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Loons

Common Loon California

Pacific Loon California

Red-throated Loon California

Grebes

Clark's Grebe California

Horned Grebe California

Eared Grebe California

Pied-billed Grebe California

Western Grebe California

Albatrosses, Petrels, and Shearwaters

Albatrosses

Petrels

Shearwaters

Storm-petrels

Pelecaniformes

Boobies

Frigatebird

Pelicans

Brown Pelican California

American White Pelican California

Tropicbird

Cormorants

Brandt's Cormorant California

Double-crested Cormorant CaliforniaMichigan

Pelagic Cormorant California

Wading Birds

Bitterns

American Bittern California

Least Bittern California

Egrets

Great Egret CaliforniaMichigan

Snowy Egret California

Flamingos

Herons

Great Blue Heron CaliforniaMichigan

Green Heron California

Little Blue Heron California

Ibises

White-faced Ibis California

Night-Herons

Black Crowned Night-Heron California

Spoonbill

Stork

Swans and Geese

Geese

Brant California

Cackling Goose - Until recently, considered a Canada Goose Subspecies California

Canada Goose CaliforniaMichigan

Chinese Goose - Domesticated California

Cotton Patch Goose California

Egyptian Goose - Introduced  California

Greater White-fronted GooseCalifornia

Greylag Goose - Domesticated California

Ross's Goose California

Snow Goose California

Swans

Mute Swan Michigan

Dabbling Ducks

Puddle Ducks

Black East Indies Duck - Domesticated California

Blue Swedish Duck - Domesticated California

Buff Orpington Duck - Domesticated California

Call Duck - Domesticated California

GadwallCalifornia

Mallard Duck CaliforniaMichigan

Mandarin Duck - IntroducedCalifornia

Muscovy Duck CaliforniaMichigan

Northern PintailCalifornia

Pekin Duck - Domesticated California

Welsh Harlequin - Domesticated California

Wood Duck California

Northern ShovelerCalifornia

Teals

Blue-winged Teal California

Cinnamon TealCalifornia

Green-winged Teal California

Whistling-Ducks

Wigeons

American Wigeon California

Eurasian Wigeon California

Diving Ducks

Eiders

King Eider California

Goldeneyes

Common Goldeneye Michigan

Bufflehead CaliforniaMichigan

Mergansers

Hooded Merganser California

Red-breasted Merganser California

Ruddy Duck California

Scaup

Greater Scaup California

Lesser Scaup California

Canvasback California

Ring-necked Duck California

Scoters

Surf Scoter California

Black Scoter California

Diurnal Raptors

Caracara

Condor

Eagles

American Bald Eagle Michigan

Falcons

American Kestrel California

Hawks

Cooper's Hawk California

Northern Harrier California

Red-shouldered Hawk California

Red-tailed Hawk California Michigan

Kites

New World Vultures

Turkey Vulture California

Osprey California

Upland Game Birds

Chukar

Exotic Game Birds

Common Peafowl (Peacock) California

Grouse

Partridge

Pheasant

Prairie-Chickens

Ptarmigan

Quail

California Quail California

Turkey Michigan

Gruiformes

Coot

American Coot CaliforniaMichigan

Cranes

Sandhill Crane Michigan

Gallinule

Purple Gallinule California

Moorhen

Common Moorhen California

Rails

Sora

Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts, and Avocets

Plovers

Killdeer California

Black-bellied Plover California

Semipalmated Plover California

Snowy Plover California

Wilson's Plover California

Oystercatchers

Black Oystercatcher California

Stilts

Black-necked Stilt California

Avocets

American Avocet California

Sandpipers

Curlews

Long-billed Curlew California

Dowitchers

Long-billed Dowitcher California

Short-billed Dowitcher California

Godwits

Marbled Godwit California

Phalaropes

Ruff

Sandpipers

Least Sandpiper California

Spotted Sandpiper CaliforniaMichigan

Sanderling California

Western Sandpiper California

Snipe

Turnstones

Black Turnstone California

Ruddy Turnstone California

Surfbird California

Wandering Tattler California

Whimbrel California

Willet California

Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs California

Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls

Skuas

Jaegers

Gulls

California Gull California

Franklin's Gull California

Heermann's Gull California

Mew Gull California

Ring-billed Gull CaliforniaMichigan

Thayer's Gull California

Western Gull California

Terns and Skimmers

Terns

Caspian Tern California

Elegant Tern California

Forster's Tern CaliforniaMichigan

Least Tern California

Royal Tern California

