Checklist of Birds of the Kern River Parkway

Birds of the Kern River Parkway - Bakersfield, CA

Alison Sheehey © Nature Ali

L E G E N D

LOCATION

BV = Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area (Buena Vista)

CL = Cole's Levee to Stockdale Bridge (Cole's Levee)

KR = Stockdale Bridge to Manor Street (Kern River)

HP = Manor Street to Hart Park (Hart Park)

LM = Hart Part to Lake Ming (Lake Ming)

KC = Lake Ming to Kern Canyon (Kern Canyon)

SEASON & STATUS

R = Resident – entire year

W = Winter - December through February

Sp = Spring - February through May

S = Summer - June through July

F = Fall - August through November

M = Migrant – Spring and Fall

V = Visitant – non-resident visitor all seasons

a = abundant always found

c = common usually found

u = uncommon hard to find

r = rare – infrequent sightings

x = exceptional bird, less than 10 sightings

* = Nesting bird

# = Former breeder

SPECIAL CATEGORIES (SpC)

FE = Federal endangered species U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service

CE = CA endangered species California Dept. of Fish and Game

CT = CA threatened species California Dept. of Fish and Game

CSC = CA Dept of Fish & Game species of concern

AW = National Audubon Society Watchlist

KA = Kern Audubon Society, County Dwindling species

CFP = CA fully protected species DFG

I = Species introduced by man

LOCATION

SPECIES

SEASON

SpC

SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS
BV,LM	Tundra Swan	W-x	none
BV-LM	Greater White-fronted Goose	W/M-r	none
BV-LM	Snow Goose	W/M-r	none
BV-LM	Ross' Goose	W/M-x	AW
BV-LM	Canada Goose	W/M-u	none
HP	Wood Duck	R-u*	KA
BV-KC	Green-winged Teal	W-u	none
BV-KC	Mallard	R-a*	none
BV-LM	Northern Pintail	W/M-c	none
CL-LM	Blue-winged Teal	M-u	none
BV-LM	Cinnamon Teal	R-u*	none
BV-LM	Northern Shoveler	W/M-c	none
BV-LM	Gadwall	W/M-c	CSC
BV-KC	American Wigeon	W/M-u	none
BV-LM	Canvasback	W-u	CSC
BV-HP	Redhead	W/M-r	none
BV-LM	Ring-necked Duck	W/M-u	none
LM	Greater Scaup	W-x	none
BV-LM	Lesser Scaup	W-u	none
BV-LM	Surf Scoter	S-X	none
HP-KC	Common Goldeneye	W-u	none
BV-LM	Bufflehead	W-c	none
BV,HP-KC	Hooded Merganser	W-u	none
BV-KC	Common Merganser	W/M-u	none
BV,LM	Red-breasted Merganser	W-x	none
BV-LM	Ruddy Duck	R-a*	none
PHEASANTS & QUAIL
BV-HP	Ring-necked Pheasant	R-r*	I
BV-KC	California Quail	R-c*
LOONS & GREBES
BV,HP,LM	Common Loon	W-r	CSC
BV,LM	Pied-billed Grebe	R-c-*	none
BV,LM	Horned Grebe	W-x	none
BV,HP,LM	Eared Grebe	W/M- r	none
BV-LM	Western Grebe	R-u-*	none
BV-LM	Clark's Grebe	R-u-*

PELICANS & CORMORANTS

BV-LM	American White Pelican	W/M-u #	CSC
BV-LM	Double-crested Cormorant	R-c *	CSC

HERONS & BITTERNS

BV-HP	American Bittern	W/M-r
BV-LM	Great Blue Heron	R-c *	CSC
BV-HP	Great Egret	R-c
BV-LM	Snowy Egret	R-c
BV-HP	Cattle Egret	R-c
BV-KC	Green Heron	R-u*	KA
BV-LM	Black-crowned Night-Heron	R-c*

IBIS

BV-KR

White-faced Ibis

W-u M-r

CSC

BIRDS OF PREY

BV-KC	Turkey Vulture	R-c
BV-KC	Osprey	W/M-u	CSC
BV-KC	White-tailed Kite	R-u	CFP
HP-KC	Bald Eagle	W-r	CFP
BV-KC	Northern Harrier	R-c*	CSC
BV-KC	Sharp-shinned Hawk	W/M-c	CSC
BV-KC	Cooper's Hawk	W/M-u	CSC
BV-KC	Red-shouldered Hawk	R-c*
BV-HP	Swainson's Hawk	M-r #	CT
BV-KC	Red-tailed Hawk	R-a*
CL-KC	Ferruginous Hawk	W/M-u	CSC
CL-KC	Rough-legged Hawk	W/M-r
BV-KC	Golden Eagle	V-u	CSC
BV-KC	American Kestrel	R-c*
CL-KC	Merlin	W/M-r	CSC
BV	Peregrine Falcon	M-x	FE,CE
BV-KC	Prairie Falcon	R-r	CSC

RAILS, MOORHENS & COOTS

CL-HP	Virginia Rail	W/M-u	KA
CL-HP	Sora	W/M-c	KA
BV-LM	Common Moorhen	R-u
BV-KC	American Coot	R-a*

