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Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Alviso, California - Northern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Alviso, California - Northern
Map of Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Alviso, California - Northern
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) In Flight
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) September
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) In Flight
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Juvenile
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
The larger part of the two-part Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, this place is chock full of various shorebirds, gulls, and ducks. To get to it, you will probably need a car although the flat terrain would be good for bicycling.
Species Recorded (20)
Birds ( 20 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Snowy Plover -
Anarhynchus nivosus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope -
Phalaropus tricolor
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
American Barn Owl -
Tyto furcata
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
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