Bird Lists for Santa Maria Area Parks

Bird Lists for Santa Maria Valley Parks

Preisker Park (1)

River Oaks Park (2)

Waller County Park (3)

Orcutt (Rice Ranch) Community Park (4)

The following species have been reported in or over these Santa Maria parks. While many birds on this list are resident and expected in the appropriate season or seen during periods of migration, several are represented here by single occurrences only on specific dates and do not necessarily reflect the probability of seeing the bird.

This page is will be updated as new sightings are reported. Please send updates to Jamie Chavez

SEASON

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FA

WI

PARK

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2

3

4

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2

3

4

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2

3

4

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2

3

4

WATERFOWL

Greater White-fronted Goose

X

Snow Goose

X

X

X

X

Ross's Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cackling Goose

X

X

X

X

X

Canada Goose

X

X

X

X

X

Wood Duck

X

X

Gadwall

X

X

X

American Wigeon

X

X

Mallard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cinnamon Teal

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Shoveler

X

X

Northern Pintail

X

X

Canvasback

X

Bufflehead

X

Common Merganser

X

X

X

Ruddy Duck

X

X

X

X

X

LOONS

Pacific Loon

X

GREBES

Pied-billed Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Eared Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

Western Grebe

X

X

PELICANS

American White Pelican

X

X

X

CORMORANTS

Double-crested Cormorant

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

HERONS, EGRETS

Least Bittern

X

Great Blue Heron

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Great Egret

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Snowy Egret

X

X

X

X

Cattle Egret

X

X

Green Heron

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-crowned Night-Heron

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IBISES

White-faced Ibis

X

X

VULTURES

Turkey Vulture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

HAWKS, EAGLES

Osprey

X

X

X

X

White-tailed kite

X

X

X

Northern Harrier

X

Sharp-shinned Hawk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cooper's Hawk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-shouldered Hawk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Red-tailed Hawk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ferruginous Hawk

X

Golden Eagle

X

X

X

X

X

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

FALCONS

American Kestrel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Merlin

X

Peregrine Falcon

X

X

X

Prairie Falcon

X

X

X

X

X

RAILS

Sora

X

X

X

American Coot

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SHOREBIRDS

Semipalmated Plover

X

X

Killdeer

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black-necked Stilt

X

X

Greater Yellowlegs

X

X

X

Solitary Sandpiper

X

Willet

X

Spotted Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

X

Long-billed Curlew

X

Western Sandpiper

X

X

Least Sandpiper

X

X

X

Baird's Sandpiper

X

X

Pectoral Sandpiper

X

Dunlin

X

Short-billed Dowitcher

X

Long-billed Dowitcher

X

Wilson's Snipe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wilson's Phalarope

X

Red-necked Phalarope

X

Red Phalarope

X

GULLS, TERNS

Bonaparte's Gull

X

X

X

Mew Gull

X

X

X

Ring-billed Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

California Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Herring Gull

X

X

Thayer's Gull

X

X

Western Gull

X

X

Glaucous-winged Gull

X

X

X

Least Tern

X

Caspian Tern

X

Forster's Tern

X

PIGEONS, DOVES

Rock Pigeon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Band-tailed Pigeon

X

Eurasian Collared-Dove

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mourning Dove

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

OWLS

Barn Owl

X

Great Horned Owl

X

X

X

X

SWIFTS

Black Swift

X

Vaux's Swift

X

White-throated Swift

X

X

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

HUMMINGBIRDS

Black-chinned Hummingbird

X

Anna's Hummingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rufous Hummingbird

X

Allen's Hummingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

KINGFISHERS

Belted Kingfisher

X

X

X

X

WOODPECKERS

Acorn Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

X

X

X

X

Red-naped Sapsucker

X

Red-breasted Sapsucker

X

X

X

X

Nuttall's Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Downy Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hairy Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

White-headed Woodpecker

X

Northern Flicker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

FLYCATCHERS, KINGBIRDS

Olive-sided Flycatcher

X

Western Wood-Pewee

X

X

X

X

Willow Flycatcher

X

X

X

Hammond's Flycatcher

X

X

X

X

X

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

X

X

X

X

X

Black Phoebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Eastern Phoebe

X

X

X

X

Say's Phoebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ash-throated Flycatcher

X

Cassin's Kingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Western Kingbird

X

X

X

SHRIKES

Loggerhead Shrike

X

X

X

X

VIREOS

Plumbeous Vireo

X

X

Cassin's Vireo

X

X

X

X

Hutton's Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warbling Vireo

X

X

X

X

JAYS, CROWS, RAVENS

Steller's Jay

X

Western Scrub-Jay

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

American Crow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Common Raven

X

X

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

LARKS

Horned Lark

X

X

X

SWALLOWS