The Birds of Eastshore State Park G O L D E N G A T E A U D U B O N
Eastshore State Park Bird List This checklist showing the seasonal ebb and flow of species in Eastshore State Park is the result of a one-year census by Golden Gate Audubon volunteers. There is always a chance of seeing an unusual bird, especially as the park s habitat is enhanced. Wandering Tattler, ed Phalarope, Black Skimmer, and Common Murre all passed through during the census year. Enjoy your visit with a walk through the Berkeley Meadow. Check the Emeryville or Albany mudflats, or scan the bay waters from the Berkeley shoreline. You re sure to spot interesting birds. K E Y A Abundant, should see, usually numerous C Common, should see in suitable habitat U Uncommon, usually present but in low numbers Seen only once or a few times during the census * Probable or confirmed breeders Allen s Hummingbird
Ducks and Geese Brant Canada Goose * C C C C Gadwall * U U U U Eurasian Wigeon U American Wigeon C C C Mallard * C C C C Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler U Northern Pintail U U Green-winged Teal C U C Canvasback U U C edhead U Greater Scaup U C A Lesser Scaup U C A Surf Scoter C C C Bufflehead C C C Common Goldeneye U U C ed-breasted Merganser U U uddy Duck * C U A A Lo o ns, G r e b e s Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe U C Horned Grebe U C C Eared Grebe U C Western Grebe C C C C Clark s Grebe * C U C C Pe lica ns, Co r mor a nts American White Pelican C Brown Pelican C C U Brandt s Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant C A A A Pelagic Cormorant U H e rons, Egrets Great Blue Heron * U U U U Great Egret U U U U Snowy Egret C C C C Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron U V u lt u r e s, H aw k s, E ag les Turkey Vulture U U U U Osprey U U White-tailed Kite U U Northern Harrier U
Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper s Hawk U ed-shouldered Hawk ed-tailed Hawk U U U U Fa lco ns American Kestrel * U U Merlin Peregrine Falcon a i l s Clapper ail * American Coot C C C Shorebirds Black-bellied Plover C C A A Semipalmated Plover U C C U Killdeer * C C C C Black Oystercatcher U C C U Black-necked Stilt U C C U American Avocet * C C C A Greater Yellowlegs U U C C Willet A A A A Wandering Tattler Spotted Sandpiper U U U U Whimbrel C U C C Long-billed Curlew C C C C Marbled Godwit A A A A uddy Turnstone Black Turnstone C C C C Surfbird Sanderling C U C C Western Sandpiper A A A A Least Sandpiper C C C C Dunlin C A A dowitcher sp. C C C C Wilson s Snipe ed-necked Phalarope C C ed Phalarope U Gull s, Terns Bonaparte s Gull Mew Gull U C ing-billed Gull C C C C California Gull U C A C Herring Gull Western Gull * C C C C Glaucous-winged Gull U U U Caspian Tern U C
Elegant Tern A C Common Tern Forster s Tern U C C C Least Tern * U C U Black Skimmer A lc i ds Common Murre Pi g eons, d ov e s ock Pigeon C U C C Mourning Dove * C C C C Ow l s Barn Owl Burrowing Owl S w i f t s White-throated Swift U H u mmingbirds Anna s Hummingbird * C C C C Allen s Hummingbird * U U K i n g fisher Belted Kingfisher Wo o d peckers Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker U U Flyc atchers Black Phoebe U U C U Ash-throated Flycatcher Western Kingbird V i r eos Warbling Vireo Co rvids Western Scrub-Jay American Crow * C C C C Common aven U U U S wa llows Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow * N. ough-winged Swallow * U U Cliff Swallow U U Barn Swallow * C C U Chick adees, Wrens, etc. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Bushtit * C C C C Bewick s Wren * U House Wren Marsh Wren
K i n g let, Thrushes uby-crowned Kinglet U U Swainson s Thrush Hermit Thrush American obin * Thrashers Northern Mockingbird * U U U U S ta r ling European Starling * C C C C Pi pi t s American Pipit U Wa x w i n gs Cedar Waxwing U U Wa r b lers Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler U U U Common Yellowthroat Wilson s Warbler Spa r rows Spotted Towhee California Towhee * C C C C Brewer s Sparrow Savannah Sparrow * U U U U Fox Sparrow U U Song Sparrow * C C C C Lincoln s Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow * C U C C Golden-crowned Sparrow C C C G rosbe a k s, Buntings Black-headed Grosbeak B l ackbirds, O r i o les ed-winged Blackbird * C C C C Western Meadowlark C C C Brewer s Blackbird * C C C C Brown-headed Cowbird * U U Finches Purple Finch House Finch * C A A C Lesser Goldfinch C C C U American Goldfinch * U C C U Weaver Finches House Sparrow * U C C U