PLUMAS CO, CA bird list Plumas County, California Checklist By Helen Green, Lin Jensen, and Dan Airola. Species RED-THROATED LOON xTa PACIFIC LOON rW COMMON LOON rS*,cT,fW PIED-BILLED GREBE fS,cW HORNED GREBE fT RED-NECKED GREBE xT EARED GREBE P WESTERN GREBE lfP CLARK'S GREBE luS,rW AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN cS* DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT uP AMERICAN BITTERN cS LEAST BITTERN xTa GREAT BLUE HERON fR GREAT EGRET uT SNOWY EGRET uT CATTLE EGRET xTs GREEN HERON xTs BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON cS WHITE-FACED IBIS cT TUNDRA SWAN whistling rS*,cW TRUMPETER SWAN xW GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE rS*,cTs,uW SNOW GOOSE white morph rW ROSS' GOOSE white morph xT CANADA GOOSE minima uW CANADA GOOSE moffitti cP WOOD DUCK fS,uT GREEN-WINGED TEAL carolinensis uS,fT,uW MALLARD cP NORTHERN PINTAIL fS,cT,rW BLUE-WINGED TEAL rS* CINNAMON TEAL cS,rW NORTHERN SHOVELER lcTs,fTa,uW GADWALL cP EURASIAN WIGEON rW AMERICAN WIGEON rS*,cW CANVASBACK rS*,fT REDHEAD lfS,cW RING-NECKED DUCK uS,fT,uW GREATER SCAUP rW LESSER SCAUP uS*,fW OLDSQUAW xTa SURF SCOTER xTa WHITE-WINGED SCOTER xTa COMMON GOLDENEYE fW BARROW'S GOLDENEYE rW BUFFLEHEAD uS,fW HOODED MERGANSER fW COMMON MERGANSER fS,cW RED-BREASTED MERGANSER xTa RUDDY DUCK uS,cW TURKEY VULTURE fS OSPREY cS BALD EAGLE fP NORTHERN HARRIER cP SHARP-SHINNED HAWK uP COOPER'S HAWK uP NORTHERN GOSHAWK rP RED-SHOULDERED HAWK rP SWAINSON'S HAWK uS RED-TAILED HAWK cP FERRUGINOUS HAWK lxS*,lcW ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK lrS*,cW GOLDEN EAGLE fP AMERICAN KESTREL cP MERLIN rW PEREGRINE FALCON lrS PRAIRIE FALCON uP RING-NECKED PHEASANT xR BLUE GROUSE uR SAGE GROUSE eR WILD TURKEY uR CALIFORNIA QUAIL uR MOUNTAIN QUAIL fR VIRGINIA RAIL fS SORA uS AMERICAN COOT cS,icW COMMON MOORHEN xS* SANDHILL CRANE fS,cT BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER rT SNOWY PLOVER xTs SEMIPALMATED PLOVER rT KILLDEER cP BLACK-NECKED STILT fS AMERICAN AVOCET lcS GREATER YELLOWLEGS fTs,uTa LESSER YELLOWLEGS uTs,rTa SOLITARY SANDPIPER xT WILLET cS SPOTTED SANDPIPER fS LONG-BILLED CURLEW uS MARBLED GODWIT rT WESTERN SANDPIPER uTs,fTa LEAST SANDPIPER uTs,fTa BAIRD'S SANDPIPER uTa PECTORAL SANDPIPER rTa DUNLIN rT LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER uT SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER lrT SANDERLING xTs COMMON SNIPE cP WILSON'S PHALAROPE cS RED-NECKED PHALAROPE rS* FRANKLIN'S GULL xTa BONAPARTE'S GULL uTs,fTa MEW GULL xTa RING-BILLED GULL fS*,cT,uW CALIFORNIA GULL fS,cTa,uW HERRING GULL uTa THAYER'S GULL xTa GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL xTa CASPIAN TERN luS* FORSTER'S TERN fS BLACK TERN cS ROCK DOVE fR BAND-TAILED PIGEON ifP MOURNING DOVE fS,lrW BARN OWL fR FLAMMULATED OWL xS WESTERN SCREECH-OWL uR GREAT HORNED OWL fR NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL fR BURROWING OWL uS SPOTTED OWL uR GREAT GRAY OWL eR LONG-EARED OWL uR SHORT-EARED OWL uP NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL rR COMMON NIGHTHAWK cS COMMON POORWILL uS VAUX'S SWIFT uS WHITE-THROATED SWIFT luS BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD lrS* ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD fR CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD fS RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD fS* BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD xS* BELTED KINGFISHER fR LEWIS' WOODPECKER luS,xTa ACORN WOODPECKER uS RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER rT RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER fS,uW WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER fP NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER xTa DOWNY WOODPECKER fR HAIRY WOODPECKER cR WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER cR BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER rR NORTHERN FLICKER red-shaft cP PILEATED WOODPECKER fR OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER fS WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE cS WILLOW FLYCATCHER luS HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER fS DUSKY FLYCATCHER cS GRAY FLYCATCHER lfS PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER fS BLACK PHOEBE rS SAY'S PHOEBE lrS,rW ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER xS* WESTERN KINGBIRD lrS EASTERN KINGBIRD xS* HORNED LARK cP TREE SWALLOW cS VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW cS N. