Stanislaus Audubon Fieldtrips, 2005

January 15, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
Two people, 38 species, low overcast with poor lighting.

Pied-billed Grebe	American Coot	Western Scrub-Jay
Canada Goose	Sandhill Crane	Yellow-billed Magpie
Wood Duck	Killdeer	American Crow
Mallard	California Gull	Loggerhead Shrike
Great Blue Heron	Mourning Dove	Western Bluebird
Great Egret	Western Screech-Owl	Northern Mockingbird
White-tailed Kite	Great Horned Owl	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Harrier	Short-eared Owl	Lesser Goldfinch
Cooper’s Hawk	Belted Kingfisher	House Finch
Red-shouldered Hawk	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk	Downy Woodpecker	White-crowned Sparrow
American Kestrel	Northern Flicker	Golden-crowned Sparrow
Common Moorhen	Black Phoebe

January 23, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Merced County
Three people, 61 species, low to medium overcast with fair lighting.

Double-crested Cormorant	American Coot	Northern Mockingbird
Greater White-fronted Goose	Sandhill Crane	European Starling
Snow Goose	Wilson’s Snipe	Marsh Wren
Ross’ Goose	Greater Yellowlegs	Tree Swallow
Canada Goose	Long-billed Dowitcher	Barn Swallow
American Widgeon	Least Sandpiper	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gadwall	Black-necked Stilt	Horned Lark
Green-winged Teal	American Avocet	American Pipit
Mallard	Black-bellied Plover	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Pintail	Killdeer	Common Yellowthroat
Cinnamon Teal	Mourning Dove	Fox Sparrow
Northern Shoveler	Great Horned Owl	Song Sparrow
Snowy Egret	Northern Flicker	Lincoln’s Sparrow
Great Blue Heron	Black Phoebe	White-crowned Sparrow
Great Egret	Western Scrub-Jay	Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-faced Ibis	Yellow-billed Magpie	Savannah Sparrow
White-tailed Kite	American Crow	Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Harrier	Common Raven	Tricolored Blackbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	Loggerhead Shrike	Western Meadowlark
Red-tailed Hawk	Hermit Thrush	Brewer’s Blackbird
American Kestrel

February 6, Palo Alto Baylands, Santa Clara County
Two people, 41 species seen, clear, relatively calm weather, high tide +9.4

Canada Goose	American Kestrel	Black Phoebe
American Wigeon	Clapper Rail (2 very close)	Western Scrub Jay
Green-winged Teal	Greater Yellowlegs	Common Raven
Mallard	Willet	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shoveler	Least Sandpiper	American Pipit
Canvasback	Dunlin	House Finch
Snowy Egret	Black-necked Stilt	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Great Blue Heron	American Avocet	Song Sparrow
Great Egret	Ring-billed Gull	White-crowned Sparrow
Black-crowned Night Heron	Western Gull	Golden-crowned Sparrow
Turkey Vulture	Bonaparte’s Gull	Red-winged Blackbird
White-tailed Kite	Rock Pigeon	Western Meadowlark
Northern Harrier	Mourning Dove	Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk	Anna’s Hummingbird

February 20, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
51 species seen

Double-crested Cormorant	Rock Pigeon	Tree Swallow
Mallard	Mourning Dove	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Great Blue Heron	Anna’s Hummingbird	Oak Titmouse
Great Egret	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Lesser Goldfinch
White-tailed Kite	Downy Woodpecker	House Finch
Northern Harrier	Black Phoebe	Orange-crowned Warbler
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Western Scrub Jay	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cooper’s Hawk	Yellow-billed Magpie	Common Yellowthroat
Red-shouldered Hawk	American Crow	Fox Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk	Western Bluebird	Song Sparrow
American Kestrel	American Robin	Lincoln’s Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant	California Thrasher	White-crowned Sparrow
California Quail	European Starling	Golden-crowned Sparrow
Sandhill Crane	Marsh Wren	Spotted Towhee
Greater Yellowlegs	Bewick’s Wren	Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer	House Wren	Western Meadowlark
Ring-billed Gull	Bushtit	Brewer’s Blackbird

