Site Report: Palo Alto Baylands
Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia)
Ridgways Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Common Teal (Anas crecca) Male
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
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Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia)
Ridgways Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Common Teal (Anas crecca) Male
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
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.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (55 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(55 records)
Class: Birds
(54 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(10 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Order: Pelicans
(9 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(18 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (6 records)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)