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County Notes
We visit Monterey County at least 3 times a year.
202 Species
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Brant
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-Tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Wild Turkey
New World Quail
California Quail
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Albatrosses
Black-footed Albatross
Shearwaters and Petrels
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Black-vented Shearwater
Storm-Petrels
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Black Storm-Petrel
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Cormorants
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
California Condor
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatcher
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Pomarine Jaeger
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Sabine's Gull
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Tufted Puffin
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Selasphorus Hummingbird NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Allen's Hummingbird
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers
Western Flycatcher NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
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
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Creepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Dippers
American Dipper
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Babblers
Wrentit
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
California Thrasher
Starlings
European Starling
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Finches
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
County Photos
County Map
Andrew Molera
Big Sur
Carmel
Carmel River
Chez Frankel
Coast Guard Pier
Elkhorn Slough
Monterey Bay
Moss Landing State Beach [gallery]
Point Pinos
Fishermans Wharf
Monterey Beach Resort
Asilomar State Beach
Garland Ranch State Park
Salinas River State Beach
Zmudowski State Beach
Jacks Peak County Park
Moonglow Dairy
Seaside Lagoon
Highway One