Plumas Co. Checklist, 1993
(with a few additions and changes 6/99)

Helen Green, Lin Jensen, Dan Airola.

 

Species

 
RED-THROATED LOON xTa
PACIFIC LOON rW
COMMON LOON rS*,cT,fW
PIED-BILLED GREBE fS,cW
HORNED GREBE fT
RED-NECKED GREBE xT
EARED GREBE P
WESTERN GREBE lfP
CLARK'S GREBE luS,rW
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN cS*
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT uP
AMERICAN BITTERN cS
LEAST BITTERN xTa
GREAT BLUE HERON fR
GREAT EGRET uT
SNOWY EGRET uT
CATTLE EGRET xTs
GREEN HERON xTs
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON cS
WHITE-FACED IBIS cT
TUNDRA SWAN whistling rS*,cW
TRUMPETER SWAN xW
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE rS*,cTs,uW
SNOW GOOSE white morph rW
ROSS' GOOSE white morph xT
CANADA GOOSE minima uW
CANADA GOOSE moffitti cP
WOOD DUCK fS,uT
GREEN-WINGED TEAL carolinensis uS,fT,uW
MALLARD cP
NORTHERN PINTAIL fS,cT,rW
BLUE-WINGED TEAL rS*
CINNAMON TEAL cS,rW
NORTHERN SHOVELER lcTs,fTa,uW
GADWALL cP
EURASIAN WIGEON rW
AMERICAN WIGEON rS*,cW
CANVASBACK rS*,fT
REDHEAD lfS,cW
RING-NECKED DUCK uS,fT,uW
GREATER SCAUP rW
LESSER SCAUP uS*,fW
OLDSQUAW xTa
SURF SCOTER xTa
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER xTa
COMMON GOLDENEYE fW
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE rW
BUFFLEHEAD uS,fW
HOODED MERGANSER fW
COMMON MERGANSER fS,cW
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER xTa
RUDDY DUCK uS,cW
TURKEY VULTURE fS
OSPREY cS
BALD EAGLE fP
NORTHERN HARRIER cP
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK uP
COOPER'S HAWK uP
NORTHERN GOSHAWK rP
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK rP
SWAINSON'S HAWK uS
RED-TAILED HAWK cP
FERRUGINOUS HAWK lxS*,lcW
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK lrS*,cW
GOLDEN EAGLE fP
AMERICAN KESTREL cP
MERLIN rW
PEREGRINE FALCON lrS
PRAIRIE FALCON uP
RING-NECKED PHEASANT xR
BLUE GROUSE uR
SAGE GROUSE eR
WILD TURKEY uR
CALIFORNIA QUAIL uR
MOUNTAIN QUAIL fR
VIRGINIA RAIL fS
SORA uS
AMERICAN COOT cS,icW
COMMON MOORHEN xS*
SANDHILL CRANE fS,cT
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER rT
SNOWY PLOVER xTs
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER rT
KILLDEER cP
BLACK-NECKED STILT fS
AMERICAN AVOCET lcS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS fTs,uTa
LESSER YELLOWLEGS uTs,rTa
SOLITARY SANDPIPER xT
WILLET cS
SPOTTED SANDPIPER fS
LONG-BILLED CURLEW uS
MARBLED GODWIT rT
WESTERN SANDPIPER uTs,fTa
LEAST SANDPIPER uTs,fTa
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER uTa
PECTORAL SANDPIPER rTa
DUNLIN rT
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER uT
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER lrT
SANDERLING xTs
COMMON SNIPE cP
WILSON'S PHALAROPE cS
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE rS*
FRANKLIN'S GULL xTa
BONAPARTE'S GULL uTs,fTa
MEW GULL xTa
RING-BILLED GULL fS*,cT,uW
CALIFORNIA GULL fS,cTa,uW
HERRING GULL uTa
THAYER'S GULL xTa
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL xTa
CASPIAN TERN luS*
FORSTER'S TERN fS
BLACK TERN cS
ROCK DOVE fR
BAND-TAILED PIGEON ifP
MOURNING DOVE fS,lrW
BARN OWL fR
FLAMMULATED OWL xS
WESTERN SCREECH-OWL uR
GREAT HORNED OWL fR
NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL fR
BURROWING OWL uS
SPOTTED OWL uR
GREAT GRAY OWL eR
LONG-EARED OWL uR
SHORT-EARED OWL uP
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL rR
COMMON NIGHTHAWK cS
COMMON POORWILL uS
VAUX'S SWIFT uS
WHITE-THROATED SWIFT luS
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD lrS*
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD fR
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD fS
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD fS*
BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD xS*
BELTED KINGFISHER fR
LEWIS' WOODPECKER luS,xTa
ACORN WOODPECKER uS
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER rT
RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER fS,uW
WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER fP
NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER xTa
DOWNY WOODPECKER fR
HAIRY WOODPECKER cR
WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER cR
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER rR
NORTHERN FLICKER red-shaft cP
PILEATED WOODPECKER fR
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER fS
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE cS
WILLOW FLYCATCHER luS
