Site Report: Palo Alto Baylands, United States of America
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
- 2007-01-22: Afternoon visit to the site in search of a reported burrowing owl.
- 2009-11-22: Biked around with Barbara
- 2009-12-31: Visit during extreme high tide to look for black rails.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (55 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(55 records)
Class: Birds
(54 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(10 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- 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
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(18 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- 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
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- 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)