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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

California: The Southern Sierra and the Kern River Valley

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with Jon Dunn as leader

A B C D
2 Canada Goose 1 10 Branta canadensis
2 Wood Duck 1 6 Aix sponsa
2 Mallard 3 20 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Chukar 1 1 Alectoris chukar
1 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1 Sooty Grouse 1 1 Dendragapus fugilinosus
1 Wild Turkey 1 1 Melagris gallopavo
2 Mountain Quail 1 2 H Oreortyx pictus
2 California Quail 5 50 Callipepla californica
2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 2 Podilymbus podiceps
2 Eared Grebe 1 1 Podiceps nigricollis
2 Western Grebe 2 6 Aechmophorus occidentalis
2 Clark's Grebe 1 6 Aechmophorus clarkii
2 American White Pelican 2 15 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 6 Phalacrocorax auritus
2 Great Blue Heron 6 3 Ardea herodias
1 Green Heron Butorides virescens
2 Turkey Vulture 6 10 Cathartes aura
1 Osprey 2 3 N Pandion haliaetus
1 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
1 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
1 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
2 Red-tailed Hawk 5 3 Buteo jamaicensis calurus
2 American Kestrel 5 2 Falco sparverius
1 Prairie Falcon 1 1 Falco mexicanus
1 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
2 American Coot 2 3 Fulica americana
2 Killdeer 3 1 Charadrius vociferus
1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 Actitis macularius
2 California Gull 1 30 Larus californicus
2 Caspian Tern 1 10 Hydroprogne caspia
1 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
2 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 12 Patagioenas fasciata
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 4 Streptopelia decaocto
2 Mourning Dove 5 40 Zenaida macroura
2 Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 2 Psittacula krameri
1 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 2 Coccyzus americanus
1 Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
2 Western Screech-Owl 1 2 Megascops kennicottii
2 Great Horned Owl 1 1 Bubo virginianus
2 Spotted Owl 1 1 Strix occidentalis occidentalis
1 Long-eared Owl Asio otus
1 Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
1 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
2 Common Poorwill 1 2 Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
2 Black Swift 1 2 Cypseloides niger borealis
2 White-throated Swift 1 2 Aeronautes saxatalis
2 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 15 Archilochus alexandri
2 Anna's Hummingbird 4 20 Calypte anna
2 Costa's Hummingbird 2 4 Calypte costae
1 Calliope Hummingbird 1 1 Stellula calliope
1 Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus/sasin
2 Acorn Woodpecker 5 8 Melanerpes formicivorus
2 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 1 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
2 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 5 Sphyrapicus ruber
1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris
2 Nuttall's Woodpecker 2 3 Picoides nuttallii
2 Downy Woodpecker 1 3 Picoides pubescens turati
2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 1 H Picoides villosus
2 White-headed Woodpecker 2 3 N Picoides albolarvatus
2 Northern Flicker ("Red-shafted") 4 3 Colaptes auratuscollaris
1 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 3 Contopus cooperi
2 Western Wood-Pewee 5 6 Contopus sordidulus
2 Willow Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax traillii extimus
2 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax hammondii
2 Gray Flycatcher 1 1 N Empidonax wrightii
2 Dusky Flycatcher 2 5 Empidonax oberholseri
2 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax difficilis
2 Black Phoebe 4 1 Sayornis nigricans
2 Say's Phoebe 1 1 Sayornis saya
1 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
2 Ash-throated Flycatcher 5 6 Myiarchus cinerascens
1 Brown-crested Flycatcher 1 2 Myiarchus tyrannulus magister
1 Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
2 Western Kingbird 6 12 Tyrannus verticalis
1 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
2 Plumbeous Vireo 1 1 Vireo plumbeus
2 Cassin's Vireo 1 2 Vireo cassinii
2 Hutton's Vireo 1 1 Vireo huttoni
2 Warbling Vireo 2 5 Vireo gilvus swainsoni
2 Steller's Jay 4 10 Cyanocitta stelleri
2 Western Scrub-Jay 5 15 Aphelocoma californica superciliosa
1 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
2 Clark's Nutcracker 1 5 Nucifraga columbiana
2 American Crow 2 6 Corvus brachyrhynchos
2 Common Raven 6 20 Corvus corax
2 Tree Swallow 1 10 N Tachycineta bicolor
2 Violet-green Swallow 2 5 Tachycineta thalassina
2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 2 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
2 Cliff Swallow 3 10 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
1 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2 Mountain Chickadee 3 10 Poevile gambeli abbreviatus
2 Oak Titmouse 3 2 Baeolophus inornatus
2 Verdin 1 6 Auriparus flaviceps
2 Bushtit 1 2 Psaltriparus minimus californicus
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 15 Sitta canadensis
2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 3 Sitta carolinensis aculeata
2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 Sitta carolinensis tenuissima
2 Pygmy Nuthatch 1 4 Sitta pygmaea
2 Brown Creeper 2 2 Certhia americana zelotes
1 Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
2 Rock Wren 2 3 Salpinctes obsoletus
2 Canyon Wren 2 1 Catherpes mexicanus
2 Bewick's Wren 3 2 Thryomanes bewickii correctus
2 House Wren 3 3 H Troglodytes aedon
1 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes hiemalis
1 American Dipper 2 2 Cinclus mexicanus
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 2 H Regulus satrapa
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 1 H Regulus calendula
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
2 Western Bluebird 4 4 Sialia mexicana
2 Mountain Bluebird 1 3 Sialia currucoides
2 Townsend's Solitaire 2 3 Myadestes townsendi
2 Hermit Thrush 1 3 Catharus guttatus sequoiensis
2 American Robin 5 15 Turdus migratorius
2 Wrentit 4 2 Chamaea fasciata
2 Northern Mockingbird 2 3 Mimus polyglottos
2 California Thrasher 1 2 Toxostoma redivivum
2 Le Conte's Thrasher 1 1 Toxostoma lecontei
2 European Starling 5 20 Sturnus vulgaris
2 Phainopepla 1 1 Phainopepla nitens
2 Nashville Warbler 1 4 Vermivora ruficapilla ridgwayi
2 Yellow Warbler 3 8 Dendroica petechia
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 12 Dendroica coronata auduboni
2 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 1 Dendroica nigrescens
2 Hermit Warbler 1 3 Dendroica occidentalis
2 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 2 Oporornis tolmiei
2 Common Yellowthroat 1 8 Geothlypis trichas
2 Wilson's Warbler 2 2 Wilsonia pusilla
1 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
2 Summer Tanager 1 3 Y Piranga rubra cooperi
2 Western Tanager 4 10 Piranga ludoviciana
2 Green-tailed Towhee 3 2 Pipilo chlorurus
2 Spotted Towhee 4 6 Pipilo maculatus
2 California Towhee 4 5 Pipilo crissalis
1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
2 Chipping Sparrow 3 4 Spizella passerina
2 Brewer's Sparrow 2 4 Spizella breweri
2 Black-chinned Sparrow 1 1 Spizella atrogularis
2 Vesper Sparrow 1 3 Pooecetes gramineus
2 Lark Sparrow 1 10 Chondestes grammacus
2 Black-throated Sparrow 1 3 Amphispiza bilineata
2 Sage Sparrow 2 12 Amphispiza belli canescens
1 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis
2 Thick-billed [Fox] Sparrow 2 6 Passerella iliaca stephensi
2 Song Sparrow 2 6 Melospiza melodia heermani
2 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 4 Melospiza lincolnii
2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 1 Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
2 Dark-eyed "Oregon" Junco 4 15 Junco hyemalis thurberi
2 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 8 Pheucticus melanocephalus
2 Blue Grosbeak 1 5 Passerina caerulea
2 Lazuli Bunting 5 4 Passerina amoena
2 Red-winged Blackbird 3 20 Agelaius phoeniceus aticulatus
2 Tricolored Blackbird 1 6 Agelaius tricolor
2 Western Meadowlark 1 1 Sturnella neglecta
2 Brewer's Blackbird 4 20 Euphagus cyanocephalus
2 Great-tailed Grackle 2 15 Quiscalus mexicanus
2 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 8 Molothrus ater
2 Hooded Oriole 2 2 Icterus cucullatus nelsoni
2 Bullock's Oriole 5 15 Icterus bullockii
2 Scott's Oriole 1 2 Icterus parisorum
2 Purple Finch 1 4 H Carpodacus purpureus californicus
2 Cassin's Finch 2 10 Carpodacus cassinii
2 House Finch 5 40 Carpodacus mexicanus
2 Red Crossbill 1 1 H Loxia curvirostra
2 Pine Siskin 1 5 Carduelis pinus
2 Lesser Goldfinch 3 5 Carduelis psaltria
2 Lawrence's Goldfinch 3 2 Carduelis lawrencei
2 House Sparrow 6 30 Passer domesticus

