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.

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis	Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos	California Quail - Callipeple californica
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo	Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps	Double-cresetd Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis	Snowy Egret - Egretta thula	Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura	Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis by Ken Schneider / Flickr / Creative Commons	American Kestrel - Falco sparverius by Ken Schneider / Flickr / Creative Commons
American Coot - Fulica americana	Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus	Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis		Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon by Kevin Cole	Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus	Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri	California Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica by Jessica Merz / Flickr / Creative Commons	American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus	American Robin - Turdus migratorius	Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos by Paul Sullivan / Flickr / Creative Commons
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum by Mathesont / Flickr / Creative Commons	California Towhee - Melozone crissalis	White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis	Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus	Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus	Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria

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

• Browse photographs and details of all the common birds mentioned above.  ...link 
• Top 30 backyard birds for Northern California by Wild Birds Unlimited.  ...link 
• Pocket Guides to Local Birds by Point. These are printable pdf files.  ...link 
• Check out eBird - a great online resource to record and share sightings.  ...link