Skimmers

Black Skimmer California

Alcids

Auklets

Dovekie

Guillemots

Murrelets

Murres

Puffins

Razorbill

Pigeons and Doves

Band-tailed Pigeon California

Eurasian Collared-dove California

Mourning Dove CaliforniaMichigan

Rock Dove (Pigeon) CaliforniaMichigan

Parrots and Their Allies

Mitred Parakeet California

Yellow-headed Parrot California

Cuckoos and Their Allies

Ani

Cuckoos

Roadrunner

Owls

Great Horned Owl Michigan

Goatsuckers Nighthawks, Nightjars

Goatsuckers

Nighthawks

Nightjars

Trogons and Quetzals

Trogons

Quetzals

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher California

Swifts

Hummingbirds

Allen's Hummingbird California

Anna's Hummingbird California

Woodpeckers

Acorn Woodpecker California

Downy Woodpecker Michigan

Lewis's Woodpecker California

Northern Flicker California

Nuttall's Woodpecker CaliforniaMichigan

Red-bellied Woodpecker Michigan

Red-headed Woodpecker Michigan

Red-naped Sapsucker California

Tyrant Flycatchers Flycatchers, Kingbirds, Phoebes, Wood-Pewees

Tyrant Flycatchers

Flycatchers

Kingbirds

Cassin's Kingbird California

Eastern Kingbird Michigan

Tropical Kingbird California

Western Kingbird California

Phoebes

Black Phoebe California

Eastern Phoebe Michigan

Say's Phoebe California

Wood-Pewees

Shrikes and Vireos

Shrikes

Vireos

Yellow-throated Vireo Michigan

Jays, Crows, and Their Allies

Crows

American Crow California

Jays

Blue Jay Michigan

Magpies

Ravens

Common Raven California

Scrub-Jays

Western Scrub Jay California

Larks

Swallows

Barn Swallow CaliforniaMichigan

Cliff Swallow California

Northern Rough-winged Swallow California

Tree Swallow CaliforniaMichigan

Violet-green Swallow California

Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies

Bushtit California

Chickadees

Black-capped Chickadee Michigan

Creeper

Nuthatches

White-breasted Nuthatch CaliforniaMichigan

Titmice

Oak Titmouse California

Tufted Titmouse Michigan

Verdin

Wrens

House Wren California

Rock Wren California

Ruby-crowned Kinglet California

Dipper and Wrentit

Dipper

Wrentit

Kinglets, Old World Warblers, and Gnatcatchers

Kinglets

Old World Warblers

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher California

Thrushes

Bluebirds

Western Bluebird California

Robins

American Robin CaliforniaMichigan

Thrushes

Hermit Thrush CaliforniaMichigan

Mimids

Catbird

Gray Catbird Michigan

Northern Mockingbird California

Thrashers

California Thrasher California

Wagtails and Pipits

Wagtails

Pipits

American Pipit California

Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, and Starlings

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing CaliforniaMichigan

Phainopepla California

Silky-Flycatchers

Starlings

European Starling California

Red-whiskered Bulbul California

Wood-Warblers

Chat

Ovenbird

Parula

Redstart

Warblers

Bay-breasted Warbler  Michigan

Black-throated Gray Warbler  California

Chestnut-sided Warbler California

Yellow Warbler  CaliforniaMichigan

Yellow-rumped Warbler  California

Townsend's Warbler  California

Waterthrushes

Common Yellowthroat CaliforniaMichigan

Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies

Cardinaline Buntings

Cardinals

Northern Cardinal  Michigan

Dickcissel

Grosbeaks

Tanagers

Emberizine Sparrows and Their Allies

Emberizine Buntings

Juncos

Dark-eyed Junco  CaliforniaMichigan

Longspurs

Sparrows

American Tree Sparrow Michigan

Chipping Sparrow  Michigan

Lark Sparrow  California

Savannah Sparrow  California

Song Sparrow  California

White-crowned Sparrow  CaliforniaMichigan

White-throated Sparrow  Michigan

Towhees

California Towhee  California

Spotted Towhee  California

Icterids

Blackbirds

Brewer's Blackbird California

Red-winged Blackbird CaliforniaMichigan

Bobolink

Cowbirds

Brown-headed Cowbird CaliforniaMichigan

Grackles

Great-tailed Grackle California

Meadowlarks

Western Meadowlark California

Orioles

Baltimore Oriole Michigan

Bullock's Oriole California

Hooded OrioleCalifornia

Finches and Old World Sparrows

Crossbills

Finches

House Finch CaliforniaMichigan

Nutmeg Mannikin California

Purple Finch California

Goldfinches

American Goldfinch California

Lesser Goldfinch CaliforniaMichigan

Grosbeaks

Black-headed Grosbeak California

Old World Sparrow

House Sparrow CaliforniaMichigan

Redpolls

Siskin

Others (Introduced Species)

Weavers

Orange Bishop California