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER fS
DUSKY FLYCATCHER cS
GRAY FLYCATCHER lfS
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER fS
BLACK PHOEBE rS
SAY'S PHOEBE lrS,rW
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER xS*
WESTERN KINGBIRD lrS
EASTERN KINGBIRD xS*
HORNED LARK cP
TREE SWALLOW cS
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW cS
N. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW fS
BANK SWALLOW lrS*
CLIFF SWALLOW cS
BARN SWALLOW cS
GRAY JAY uR
STELLER'S JAY cR
WESTERN SCRUB-JAY  
WESTERN SCRUB-JAY coastal uS
WESTERN SCRUB-JAY interior lfP
PINYON JAY uP
CLARK'S NUTCRACKER fP
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE cR
AMERICAN CROW cR
COMMON RAVEN cR
MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE cR
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE cP
BUSHTIT uR
BUSHTIT interior uR
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH cP
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH int. fR
PYGMY NUTHATCH cR
BROWN CREEPER cR
ROCK WREN fS
CANYON WREN luR
BEWICK'S WREN fP
HOUSE WREN cS
WINTER WREN uS,fT,uW
MARSH WREN cS
AMERICAN DIPPER fR
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET cP
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET uS,fT,lrW
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER luS
WESTERN BLUEBIRD uS,fT,uW
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD fS,rW
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE fR
SWAINSON'S THRUSH uS
HERMIT THRUSH fS,xW
AMERICAN ROBIN cP
VARIED THRUSH fW
WRENTIT luR
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD xS*Xw
SAGE THRASHER fS
AMERICAN PIPIT ifW
BOHEMIAN WAXWING xW
CEDAR WAXWING rS,icW
NORTHERN SHRIKE rW
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE uW
EUROPEAN STARLING fR
SOLITARY VIREO fS
HUTTON'S VIREO fS
WARBLING VIREO cS
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER fS
NASHVILLE WARBLER cS
YELLOW WARBLER cS
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER xTa
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER aud. cS,rW
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER cS
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER rT
HERMIT WARBLER cS
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER xTa
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER xTa
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER Cs
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT lrS
WILSON'S WARBLER cS
WESTERN TANAGER cS
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK xT
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK cS
LAZULI BUNTING uS
INDIGO BUNTING xTs
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE cS
RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE cR
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW xTa
CHIPPING SPARROW cS
BREWER'S SPARROW cS
VESPER SPARROW fS
LARK SPARROW xTa
BLACK-THROATED SPARROW xTs
SAGE SPARROW xTa
LARK BUNTING xS*
SAVANNAH SPARROW cS
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW rS*
FOX SPARROW cS,rW
SONG SPARROW fP
LINCOLN'S SPARROW fS
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW fT,rW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW  
WHITE-CR. SPARROW leucophrys/oriantha uS,fT,rW
WHITE-CR. SPARROW gambelii uTa
HARRIS' SPARROW xTa
DARK-EYED JUNCO oregon cP
DARK-EYED JUNCO gray-headed xTa
DARK-EYED JUNCO pink-sided xTa
DARK-EYED JUNCO slate fTa
MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR xTa
LAPLAND LONGSPUR rW
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR xTa
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD cS,rW
WESTERN MEADOWLARK cS,rW
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD cS
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD cS,fW
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD cS,rW
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE uS
PINE GROSBEAK xR
PURPLE FINCH fS
CASSIN'S FINCH cS,ifW
HOUSE FINCH lcS,iuW
RED CROSSBILL ifP
COMMON REDPOLL xTa
PINE SISKIN cS,ifW
LESSER GOLDFINCH fS*,irW
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH uTa,rW
EVENING GROSBEAK icP
HOUSE SPARROW fR

Brandt’s Cormorant, dead subadult found at Frenchman Lake n. of Beckwourth [no date, no confirmation]

The codes are those requested by Patten & Erickson in their California checklist project. A couple of confusing differences from many similar checklist codes are: R = resident species, P = perennial visitor. Also, l = limited not local.