Common Birds of San Franscisco Bay Area

These are some of the birds that you are most likely to encounter in the San Francisco Bay Area. Different species may be common in different regions and habitats.

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos	Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
California Quail - Callipeple californica	Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula	Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura	Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon by Kevin Cole
Western Scrub-Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri by Jessica Merz	Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri
American Robin - Turdus migratorius	Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus

1. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
2. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
3. California Quail - Callipeple californica
4. Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
5. Great Egret - Ardea alba
6. Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
7. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
8. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
9. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
10. Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus
11. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
12. American Coot - Fulica americana
13. Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
14. Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
15. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
16. Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
17. White-throated Swift - Aeronautes saxatalis
18. Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna
19. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
20. Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus
21. Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
22. Western Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica
23. Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri
24. American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
25. Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
26. Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
27. Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens
28. Oak Titmouse - Baeolophus inornatus
29. Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus
30. American Robin - Turdus migratorius
31. Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
32. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
33. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata
34. California Towhee - Pipilo crissalis
35. Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
36. White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
37. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
38. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
39. Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
40. Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
41. House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus
42. American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis
43. Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria
44. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

• Browse photographs of all the common birds mentioned above.  ...link 
• Identification guide to birds of prey (raptors) with silhouettes of the different families.  ...link 
• Check out Birdpost - a fun online resource to keep lifelists and share sightings.  ...link 
• A few well-chosen binocular picks covering a wide range of prices, from Birdwatcher's Digest, Sep. 2008.  ...link