Mammals
2 Desert Cottontail 3 3 Sylvilagus auduboni
2 Black-tailed Jackrabbit 2 4 Lepus californicus
2 Yellow-bellied Marmot 1 1 Marmota flaviventris
2 White-tailed Antelope Squirrel 2 3 Ammospermophilus luecurus
1 Merriam's Chipmunk Tamias merriami
1 Long-eared Chipmunk 1 1 Tamias quadrimaculatus
1 Lodgepole Chipmunk Tamias speciosus
1 California Ground Squirrel 5 6 Spermophilus beecheyi
1 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 2 2 Spermophilus lateralis
2 Douglas Squirrel 1 2 Tamiasciurius douglasi
2 Western Gray Squirrel 1 1 Sciurus griseus
1 Northern Raccoon 1 2 Procyon lotor
2 Coyote 1 1 Canis latrans
1 Black Bear 1 1 Ursus americanus
1 Bobcat Lynx rufus
1 Mule Deer 2 5 Odocoileus hermionus

Amphibians and Reptiles
1 Bullfrog 1 1 Rana catesbeiana
1 Long-nosed Leopard Lizard 1 1 Gambelia wislizenii
1 Coast Horned Lizard Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii
1 Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana
2 Western Fence Lizard 4 4 Sceloporus occidentalis
1 Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister
1 Western Whiptail 1 1 Cnemidophorus tigris
1 Common Kingsnake 1 1 Lampropeltis getula californiae
2 Western Rattlesnake 1 1 Crotelus viridiso oreganus

Butterflies and Moths
2 Anise Swallowtail 2 1 Papilio zelicaon
2 Western Tiger Swallowtail 3 6 Papilio rutulus
1 Pale Swallowtail 2 10 Papilio eurymedon
1 Checkered White 1 5 Pontia protodice
1 Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides
1 Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon
1 Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
1 Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore
2 Mylitta Crescent 1 1 Phyciodes mylitta
2 Mourning Cloak 1 1 Nymphalis antiopa
1 California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica
2 Lorquin's Admiral 1 2 Limenitis lorquini
2 California Sister 1 6 Adelpha bredowii
1 Monarch Danaus plexippus

Butterflies
1 Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
1 Mormon Fritillary 1 4 Speyeria mormonia
1 Edith's Checkerspot 1 1 Euphydryas editha
1 Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1 1 Mymphalis milberti
1 Common Buckeye Junonia coenia

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