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Alphabetical Bird List
LEGEND: * Nesting Species Seasons in parentheses indicate times at which the bird is more likely to be seen on campus COMMON NAME, STATUS, HABITAT ____ Allen’s Hummingbird * R Widespread ____ American Coot R Lakes, ponds ____ American Goldfinch * R Central campus ____ American Kestrel R Grasslnd, open wdlnd, residntl ____ American Robin * R Widespread ____ American White Pelican W Overhead ____ Anna’s Hummingbird * R Widespread ____ Band-tailed Pigeon R (W) Woodland ____ Barn Owl R Resdnt’l, campus ____ Belted Kingfisher R (W) Streams, ponds ____ Bewick’s Wren * R Coastal scrub, wdlnd ____ Black-headed Grosbeak S Riparian wdlnd, wdlnd ____ Black Pheobe * R Breeds near water, varied in winter ____ Brewer’s Blackbird * R Fields, resdntls ____ Brown Creeper * R Lg. trees, central campus ____ Brown-headed Cowbird * S Riparian, wdlnd residntl ____ Brown Towhee * R Widespread ____ Bufflehead W Lake Aliso ____ California Gull W Overhead ____ California Quail * R Brush, wdlnd brush ____ California Thrasher R Coastal Scrub ____ Cedar Waxwing R (W) Widespread ____ Chestnut-backed Chickadee * R Forest, wdlnd, residntl ____ Cliff Swallow S Nests undr bridges off campus ____ Common Goldeneye W Lake Aliso ____ Common Bushtit * R Wdlnd, coastl scrb, residntl ____ Common Flicher * R Forest, wdlnd, residntl ____ Common Raven * R Overhead ____ Cooper’s Hawk R (W,T) L Wdlnd, brush, resdntl ____ Dark-eyed Junco * R, L Widespread ____ Double-crested Cormorant R Overhead ____ Downy Woodpecker * R Wdlnd, esp riparian, resdntl ____ European Starling * R, I Widespread ____ Fox Sparrow W, T Coastal scrub ____ Golden-crowned Kinglet W Conifer forest, dense wdlnd ____ Goldne-crowned Sparrow * R Coastal scrub ____ Great Blue Heron R (W) Lakes, ponds ____ Great Egret R (W) Lakes, ponds ____ Great Horned Owl * R Widespread ____ Hermit Thrush W Residntl, wdlnd, brush ____ House Finch * R Residntl, wdlnd ____ House Sparrow * R, I Widespread ____ Hutton’s Vireo * R Wdlnd, forests ____ Killdeer R Bare ground or short herbs ____ Lazuli Bunting S Scrub, wdlnd edge ____ Lesser Goldfinch * R Mixed shrub-herb-tree types ____ Loggerhead Shrike R, L Open grassland ____ Mallard * R Lake Aliso ____ Mourning Dove * R Widespread ____ Northern Mockingbird R Residential ____ Northern Oriole S Riparian woodland ____ Nuttall’s Woodpecker * R Open or dry woodland ____ Ollive-sided Flycatcher * S Central campus ____ Orange-crowned Warbler * S Mixed woodland, shrubs ____ Pied-billed Grebe R Lake Aliso ____ Pine Siskin * R Central campus ____ Plain Titmouse * R Woodland, residential ____ Purple Finch * R Wdlnds, residential ____ Pygmy Owl R Faculty village ____ Red-breasted Nuthatch * R Conifer forests ____ Red-breasted Sapsucker W Woodland, residntl, forest ____ Red-shouldered Hawk * R Overhead, forest, wdlnd ____ Red-tailed Hawk R Usually overhead ____ Red-winged Blackbird * S Lake Aliso ____ Ring-billed Gull W Overhead _____ Rock Dove * R, I ____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet W Widespread ____ Rufous Hummingbird T Varied ____ Rufous-sided Towhee * R, L Brush, woodland ____ Scrub Jay * R, L Woodland, coastal scrub ____ Sharp-shinned Hawk R (W, T) L Woodland, brush, residntl ____ Solitary Vireo S (T) Riparian wdlnd, wdlnd ____ Song Sparrow * R, L Widespread ____ Stellar’s Jay * R Widespread ____ Swainson’s Thrush S (T) Riparian Woodland ____ Townsend’s Warbler W, T Forests ____ Turkey Vulture R (S) Overhead ____ Warbling Vireo * S Riparian woodland, woodland ____ Water Pipit W Fields, marshes, bare ground ____ Western Bluebird R Open wdlnd, grassland ____ Western Flycatcher * S Riparian woodland ____ Western Screech Owl R Riparian woodland ____ Western Tanager T Forest, woodland ____ Western Wood Pewee S Riparian woodland ____ White-crowned Sparrow W Brush, residntl, woodland ____ White-throated Swift R (S) Overhead ____ Wilson’s Warbler S Riparian wdlnd, brush ____ Winter Wren W Riparian brush ____ Wood Duck R (W) Lake Aliso ____ Wrentit * R Coastal scrub ____ Yellow-rumped Warbler W, T Widespread ____ Yellow Warbler * S, L Riparian woodland |
Program Information
Overview Faculty and Staff » Requirements Courses Biology Course List Schedule of Courses for the Current Semester Transfer Guidelines for Science Majors Junior Transfer Students(pdf, 17.5k) Activities & Resources Jill Barrett Research Program P: 510.430.3274 F: 510.430.3304 E: biology@mills.edu |
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