Birds of the Alameda Shoreline

This guide includes over 50 bird species found along the beaches of Alameda. Look through the guide to see multiple photos of each species as well as range maps and information about habitats and feeding habits.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee ¹
Poecile rufescens

House Sparrow ²
Passer domesticus

Western Bluebird ³
Sialia mexicana

Black Phoebe ⁴
Sayornis nigricans

Song Sparrow ⁵
Melospiza melodia

White-crowned Sparrow ⁶
Zonotrichia leucophrys

California Towhee ⁷
Melozone crissalis

Savannah Sparrow ⁸
Passerculus sandwichensis

Myrtle Warbler ⁹
Setophaga coronata

American Crow ¹⁰
Corvus brachyrhynchos

House Finch ¹¹
Haemorhous mexicanus

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Birds of the Alameda Shoreline

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Poecile rufescens

House Sparrow 2 Passer domesticus

Western Bluebird 3 Sialia mexicana

Black Phoebe 4 Sayornis nigricans

Song Sparrow 5 Melospiza melodia

White-crowned Sparrow 6 Zonotrichia leucophrys

California Towhee 7 Melozone crissalis

Savannah Sparrow 8 Passerculus sandwichensis

Myrtle Warbler 9 Setophaga coronata

American Crow 10 Corvus brachyrhynchos

House Finch 11 Haemorhous mexicanus