Double-crested Cormorant	Greater Yellowlegs	Bushtit
Canada Goose	Black-necked Stilt	Tree Swallow
Wood Duck	Killdeer	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Wigeon	Ring-billed Gull	American Goldfinch
Mallard	Rock Pigeon	Lesser Goldfinch
Northern Pintail	Mourning Dove	House Finch
Cinnamon Teal	Anna’s Hummingbird	Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Shoveler	Belted Kingfisher	Nashville Warbler
Common Merganser	Acorn Woodpecker	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Snowy Egret	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Common Yellowthroat
Great Blue Heron	Northern Flicker	Song Sparrow
Great Egret	Black Phoebe	White-crowned Sparrow
Green Heron	Western Scrub Jay	Golden-crowned Sparrow
Turkey Vulture	Yellow-billed Magpie	Dark-eyed Junco
White-tailed Kite	American Crow	Spotted Towhee
Northern Harrier	American Robin	Red-winged Blackbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	Northern Mockingbird	Western Meadowlark
Red-tailed Hawk	European Starling	Brewer’s Blackbird
American Coot	White-breasted Nuthatch

March 19, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
43 species seen

Pied-billed Grebe	Anna’s Hummingbird	Wrentit
Double-crested Cormorant	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Oak Titmouse
Wood Duck	Northern Flicker	American Goldfinch
Mallard	Black Phoebe	Lesser Goldfinch
Great Blue Heron	Western Scrub Jay	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Great Egret	Yellow-billed Magpie	Common Yellowthroat
Northern Harrier	American Crow	Song Sparrow
Red-tailed hawk	Common Raven	White-crowned Sparrow
American Kestrel	American Robin	Golden-crowned Sparrow
California Quail	European Starling	Spotted Towhee
Wilson’s Snipe	Marsh Wren	Red-winged Blackbird
Greater Yellowlegs	Bewick’s Wren	Western Meadowlark
Killdeer	House Wren	Brewer’s Blackbird
Mourning Dove	Tree Swallow
Great Horned Owl	Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Pied-billed Grebe	Turkey Vulture	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Double-crested Cormorant	Northern Harrier	Tree Swallow
Canada Goose	American Kestrel	Violet-green Swallow
Wood Duck	Ring-necked Pheasant	Cliff Swallow
American Wigeon	Common Moorhen	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gadwall	American Coot	American Pipit
Green-winged Teal	Greater Yellowlegs	House Finch
Mallard	Black-necked Stilt	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Pintail	American Avocet	Wilson’s Warbler
Cinnamon Teal	Killdeer	Song Sparrow
Northern Shoveler	Mourning Dove	Lincoln’s Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck	Northern Flicker	White-crowned Sparrow
Snowy Egret	Western Scrub Jay	Savannah Sparrow
Great Blue Heron	Yellow-billed Magpie	Spotted Towhee
Great Egret	American Crow	Black-headed Grosbeak
Green Heron	European Starling	Red-winged Blackbird
American Bittern	Marsh Wren	Western Meadowlark

April 17, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
63 species see, Dave Froba, leader

Canada Goose	Black-necked Stilt	European Starling
Wood Duck	American Avocet	Orange-crowned Warbler
Mallard	Mourning Dove	Yellow Warbler
Northern Shoveler	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Yellow-rumped Warbler
California Quail	Belted Kingfisher	Common Yellowthroat
American White Pelican	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Wilson’s Warbler
Double-crested Cormorant	Northern Flicker	Western Tanager
Great Blue Heron	Black Phoebe	Spotted Towhee
Great Egret	Ash-throated Flycatcher	California Towhee
Snowy Egret	Western Kingbird	Song Sparrow
Green Heron	Western Scrub Jay	Lincoln’s Sparrow
Black-crowned Night Heron	Yellow-billed Magpie	Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-faced Ibis	American Crow	White-crowned Sparrow
Turkey Vulture	Tree Swallow	Black-headed Grosbeak
Northern Harrier	Barn Swallow	Red-winged Blackbird
Swainson’s Hawk	Oak Titmouse	Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk	Bushtit	Brown-headed Cowbird
American Kestrel	House Wren	Bullock’s Oriole
Common Moorhen	Marsh Wren	House Finch
American Coot	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Lesser Goldfinch
Killdeer	American Robin	American Goldfinch

Pied-billed Grebe	Downy Woodpecker	Bewick’s Wren
Wood Duck	Northern Flicker	Bushtit
American Wigeon	Black Phoebe	Tree Swallow
Mallard	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Great Blue Heron	Western Kingbird	Cliff Swallow
Great Egret	Western Scrub Jay	Oak Titmouse
Red-tailed hawk	Yellow-bellied Magpie	House Sparrow
Wild Turkey	American Crow	American Goldfinch
California Quail	Common Raven	Lesser Goldfinch
Killdeer	Western Bluebird	House Finch
Rock Pigeon	American Robin	Wilson’s Warbler
Mourning Dove	Northern Mockingbird	Western Tanager
Black-chinned Hummingbird	European Starling	Bullock’s Oriole
Acorn Woodpecker	Canyon Wren	Red-winged Blackbird
Nuttall’s Woodpecker

