La Sierra University Bird List
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The following 235 bird species have been recorded on the campus and associated lands of La Sierra University. Ten of these were recorded during the 1940s and are not supported with documentation. Eight species are non-native to this area. In addition, multiple species of parrot have been recorded on campus, including a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo that visited frequently between 1980 and 1992.
GEESE & DUCKS
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead *
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser *
Common Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
PARTRIDGES & QUAIL
Chukar **
Ring-necked Pheasant **
California Quail
Gambel’s Quail **
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
PELICANS & CORMORANTS
American White Pelican
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
HERONS & EGRETS
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
STORKS
Wood Stork
VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
KITES, HAWKS & EAGLES
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
RAILS & COOTS
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
PLOVERS
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover *
Mountain Plover
STILTS & AVOCETS
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
SANDPIPERS
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet *
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
GULLS
Franklin’s Gull
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Thayer’s Gull
PIGEONS & DOVES
Rock Pigeon **
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove **
Spotted Dove **
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove
CUCKOOS
Greater Roadrunner
OWLS
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Short-eared Owl
GOATSUCKERS
Common Poorwill
Lesser Nighthawk
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift
Black Swift
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Acorn Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker *
Northern Flicker
FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatrcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike
VIREOS
Plumbeous Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
CROWS & JAYS
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
LARKS
Horned Lark
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow *
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
CHICKADEES & ALLIES
Mountain Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper *
Cactus Wren
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren *
Bewick's Wren
Northern House Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
MIMIDS
Northern Mockingbird
California Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling **
PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
SILKY FYCATCHERS
Phainopepla
WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler *
Hermit Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
SPARROWS & ALLIES
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Bell's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow *
Dark-eyed Junco
GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
FINCHES
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow **
* Reported during the 1940s w/ no supporting documentation (10 species)
** Non-native (8 species)
Observers: Bill Baker; Lester & Vivian Cushman; Floyd Hayes; Joel Haldeman; Andrew Howe; Vernon & Winona Howe; Andrew Karpenko; Craig & Esther Kinzer; Roger & Sharon McFarland; Nathan Sutter; George Alden Thompson.
Updated: March 2025
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