Site Report: Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)

A seasonally flooded (by Reserve Management) which has been optimized for support of migrating waterfowl. I learned here that we have 3% of our historic wetlands remaining in California, and we have 50% of the number of waterfowl. The expected increase in population density shows up at this reserve in the winter.

Visits

No visit reports available.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (64 records)

Phylum: Chordates (64 records)

Class: Birds (62 records)

Order: Anseriformes (16 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (6 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

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

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Order: Pelicans (14 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Order: Perching Birds (15 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

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)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Class: Mammals (2 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Coyote (Canis latrans)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.