Site Report: Torrey Pines State Reserve

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Breeding

This is a small state park on the Pacific Coast. In addition to a marsh habitat, there is a sandstone outcrop which is partially forested by the Torrey Pine and partially a shrubby semi-arid area. Steep cliffs drop off into the ocean.

Visits

No visit reports available.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (22 records)

Phylum: Chordates (22 records)

Class: Birds (21 records)

Order: Anseriformes (1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Order: Pelicans (5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (9 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Family: Plovers
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (1 record)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Lifelists

Trips

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