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Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern
Map of Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, California - Northern
Common Loon (
Gavia immer
)
American Herring Gull (
Larus smithsonianus
) - Non-breeding
Northern Fulmar (
Fulmarus glacialis
)
Black-vented Shearwater (
Puffinus opisthomelas
)
Black-vented Shearwater (
Puffinus opisthomelas
)
Scripp's Murrelet (
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
)
Harbor and rocky shoreline
Species Recorded (64)
Birds ( 61 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Pacific Loon -
Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Northern Fulmar -
Fulmarus glacialis
Black-vented Shearwater -
Puffinus opisthomelas
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Pelagic Cormorant -
Urile pelagicus
Brandt's Cormorant -
Urile penicillatus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Brant -
Branta bernicla
Bufflehead -
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye -
Bucephala clangula
Surf Scoter -
Melanitta perspicillata
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk -
Buteo lineatus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Black Oystercatcher -
Haematopus bachmani
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Black Turnstone -
Arenaria melanocephala
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Surfbird -
Calidris virgata
Marbled Godwit -
Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Red Phalarope -
Phalaropus fulicarius
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
California Gull -
Larus californicus
Heermann's Gull -
Larus heermanni
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
American Herring Gull -
Larus smithsonianus
Scripp's Murrelet -
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Marbled Murrelet -
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot -
Cepphus columba
Rhinoceros Auklet -
Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin -
Fratercula cirrhata
Cassin's Auklet -
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Common Murre -
Uria aalge
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe -
Sayornis saya
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee -
Poecile rufescens
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Wrentit -
Chamaea fasciata
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
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