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Birds of Hearst San Simeon State Park

There are many species of birds found in Hearst San Simeon SP, and now you can identify them! Browse the field guide, or use the tags on the left to search by taxonomy. Click each entry for more photos and information about each species.

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Western Wood-Pewee 1
Contopus sordidulus
Willow Flycatcher 2
Empidonax traillii
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 3
Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe 4
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe 2
Sayornis saya
Ash-throated Flycatcher 4
Myiarchus cinerascens
Loggerhead Shrike 5
Lanius ludovicianus
Warbling Vireo 6
Vireo gilvus
Steller's Jay 7
Cyanocitta stelleri
Western Scrub Jay 8
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow 9
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Tree Swallow 10
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 4
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 11
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow 12
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 13
Hirundo rustica
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 14
Poecile rufescens
Oak Titmouse 15
Baeolophus inornatus
Bushtit 16
Psaltriparus minimus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 17
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 18
Sitta carolinensis
Pygmy Nuthatch 19
Sitta pygmaea
Brown Creeper 20
Certhia americana
House Wren 11
Troglodytes aedon
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11
Polioptila caerulea
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 21
Regulus calendula
Western Bluebird 22
Sialia mexicana
Hermit Thrush 22
Catharus guttatus
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush 24
Ixoreus naevius
Wrentit 25
Chamaea fasciata
Northern Mockingbird 2
Mimus polyglottos
California Thrasher 22
Toxostoma redivivum
European Starling 26
Sturnus vulgaris
American Pipit 11
Anthus rubescens
Cedar Waxwing 27
Bombycilla cedrorum
Tennessee Warbler 28
Oreothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler 29
Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler 30
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Northern Parula 31
Setophaga americana
Yellow Warbler 32
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler 33
Setophaga pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler 34
Setophaga magnolia
Black-throated Blue Warbler 27
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Setophaga coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler 5
Setophaga nigrescens
Hermit Warbler 36
Setophaga occidentalis
Palm Warbler 37
Setophaga palmarum
Blackpoll Warbler 38
Setophaga striata
Black-and-white Warbler 39
Mniotilta varia
American Redstart 40
Setophaga ruticilla
Northern Waterthrush 41
Parkesia noveboracensis
Common Yellowthroat 42
Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler 43
Setophaga citrina
Spotted Towhee 44
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee 45
Melozone crissalis
Chipping Sparrow 46
Spizella passerina
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow 5
Ammodramus savannarum
Fox Sparrow 29
Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow 47
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow 30
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow 18
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow 48
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow 49
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Dark-eyed Junco 47
Junco hyemalis
Western Tanager 11
Piranga ludoviciana
Black-headed Grosbeak 5
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Lazuli Bunting 14
Passerina amoena
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark 5
Sturnella neglecta
Brewer's Blackbird 22
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Hooded Oriole 51
Icterus cucullatus
Purple Finch 41
Haemorhous purpureus
House Finch 52
Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch 5
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch 53
Spinus tristis
House Sparrow 54
Passer domesticus
Brown-headed Cowbird 11
Molothrus ater

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