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County Notes
We visit Marin County at least 3 times a year.
196 Species
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
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
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
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
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatcher
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs
Yellowlegs sp. NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Dowitcher sp. NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Owls
Barn Owl
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers
Willow Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtits
Bushtit
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Creepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Babblers
Wrentit
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Starlings
European Starling
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Wood-Warblers
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Northern Finches
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
European Goldfinch NOT ABA COUNTABLE
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
County Photos
County Map
Bolinas Lagoon
China Camp State Park
Hawk Hill
Las Gallinas Sewage Ponds
Rural Areas of Marin County
Olompali State Park
Point Reyes National Seashore [gallery]
Waldo's Dike
Bear Valley Visitors Center
Bolinas Harbor
Stafford Lake Park
Five Brooks
Drake's Estero
Limantour Beach
Drake's Bay Oyster Farm