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Palo Alto Baylands, California - Northern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Palo Alto Baylands, California - Northern
Map of Palo Alto Baylands, California - Northern
Northern Harrier (
Circus hudsonius
)
Northern Shoveler (
Spatula clypeata
) Female
Northern Shoveler (
Spatula clypeata
) Male
Ridgways Rail (
Rallus obsoletus
)
Burrowing Owl (
Speotyto cunicularia
)
Ring-billed Gull (
Larus delawarensis
)
Common Teal (
Anas crecca
) Male
Canvasback (
Aythya valisineria
)
Clapper Rail (
Rallus longirostris
)
Common Pheasant (
Phasianus colchicus
)
Western Meadowlark (
Sturnella neglecta
)
This natural area has plenty of trails giving access to salt marsh, grasslands, saltwater channels, open water of the San Francisco Bay, and a freshwater pond.
Species Recorded (55)
Birds ( 54 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canvasback -
Aythya valisineria
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
American Wigeon -
Mareca americana
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
White-tailed Kite -
Elanus leucurus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Ring-necked Pheasant -
Phasianus colchicus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Virginia Rail -
Rallus limicola
Ridgway's Rail -
Rallus obsoletus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Long-billed Curlew -
Numenius americanus
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Burrowing Owl -
Athene cunicularia
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
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
American Pipit -
Anthus rubescens
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike -
Lanius ludovicianus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Western Meadowlark -
Sturnella neglecta
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