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County Notes
We visit Santa Clara County at least 26 times a year.
227 Species
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common x Barrow's Goldeneye NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
New World Quail
California Quail
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant
Bitterns and Herons
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs
Yellowlegs sp. NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Dowitcher sp. NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Long-tailed Jaeger
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Skimmer
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Greater Roadrunner
Barn Owls
Barn Owl
Typical Owls
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-shafted Flicker NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Yellow-shafted Flicker NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Tyrant Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Larks
Horned Lark
Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtits
Bushtit
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Creepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Rock Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Dippers
American Dipper
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Babblers
Wrentit
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Sage Thrasher
California Thrasher
Starlings
European Starling
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Audubon's Warbler NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Tanagers
Western Tanager
Emberizids
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Cardinals and Saltators
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Northern Finches
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Estrildid Finches
Nutmeg Mannikin NOT ABA COUNTABLE
County Photos
County Map
California
Our House
Alviso Marina
Arastradero Preserve
Calero Reservoir
Charleston Slough [gallery]
Chesbro Reservoir
Coyote Creek County Park
Coyote Creek Field Station [gallery]
Crittenden Marsh
Don Edwards Center [gallery]
Drawbridge
Ed Levin County Park Sandy Wool
Grant Ranch County Park
Henry Coe State Park
House of Ted
Los Alamitos Water Recharge Pond
McClellan Ranch [gallery]
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Mount Hamilton
Nortel Networks
Oka Ponds
Palo Alto Duck Pond [gallery]
Parcourse Marsh
Picchetti Ranch
Portola Redwoods State Park
Rancho San Antonio
Rural Areas of Santa Clara County
Saratoga Parks
Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
St Joseph Open Space Preserve
Stanford University
State and Speckles Pond
Stevens Creek County Park
Sunnyvale Baylands [gallery]
Sunnyvale Water Treatment Plant
Ulistac Natural Area
University Lutheran Church
Unknown
Uvas Canyon Reservoir
Vasona Creek
Downtown Palo Alto
Shoreline Lake [gallery]
Ogier Ponds
Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Geng Road
Castle Rock State Park
Hidden Villa
Twin Gates
Smith Creek Fire Station
Guadalupe Oak Grove Park
Calaveras Reservoir
Marsh Road
Calaveras Road
Ed Levin County Park Spring Valley
Ed Levin County Park Elm Picnic Area
Stevens Creek Reservoir
Stevens Creek County Park Ranger Station
Stevens Creek County Park Villa Maria
Monte Bello Gate 5
O'Connor Street
Byxbee Park
Jubilee Christian Center
Bald Mountain Trail
Coyote Valley
Sanborn County Park John Nichols Trail
Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Gates of Heaven
Arastradero Overpass
Sierra Road
San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail
Coyote Lake