CRANES

Sandhill Crane

W-x

CT (Greater only)

PLOVERS

BV	Black-bellied Plover	W/M-u
CL	Semipalmated Plover	M-u
BV-KC	Killdeer	R-a*

STILTS & AVOCETS

BV-LM	Black-necked Stilt	R-u
BV-CL	American Avocet	R-u

SANDPIPERS

BV-HP	Greater Yellowlegs	W/M-u
BV	Lesser Yellowlegs	W/M-r
BV-KC	Spotted Sandpiper	W/M-c
BV-HP	Long-billed Curlew	W/M-u	CSC,AW
BV-KR	Western Sandpiper	W-r M-c
BV-HP	Least Sandpiper	W/M-c
BV-KR	Dunlin	W/M-u
KR	Ruff	W-x
CL-KR	Short-billed Dowitcher	M-x	AW
BV-KC	Long-billed Dowitcher	W/M-r
BV-HP	Common Snipe	W/M-c

GULLS & TERNS

BV	Bonaparte's Gull	W/M-u
BV	Mew Gull	W-x
BV LM	Ring-billed Gull	W/M-c
BV-HP	California Gull	W/M-u	CSC
BV-KR	Herring Gull	W-r
BV-LM	Caspian Tern	W-x S/M-u	CSC
BV-LM	Forster's Tern	S/M-u

DOVES & PIGEONS

KR-LM	Rock Pigeon	R-a*	I
HP-KC	Band-tailed Pigeon	W-x	AW
KR-HP	Spotted Dove	R-c*	I
BV-KC	Mourning Dove	R-c*

PARROTS

KR-LM

Rose-ringed Parakeet

R-c*

CUCKOOS

BV-KC

Greater Roadrunner

R-u*

OWLS

BV-KC	Barn Owl	R-c*
KR-KC	Western Screech-Owl	R-u
BV-KC	Great Horned Owl	R-c *
HP	Northern Pygmy-Owl	M-x
CL-HP	Burrowing Owl	R-u*	CSC
CL-HP	Long-eared Owl	W-x	CSC

NIGHTHAWKS

BV-KC

Lesser Nighthawk

S-c*

SWIFTS

KR-HP	Vaux's Swift	M-u	CSC
BV-KC	White-throated Swift	R-c

HUMMINGBIRDS

BV-KC	Black-chinned Hummingbird	S-a M-c*
BV-KC	Anna's Hummingbird	R-a*
BV-KC	Costa's Hummingbird	W-x
BV-KC	Rufous Hummingbird	M-u	AW

KINGFISHERS

BV-KC

Belted Kingfisher

R-c*

WOODPECKERS

KC-LM	Lewis' Woodpecker	V-x	AW
KR-KC	Acorn Woodpecker	R-a*
HP–LM	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	W-x
HP	Red-naped Sapsucker	W/M-u
BV-KC	Red-breasted Sapsucker	W/M-c
CL-KC	Nuttall's Woodpecker	R-c*	AW
CL-KC	Downy Woodpecker	R-c*
CL-KC	Hairy Woodpecker	W/M-u
HP	White-headed Woodpecker	W-x	AW
BV-KC	Northern Flicker	R-u* W/M-c
HP	Pileated Woodpecker	W-x

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

CL-KC	Olive-sided Flycatcher	M-u
BV KC	Western Wood-Pewee	M-c
KR-KC	Willow Flycatcher	M-r	FE,CE
KR-HP	Hammond's Flycatcher	W-x M-c
CL	Vermilion Flycatcher	F-x
KR-HP	Dusky Flycatcher	W-x M-c
HP	Gray Flycatcher	M-r
BV-KC	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	W-x M-c
BV KC	Black Phoebe	R-a*
HP	Eastern Phoebe	W/F-x
BV-KC	Say's Phoebe	R-c*
BV-KC	Ash-throated Flycatcher	S/M-c*
BV-KC	Western Kingbird	S/M-a*

LARKS

BV-KC

Horned Lark

R-c*

CSC

SWALLOWS

CL	Purple Martin	M-r.#	CSC
BV-KC	Tree Swallow	W-r S/M-u*
BV-KC	Violet-green Swallow	W-u M-c
BV-KC	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	W-x M-u
BV-KC	Bank Swallow	M-u	CT
BV-KC	Cliff Swallow	S/M-a*
BV-KC	Barn Swallow	W-x S/M-c*

JAYS & CROWS

CL-KC	Western Scrub-Jay	R-a*
HP	Clark’s Nutcracker	W-x
BV-KC	American Crow	R-c
BV-KC	Common Raven	R-c*

TITMICE & CHICKADEES

HP	Mountain Chickadee	W-r
HP-KC	Oak Titmouse	W-u
BV-KC	Bushtit	R-c*

NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS

KR-KC	Red-breasted Nuthatch	W-r
BV-KC	White-breasted Nuthatch	W/M-c
CL-KC	Brown Creeper	W/M-c

