Common Name

Scientific Name

Status

Habitat

Family:

Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

R

Lake Aliso

Family:

Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

R

Overhead

Family:

Pelecanidae

Anerican White Pelican

Pelicanus erythrorhynchos

W

Overhead

Family:

Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

R (W)

Lakes, ponds

Great Egret

Casmerodius albus

R (W)

Lakes, ponds

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

R (W)

Lakes, ponds

Family:

Anatidae

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

R (W)

Lake Aliso

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

* R

Lake Aliso

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

W

Lake Aliso

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

W

Lake Aliso

Family:

Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

R (S)

Overhead

Family:

Accipitridae

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

R (W, T) L

Wdland, brush, residential

Cooper’s Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

R (W,T) L

Wdland, brush, residential

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

R

Usually overhead

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lincatus

* R

Overhead, forest, wdlnd

Family:

Falconidae

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

R

Grasslnd, open wdlnd, residntl.

Family:

Odontophoridae

California Quail

Callipepia californica

* R

Brush, wdlnd brush

Family:

Charadriidae

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

R

Bare grnd or short herbs

Family:

Laridae

California Gull

Larus californicus

W

Overhead

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

W

Overhead

Family:

Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon

Columba fasciata

R (W)

Woodland

Rock Dove

Columba livia

* R, I

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

* R

Widespread

Family:

Rallidae

American Coot

Fulica americana

R

Lakes, ponds

Family:

Tytonidae

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

R

Residential, campus

Family:

Strigidae

Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium gnoma

R

Faculty village

Western Screech Owl

Otus kennicottii

R

Riparian wdlnd

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

* R

Widespread

Family:

Apodidae

White-throated swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

R (S)

Overhead

Family:

Trochilidae

Anna’s Hummingbird

Calypte anna

* R

Widespread

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

T

Varied

Allen’s Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

S

Coastal scrub

Family:

Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

R (W)

Streams, ponds

Family:

Picidae

Common Flicker

Colaptes auratus

* R

Forest, wdlnd, residntl

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

W

Wdlnd, residntl, forest

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

* R

Wdlnd, esp riparian, resdntl

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Picoides nuttallii

* R

Open or dry woodland

Family:

Tyrannidae

Black Pheobe

Sayornis nigricans

* R

Breeds near water, varied in winter

Western Flycatcher

* S

Riparian woodland

Western Wood Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

S

Riparian woodland

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus borealis

* S

Central campus

Family:

Hirundinidae

Cliff Swallow

Hirundo pyrrhonota

S

Nests undr brdges off campus

Family:

Corvidae

Stellar’s Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

* R

Widespread

Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

* R, L

Woodland, coastal scrub

Common Raven

Corvus corax

* R

Overhead

Family:

Paridae

Chestnut-backed Chickadee Parus rufescens

* R

Forest, wdlnd, residential

Plain Titmouse

Parus inornatus

* R

Wdlnd, residential

Family:

Aegithalidae

Common Bush-tit

Psaltriparus minimus

* R

Wdlnd, coastl scrb, resdntl

Family:

Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta Canadensis

* R

Conifer forests

Family:

Certhiidae

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

* R

Lg. trees, central campus

Family:

Troglodytidae

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

W

Riparian brush

Bewick’s Wren

Thryomnes bewickii

* R

Coastal scrub, wdlnd

Family:

Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

W

Conifer forst, dense wdlnd

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

W

Widespread

Family:

Turdidae

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

R

Open wdlnd, grasslnd

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

S (T)

Riparian wdlnd

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

W

Residntl; wdlnd, brush

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

* R

Widespread

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

W

Deeply shaded woods

Family:

Timaliidae

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

* R

Coastal scrub

Family:

Mimidae

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

R

Residential

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

R

Coastal scrub

Family:

Motacillidae

Water Pipit

W

Fields, marshes, bare grnd

Family:

Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

R (W)

Widespread

Family:

Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius Ludovicianus

R, L

Open grassland

Family:

Sturnidae

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

* R, I

Widespread

Family:

Vireonidae

Solitary Vireo

Vireo solitarius

S (T)

Riparian wdlnd, wdlnd

Hutton’s Vireo

Vireo huttoni

* R

Wdlnd, forests

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

* S

Riparian wdlnd, wdlnd

Family:

Parulidae

Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata

* S

Mixed wdlnd, shrubs

Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia

* S, L

Riparian wdlnd

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

W, T

Widespread

Townsend’s Warbler

Dendroica townsendi

W, T

Forests

Wilson’s Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla

S

Riparian wdlnd, brush

Family:

Thraupidae

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

T

Forest, wdlnd

Family:

Cardinalidae

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

S

Riparian wdlnd, wdlnd

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

S

Scrub, wdlnd edge

Family:

Emberizidae

Rufous-sided Towhee

Pipilo erythro-phthalmus

* R, L

Brush, wdlnd

Brown Towhee

* R

Widespread

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

W, T

Coastal scrub

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

* R, L

Widespread

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

* R

Coastal scrub

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

W

Brush, resdntl, wdlnd

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

* R, L

Widespread

Family:

Icteridae

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

* S

Lake Aliso

Brewer’s Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

* R

Fields, resdntl

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

* S

Riparian, wdlnd residntl

Northern Oriole

Icterus galbula

S

Riparian wdlnd

Family:

Fringillidae

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

* R

Wdlnds, residntl

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

* R

Residntl, wdlnd

Pine Siskin

Cardeuelis pinus

* R

Central campus

Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

* R

Mixd shrb-herb-tree types

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

* R

Central campus

Family:

Passeridae

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

* R, I

Widespread