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW fS BANK SWALLOW lrS* CLIFF SWALLOW cS BARN SWALLOW cS GRAY JAY uR STELLER'S JAY cR WESTERN SCRUB-JAY WESTERN SCRUB-JAY coastal uS WESTERN SCRUB-JAY interior lfP PINYON JAY uP CLARK'S NUTCRACKER fP BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE cR AMERICAN CROW cR COMMON RAVEN cR MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE cR CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE cP BUSHTIT uR BUSHTIT interior uR RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH cP WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH int. fR PYGMY NUTHATCH cR BROWN CREEPER cR ROCK WREN fS CANYON WREN luR BEWICK'S WREN fP HOUSE WREN cS WINTER WREN uS,fT,uW MARSH WREN cS AMERICAN DIPPER fR GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET cP RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET uS,fT,lrW BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER luS WESTERN BLUEBIRD uS,fT,uW MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD fS,rW TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE fR SWAINSON'S THRUSH uS HERMIT THRUSH fS,xW AMERICAN ROBIN cP VARIED THRUSH fW WRENTIT luR NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD xS*Xw SAGE THRASHER fS AMERICAN PIPIT ifW BOHEMIAN WAXWING xW CEDAR WAXWING rS,icW NORTHERN SHRIKE rW LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE uW EUROPEAN STARLING fR SOLITARY VIREO fS HUTTON'S VIREO fS WARBLING VIREO cS ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER fS NASHVILLE WARBLER cS YELLOW WARBLER cS CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER xTa YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER aud. cS,rW BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER cS TOWNSEND'S WARBLER rT HERMIT WARBLER cS BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER xTa BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER xTa MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER Cs COMMON YELLOWTHROAT lrS WILSON'S WARBLER cS WESTERN TANAGER cS ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK xT BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK cS LAZULI BUNTING uS INDIGO BUNTING xTs GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE cS RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE cR AMERICAN TREE SPARROW xTa CHIPPING SPARROW cS BREWER'S SPARROW cS VESPER SPARROW fS LARK SPARROW xTa BLACK-THROATED SPARROW xTs SAGE SPARROW xTa LARK BUNTING xS* SAVANNAH SPARROW cS GRASSHOPPER SPARROW rS* FOX SPARROW cS,rW SONG SPARROW fP LINCOLN'S SPARROW fS GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW fT,rW WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW WHITE-CR. SPARROW leucophrys/oriantha uS,fT,rW WHITE-CR. SPARROW gambelii uTa HARRIS' SPARROW xTa DARK-EYED JUNCO oregon cP DARK-EYED JUNCO gray-headed xTa DARK-EYED JUNCO pink-sided xTa DARK-EYED JUNCO slate fTa MCCOWN'S LONGSPUR xTa LAPLAND LONGSPUR rW CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR xTa RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD cS,rW WESTERN MEADOWLARK cS,rW YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD cS BREWER'S BLACKBIRD cS,fW BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD cS,rW BULLOCK’S ORIOLE uS PINE GROSBEAK xR PURPLE FINCH fS CASSIN'S FINCH cS,ifW HOUSE FINCH lcS,iuW RED CROSSBILL ifP COMMON REDPOLL xTa PINE SISKIN cS,ifW LESSER GOLDFINCH fS*,irW AMERICAN GOLDFINCH uTa,rW EVENING GROSBEAK icP HOUSE SPARROW fR Brandt’s Cormorant, dead subadult found at Frenchman Lake n. of Beckwourth [no date, no confirmation] The codes are those requested by Patten & Erickson in their California checklist project. A couple of confusing differences from many similar checklist codes are: R = resident species, P = perennial visitor. Also, l = limited not local.