Site Report: Arrowhead Marsh
Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
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Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
A marshy spit of land in a sheltered part of the bay.
Visits
- 2006-09-10: Sunny day at high tide.
- 2010-01-01: Highest tide of 2010
- 2014-12-21: Visited during king tide.
- 2015-01-20: Looking for Nelson's Sparrow
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (62 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(62 records)
Class: Birds
(59 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(14 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Order: Pelicans
(17 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(16 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Class: Mammals
(3 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Otariidae
- California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)