May 21, San Joaquin River national Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
62 species seen

Pied-billed Grebe	Downy Woodpecker	Cliff Swallow
Mallard	Northern Flicker	Wrentit
Cinnamon Teal	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Oak Titmouse
Snowy Egret	Western Wood-Pewee	American Goldfinch
Great Blue Heron	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Lesser Goldfinch
Great Egret	Black Phoebe	House Finch
Green Heron	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Yellow Warbler
White-faced Ibis	Western Kingbird	Common Yellowthroat
Swainson’s Hawk	Western Scrub Jay	Song Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk	Yellow-billed Magpie	Spotted Towhee
American Kestrel	American Crow	California Towhee
Ring-necked Pheasant	Common Raven	Black-headed Grosbeak
California Quail	Loggerhead Shrike	Blue Grosbeak
Virginia Rail	European Starling	Lazuli Bunting
Common Moorhen	Marsh Wren	Bullock’s Oriole
Black-necked Stilt	Bewick’s Wren	Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer	House Wren	Tricolored Blackbird
Caspian Tern	Bushtit	Western Meadowlark
Mourning Dove	Tree Swallow	Brewer’s Blackbird
Great Horned Owl	Violet-green Swallow	Brown-headed Cowbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Barn Swallow

Red-tailed Hawk	Black Phoebe	Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Sapsucker	Steller’s Jay	Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Hairy Woodpecker	Common Raven	Hermit Warbler
White-headed Woodpecker	Townsend’s Solitaire	MacGillivray’s Warbler
Pileated Woodpecker (heard only)	Hermit Thrush	Dark-eyed Junco
Olive-sided Flycatcher	American Robin	Chipping Sparrow
Western Wood-Pewee	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Western Tanager
Dusky Flycatcher	Brown Creeper	Black-headed Grosbeak
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Winter Wren

June 19, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
45 species seen

Double-crested Cormorant	Black-necked Stilt	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Wood Duck	Killdeer	Barn Swallow
Mallard	Mourning Dove	American Goldfinch
Cinnamon Teal	Barn Owl	Lesser Goldfinch
Snowy Egret	Great Horned Owl	House Finch
Great Blue Heron	Anna’s Hummingbird	Common Yellowthroat
Great Egret	Belted Kingfisher	Song Sparrow
Cattle Egret	Black Phoebe	Spotted Towhee
Green Heron	Ash-throated Flycatcher	California Towhee
Black-crowned Night Heron	Western Kingbird	Black-headed Grosbeak
White-faced Ibis	Western Scrub Jay	Blue Grosbeak
Swainson’s Hawk	Yellow-billed Magpie	Bullock’s Oriole
Red-tailed Hawk	American Crow	Red-winged Blackbird
California Quail	European Starling	Brewer’s Blackbird
Common Moorhen	Tree Swallow	Brown-headed Cowbird

July 16, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, Stanislaus County
66 species seen

Pied-billed Grebe	American Coot	White-breasted Nuthatch
Western Grebe	Marbled Godwit	Marsh Wren
Clark’s Grebe	Greater Yellowlegs	Bewick’s Wren
Double-crested Cormorant	Spotted Sandpiper	Bushtit
American White Pelican	Least Sandpiper	Tree Swallow
Ruddy Duck	Wilson’s Phalarope	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Canada Goose	Black-necked Stilt	Barn Swallow
Wood Duck	Killdeer	Cliff Swallow
Mallard	California Gull	Lesser Goldfinch
Cinnamon Teal	Caspian Tern	House Finch
Lesser Scaup	Rock Pigeon	Common Yellowthroat
Snowy Egret	Mourning Dove	Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron	Great Horned Owl	Spotted Towhee
Great Egret	Anna’s Hummingbird	California Towhee
Cattle Egret	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Black-headed Grosbeak
Green Heron	Northern Flicker	Blue Grosbeak
Black-crowned Night Heron	Black Phoebe	Bullock’s Oriole
White-faced Ibis	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Red-winged Blackbird
Red-shouldered Hawk	Western Kingbird	Brewer’s Blackbird
Swainson’s Hawk	Western Scrub Jay	Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-tailed Hawk	Yellow-billed Magpie
California Quail	American Crow
Common Moorhen	American Robin