

Birds

Birds is a photo reference library of my bird encounters. I have determined what birds I have photographed based upon my use of the National Geographic field guide to the Birds of North America, social networking birding groups, google searches, and other bird watchers and photographers in the field. I also utilize a waterproof pocket field guide for Local Birds of San Diego County. It is possible I may have mistaken something through this process. Guidance and clarifications are always appreciated.

I have listed birds alphabetically by category and type. Linked titles and the associated images link to a related page for the bird referenced. You will find galleries and more images with the dates and locations on the linked pages.

Blackbirds


Brewer’s Blackbird


Red-winged Blackbird


Cormorants

Brandt’s Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Crows and Ravens

Who hasn’t seen a crow? I do admit difficulty in determining when I am seeing a crow or a raven. American Crow and Common Raven are found in San Diego.

American Crow

Common Raven

Ducks and Geese

Ducks

American Wigeon

Blue-winged Teal

Bufflehead

Cinnamon Teal
(with Green-winged Teal)
Domestic Ducks

Crested Duck

Domestic x Mallard

Gadwalls

Green-winged Teal

Mallards

Northern Pintail

Northern Shoveler

Red-breasted Merganser
(with a Snowy Egret)
Ruddy Duck

Surf Scoter

Wood Duck

Geese


Brant


Canada Goose

Falcons
American Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon
Finches
Estrildid Finches
Nutmeg Mannikin
House Finch

Grebes

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

Gulls

Heermann’s Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Western Gull

Hawks

Osprey

Coopers Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Herons and Egrets

Herons
Black-crowned Night Heron

Great Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Tri-colored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Egrets

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret 2017

Hummingbirds

Anna’s Hummingbird

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher


Loons
Common Loon

Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatcher
Parrots

Lilac-Crowned Parrot

Red-crowned Parrot

Pelicans

Brown Pelican

Pigeons and Doves

Mourning Dove

Rock Dove

Plovers

American Golden Plover

Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Rails
Clapper Rail

Gallinules

Common Moorhen

Coots

American Coot

Sandpipers

Black Turnstone

Greater Yellowlegs 

Least Sandpiper

Long-billed Curlew

Long-billed Dowitcher

Marbled Godwit

Spotted Sandpiper

Surfbird

Wandering Tattler

Whimbrel

Willet

Sparrows
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow

Starlings
Stilts and Avocets

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Swallows
Cliff Swallow

Terns

Black Skimmer

Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Forster’s Tern
Least Tern
Towhees
Spotted Towhee

Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe

Woodpeckers

Acorn Woodpecker

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Wood-Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat

Unidentified

Grackle?

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