WRENS & DIPPERS

BV-KC	Rock Wren	R-c
HP-KC	Canyon Wren	R-c
BV-KC	Bewick's Wren	R-c*
BV-HP	House Wren	R-c*
HP-KC	Winter Wren	W-r
BV-KC	Marsh Wren	R-c*
LM-KC	American Dipper	R-c*

KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS

CL-HP	Golden-crowned Kinglet	W-r
BV-KC	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	W/M-a
BV-KC	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	R-u*

THRUSHES

CL-KC	Western Bluebird	W/M-u
BV-KC	Mountain Bluebird	W-c
HP	Townsend's Solitaire	W/M-u
CL-KC	Swainson's Thrush	M-u
BV-KC	Hermit Thrush	W/M-c
BV-KC	American Robin	R-a*
HP	Varied Thrush	W/M-u

MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS

BV-KC	Northern Mockingbird	R-a*
BV	Sage Thrasher	W-x
HP	Brown Thrasher	W-x
BV-KC	California Thrasher	R-u*	AW
CL	LeConte's Thrasher	R-u*	CSC, AW

PIPITS

BV-KC

American Pipit

W/M-u

WAXWINGS & SILKY FLYCATCHERS

KC	Bohemian Waxwing	W-x
BV-KC	Cedar Waxwing	W/M-c
HP	Phainopepla	V-u

SHRIKES

BV-KC

Loggerhead Shrike

R-c*

CSC

STARLINGS

BV-KC

European Starling

R-a*

VIREOS

KR-KC	Cassin’s Vireo	W-x M-c
KR-KC	Plumbeous Vireo	W/F-r
HP	Hutton's Vireo	W/F-r
CL-KC	Warbling Vireo	M-c

WOOD WARBLERS

HP	Tennessee Warbler	M-x
BV-KC	Orange-crowned Warbler	W/M-c
BV-HP	Nashville Warbler	M-u
BV-KC	Yellow Warbler	M-c	CSC
BV-KC	Yellow-rumped Warbler	W/M-a
BV-KC	Black-throated Gray Warbler	W-u M-c
HP-LM	Townsend's Warbler	W-r M-u
HP	Hermit Warbler	W-x M-r	AW
HP	Black-throated Green Warbler	F-x
HP	Blackburnian Warbler	F-x
KR-HP	Palm Warbler	W/F-x
HP	Blackpoll Warbler	F-x
HP	Black and White Warbler	W-x
KR-HP	American Redstart	M-x
KR-HP	MacGillivray's Warbler	M-u
BV-HP	Common Yellowthroat	R-u*
BV-KC	Wilson's Warbler	M-c
BV-KC	Yellow-breasted Chat	S/M-u	CSC

TANAGERS

HP	Summer Tanager	M-x	CSC
CL-KC	Western Tanager	W-x S/M-c

GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS

CL-KC	Black-headed Grosbeak	S/M-c*
CL-HP	Blue Grosbeak	S/M-u*	KA
CL-HP	Lazuli Bunting	S/M-u*

SPARROWS

KR	Green-tailed Towhee	M-u
BV-KC	Spotted Towhee	R-c*
BV-KC	California Towhee	R-c*
KC	Rufous-crowned Sparrow	R-u*
HP	American Tree Sparrow	F-x
CL-LM	Chipping Sparrow	W-u M-c
CL-KC	Vesper Sparrow	W/M-u
BV-KC	Lark Sparrow	W/M-c
KC	Black-throated Sparrow	W-x
BV-CL	Sage Sparrow	R-u	AW
BV-KC	Savannah Sparrow	W/M-c
CL-LM	Fox Sparrow	W/M-u
BV-LM	Song Sparrow	R-c*
BV-LM	Lincoln's Sparrow	W/M-c
HP-KC	Swamp Sparrow	W-x
HP	White-throated Sparrow	W/F-x
BV-KC	Golden-crowned Sparrow	W/M-c
BV-KC	White-crowned Sparrow	W/M-a
BV-KC	Harris Sparrow	W-x	AW
BV-KC	Dark-eyed Junco	W/M-a
HP	Lark Bunting	W-x

BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES

BV-KC	Red-winged Blackbird	R-a*
BV-CL	Tri-colored Blackbird	R-u*	CSC
BV-KC	Western Meadowlark	R-c*
BV-KC	Yellow-headed Blackbird	W-x S/M-u*	KA
BV-KC	Brewer's Blackbird	R-a*
BV-LM	Great-tailed Grackle	R-c*
BV-KC	Brown-headed Cowbird	R-u*
KR-KC	Hooded Oriole	W-x S/M-c*
BV-HP	Baltimore Oriole	S/M-x
BV-HP	Bullock's Oriole	W-x S/M-a*

FINCHES

CL-HP	Purple Finch	W-u
HP	Cassin’s Finch	W-x
BV-KC	House Finch	R-a*
HP	Red Crossbill	W-r
KR-HP	Pine Siskin	W/M-u
BV-KC	Lesser Goldfinch	R-c*
KR-HP	Lawrence's Goldfinch	W/M-r	AW
BV-KC	American Goldfinch	W-a M-c
HP	Evening Grosbeak	W/M-x

WEAVER FINCHES

BV-KC

House Sparrow

R-a*

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