County : Merced County Login
County Notes
We have only visited this county 6 times since we started birding, so we think of it as rare.
127 Species
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Muscovy Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Loons
Common Loon
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
Bitterns and Herons
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
Prairie Falcon
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Dowitcher sp. NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Greater Roadrunner
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Jays and Crows
Western Scrub-Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Larks
Horned Lark
Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Wrens
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Babblers
Wrentit
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
California Thrasher
Starlings
European Starling
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Finches
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
6 Trips
2001 Jan 14, Wings over Merced
2001 Nov 23, Thanksgiving in Merced
2003 Jan 12, Wings over San Joaquin Valley
2004 Jan 19, Wings over Merced
2005 Jan 15, Wings over Merced
2005 Jun 26, Kern River Day Four
County Photos
County Map
Rural Areas of Merced County
Merced NWR [gallery]
San Luis NWR