (c) rbbrummitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by rbbrummitt
  • 38. (c) peterichman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 39. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 40. (c) Eric Heupel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 41. (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 42. (c) nigel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 43. (c) Kelly Colgan Azar, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 44. (c) Terry & Julie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 45. (c) Yathin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 46. (c) sarbhloh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 47. (c) Maggie.Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 48. (c) philippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 49. (c) Derek Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 50. (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 51. (c) emshaph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by emshaph
  • 52. (c) Victor Fazio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 53. (c) andriy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by andriy
  • 54. (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 55. (c) Kakalotli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kakalotli
  • 56. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
  • 57. (c) Pablo Lèautaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pablo Lèautaud

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers