Sunday, February 6, 2011

2011 February 6 - Westmoreland/Oaks Bottom Field Trip

At our last class Patty asked if there was a way to list birds in taxonomic order. The answer is Yes, and here you go.... :)

Westmoreland Park
Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose. Branta canadensis.
Wood Duck. Aix sponsa.
Eurasian Wigeon. Anas penelope.
American Wigeon. Anas americana.
Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
Lesser Scaup. Aythya affinis.
Bufflehead. Bucephala albeola.
Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis.
Western Gull. Larus occidentalis.
California Gull. Larus californicus.
Herring Gull. Larus argentatus.
Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens.
Rock Pigeon. Columba livia.
Anna's Hummingbird. Calypte anna.
Belted Kingfisher. Megaceryle alcyon.
Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.
Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
Western Scrub-Jay. Aphelocoma californica.
American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos.
Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula.
Varied Thrush. Ixoreus naevius.
European Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.
Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.

Oaks Bottom
Northern Pintail. Anas acuta.
Green-winged Teal. Anas crecca.
Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus.
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias.
Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
Mew Gull. Larus canus.
Red-breasted Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus ruber.
White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis.
Bewick's Wren. Thryomanes bewickii.
American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
Golden-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia atricapilla.
Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus.
American Goldfinch. Spinus tristis.
House Sparrow. Passer domesticus.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the taxonomic order. It makes it so easy to go through our cumulative check list!
    Patty

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