These species are present in the area but are usually only seen a few times in a year.
External Links in table below: | |
(Remote sites open in a new window.) | |
Cornell | Opens Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds site's species account in a new browser window. This site offers detailed information on every species including sound recordings. |
USGS | Opens the USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter species account in a new browser window. Includes BBS and CBC maps, ID Tips and Taxonomy for each species. |
Image Search | Shows the results of a Google image search for the species. |
All Photographs by Robert Templeton unless otherwise noted. Copyright Information. |
English Name: Genus species: | Comments | Photos |
Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons | ||
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() | |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() ![]() | |
Gruiformes: Coots, Cranes and Rails | ||
American Coot Fulica americana ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() ![]() | |
Nocturnal Raptors: Owls | ||
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() | |
Wrens | ||
Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() Photo: Dave Menke USFWS California | |
Mimids "Mimic Thrushes" | ||
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() Photo: Beth Guggenheim Enlarge | |
Finches and Old World Sparrows | ||
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus ![]() Enlarge Map External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | ![]() ![]() |