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Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern

Map of Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern



Common Loon (Gavia immer) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) - Non-breeding Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) Scripps Murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi)

Harbor and rocky shoreline


Species Recorded (64)

Birds ( 61 )

Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon - Gavia immer
Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis

Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis
Black-vented Shearwater - Puffinus opisthomelas

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum
Pelagic Cormorant - Urile pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant - Urile penicillatus

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
Brant - Branta bernicla
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot - Fulica americana

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola

Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Black Turnstone - Arenaria melanocephala
Sanderling - Calidris alba
Surfbird - Calidris virgata
Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius
Willet - Tringa semipalmata

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
Short-billed Gull - Larus brachyrhynchus
California Gull - Larus californicus
Heermann's Gull - Larus heermanni
Western Gull - Larus occidentalis
Scripp's Murrelet - Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Marbled Murrelet - Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot - Cepphus columba
Rhinoceros Auklet - Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin - Fratercula cirrhata
Cassin's Auklet - Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Common Murre - Uria aalge

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven - Corvus corax

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Wrentit - Chamaea fasciata

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus

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