BIRDING
About 425 species of birds, the "sky people", have been recorded at Point Reyes,
including migrants, vagrants and a high proportion of rarities. The large number of
species is due to a temperate climate, a mosaic of habitats, varied topography and the way
the peninsula juts out into the ocean at the edge of the continent.
On our ranch we have seen a total of 100 species of birds. Here is our ranch list.
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American BITTERN Great-blue HERON Green-backed HERON Snowy EGRET Great EGRET Cattle EGRET Canada GOOSE MALLARD Turkey VULTURE OSPREY Black-shouldered KITE Golden EAGLE Cooper's HAWK Sharp-shinned HAWK Red-shouldered HAWK Red-tailed HAWK American KESTREL California QUAIL KILLDEER Common SNIPE Ring-billed GULL California GULL Herring GULL Western GULL Caspian TERN Mourning DOVE Band-tailed PIGEON Barn OWL Great Horned OWL Saw-whet OWL Common NIGHTHAWK Allen's HUMMINGBIRD Anna's HUMMINGBIRD Rufous HUMMINGBIRD |
Belted KINGFISHER Acorn WOODPECKER Nuttall's WOODPECKER Downy WOODPECKER Hairy WOODPECKER Pileated WOODPECKER Northern FLICKER Red-breasted SAPSUCKER Western WOOD-PEWEE Olive-sided FLYCATCHER Black PHOEBE Say's PHOEBE Ash-throated FLYCATCHER Violet-green SWALLOW Cliff SWALLOW Barn SWALLOW Steller's JAY Scrub JAY American CROW Common RAVEN Chestnut-backed CHICKADEE Pygmy NUTHATCH Red Breasted NUTHATCH Bewick's WREN House WREN Winter WREN Ruby-crowned KINGLET Western BLUEBIRD Swainson's THRUSH Hermit THRUSH Varied THRUSH American ROBIN WRENTIT |
Northern MOCKINGBIRD Cedar WAXWING Warbling VIREO Northern Parula WARBLER Yellow WARBLER Yellow-rumped WARBLER Townsend's WARBLER Hermit WARBLER Wilson's WARBLER Common YELLOWTHROAT Western TANAGER Black-headed GROSBEAK Rufous-sided TOWHEE California TOWHEE Fox SPARROW Song SPARROW Golden-crowned SPARROW White-crowned SPARROW Dark-eyed JUNCO Red-winged BLACKBIRD Tricolored BLACKBIRD Brewer's BLACKBIRD Western MEADOWLARK Brown-headed COWBIRD Northern ORIOLE Purple FINCH House FINCH Red CROSSBILL Pine SISKIN American GOLDFINCH European STARLING House SPARROW Wild TURKEY |
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World class bird watching guide and artist Keith Hansen is available for private trips. Please visit www.keithhansen.com or call 415-868-0402.