Site Report: Baker Beach

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)




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Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)
Sandy beach on the pacific bounded by native scrub hills and non-native tree patches.
Visits
- 2007-03-15: None
- 2014-03-22: Looking for reported Spotted Towhee and Wrentit. Heard the towhee, but did not see.
- 2019-06-15: 1
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (32 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants
(1 record)
- Family: Hornets and Yellowjackets
- Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Lady Bugs
- California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)
Phylum: Chordates
(30 records)
Class: Birds
(29 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Order: Pelicans
(3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
- Family: Grebes
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Order: Perching Birds
(19 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Mustelids
- Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)