Trip : Wings over Merced Login
5 Locations, 93 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose MNWR
Snow Goose MNWR
We found two blue morph Snow Geese among a modest flock of thirty or forty regular ones.
Ross's Goose MNWR
In a flock of five thousand regular geese, we found three blue morph Ross' Geese, and ten with collars (one read "LPJ")
Tundra Swan SLNWR
Muscovy Duck RAMC
American Wigeon MNWR
Mallard MNWR
Cinnamon Teal MNWR
Northern Shoveler MNWR
Northern Pintail MNWR
Green-Winged Teal MNWR
Canvasback SLNWR
Ring-necked Duck SLNWR
Common Merganser MNWR
Ruddy Duck SLNWR
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant MNWR
New World Quail
California Quail (h) HCSP
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe MNWR
Pelicans
American White Pelican MNWR
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant MNWR
Bitterns and Herons
American Bittern MNWR
Great Blue Heron MNWR
Great Egret MNWR
Snowy Egret MNWR
Cattle Egret RAMC
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis MNWR
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture RASCC
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite MNWR
Northern Harrier MNWR
Sharp-shinned Hawk SLNWR
Red-shouldered Hawk MNWR
Red-tailed Hawk MNWR
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel RAMC
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Common Moorhen MNWR
American Coot MNWR
Cranes
Sandhill Crane MNWR
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover MNWR
Killdeer MNWR
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt MNWR
American Avocet MNWR
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Long-billed Curlew MNWR
Western Sandpiper MNWR
Least Sandpiper MNWR
Dunlin MNWR
Long-billed Dowitcher MNWR
Wilson's Snipe MNWR
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Bonaparte's Gull MNWR
Ring-billed Gull MNWR
California Gull MNWR
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon RAMC
Mourning Dove HCSP
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl MNWR
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird HCSP
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher RAMC
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker HCSP
Nuttall's Woodpecker SLNWR
Northern Flicker (h) HCSP
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe MNWR
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike MNWR
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay (h) HCSP
Western Scrub-Jay HCSP
Yellow-billed Magpie RAMC
American Crow HCSP
Larks
Horned Lark RAMC
Swallows
Tree Swallow MNWR
Violet-green Swallow MNWR
Chickadees and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee HCSP
Oak Titmouse (h) HCSP
Wrens
Bewick's Wren HCSP
Marsh Wren MNWR
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet MNWR
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (h) SLNWR
Thrushes
Western Bluebird (h) HCSP
heard only, guide only
American Robin HCSP
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird MNWR
Starlings
European Starling RAMC
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit RAMC
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler MNWR
Yellow-rumped Warbler MNWR
Common Yellowthroat MNWR
Emberizids
California Towhee HCSP
Lark Sparrow HCSP
heard by guide, only
Savannah Sparrow RAMC
Fox Sparrow MNWR
Song Sparrow MNWR
Lincoln's Sparrow MNWR
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird RAMC
Tricolored Blackbird RAMC
We saw an albino blackbird in a mixed flock of mostly tricolored blackbirds.
Western Meadowlark HCSP
Yellow-headed Blackbird RAMC
Brewer's Blackbird RAMC
Northern Finches
American Goldfinch RAMC
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow RAMC
Henry Coe State Park = HCSP
Rural Areas of Santa Clara County = RASCC
Merced NWR = MNWR
Rural Areas of Merced County = RAMC
San Luis NWR = SLNWR
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