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Birds of Famosa Slough
While there have been over 180 species of birds observed at Famosa Sough, the 48 list here have been regularly seen within the past year. Migrating waterfowl are more commonly seen in winter, while others such as the least tern are summer visitors. Year around visitors include many of the songbirds, egrets, and gulls. Click on any of the highlighted birds to view photo.
Grebes and Herons (year-round visitors)
Pied-billed Grebe Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Black-crowned Night Heron
Ducks (winter visitors)
Mallard Northern Pintail Ruddy Duck American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Cinnamon Teal Blue-winged Teal Lesser Scaup
Raptors (year-round visitors)
Red-tailed Hawk Osprey American Kestrel
Waterfowl (mostly winter visitors)
American Coot Killdeer American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Willet Marbled Godwit Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher
Gulls and Terns (year-round visitors)
Ring-billed Gull California Gull Western Gull Forster’s Tern Least Tern
Doves and Hummingbirds (year-round visitors)
Mourning Dove Rock Pigeon Anna’s Hummingbird
Perching birds (mostly year-round)
Belted Kingfisher Black Phoebe Western Scrub-Jay Common Raven American Crow Bushtit Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Yellowthroat White-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch House Sparrow

Birds of Famosa Slough