Pecho Willows and Cuesta Inlet Open Space Bird List (249 species)
(Birds recorded in and from the open space)
Non-native or introduced abc
R = rare - 2 or less records
E = possibly extirpated, no recent records in San Luis Obispo County.
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae)
__ Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
__ Brant
__ Cackling Goose
__ Canada Goose
__ Tundra Swan, R
__ Eurasian Wigeon
__ American Wigeon
__ Mallard
__ Blue-winged Teal
__ Cinnamon Teal
__ Northern Shoveler
__ Northern Pintail
__ Green-winged Teal
__ Canvasback
__ Redhead
__ Greater Scaup
__ Lesser Scaup
__ Surf Scoter
__ Bufflehead
__ Common Goldeneye
__ Red-breasted Merganser
__ Ruddy Duck
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
__ California Quail
Loons (Gaviidae)
__ Red-throated Loon
__ Pacific Loon
__ Common Loon
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
__ Pied-billed Grebe
__ Horned Grebe
__ Eared Grebe
__ Western Grebe
__ Clark’s Grebe
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
__ American White Pelican
__ Brown Pelican
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
__ Double-crested Cormorant
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)
__ Great Blue Heron
__ Great Egret
__ Snowy Egret
__ Cattle Egret, R
__ Green Heron
__ Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
__ White-faced Ibis, R
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
__ Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies (Accipitridae)
__ Osprey
__ White-tailed Kite
__ Bald Eagle
__ Northern Harrier
__ Sharp-shinned Hawk
__ Cooper’s Hawk
__ Red-shouldered Hawk
__ Red-tailed Hawk
__ Golden Eagle, R
Caracaras & Falcons (Falconidae)
__ American Kestrel
__ Merlin
__ Peregrine Falcon
__ Prairie Falcon, R
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
__ Black Rail, E
__ Virginia Rail
__ Sora
__ American Coot
Plovers (Charadriidae)
__ Black-bellied Plover
__ American Golden-Plover
__ Semipalmated Plover
__ Killdeer
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostidae)
__ American Avocet
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
__ Spotted Sandpiper
__ Solitary Sandpiper, R
Wandering Tattler, R
__ Greater Yellowlegs
__ Willet
__ Lesser Yellowlegs
__ Whimbrel
__ Long-billed Curlew
__ Marbled Godwit
__ Red Knot
__ Sanderling
__ Semipalmated Sandpiper, R
__ Western Sandpiper
__ Least Sandpiper
__ Baird’s Sandpiper
__ Dunlin
__ Short-billed Dowitcher
__ Long-billed Dowitcher
__ Wilson’s Snipe, R
__ Wilson’s Phalarope, R
__ Red-necked Phalarope
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
__ South Polar Skua
__ Bonaparte’s Gull
__ Heermann’s Gull
__ Mew Gull
__ Ring-billed Gull
__ Western Gull
__ California Gull
__ Herring Gull
__ Thayer’s Gull
__ Glaucous-winged Gull
__ Caspian Tern
__ Common Tern
__ Arctic Tern
__ Forster’s Tern
__ Royal Tern
__ Elegant Tern
__ Black Skimmer
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
__ Pomarine Jaeger, R
__ Parasitic Jaeger
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
__ Rock Pigeon
__ Band-tailed Pigeon
__ Eurasian Collared-Dove
__ White-winged Dove
__ Mourning Dove
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
__ Barn Owl
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
__ Great Horned Owl
__ Short-eared Owl, R
Swifts (Apodidae)
__ Black Swift, R
__ Vaux’s Swift
__ White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
__ Black-chinned Hummingbird
__ Anna’s Hummingbird
__ Costa’s Hummingbird, R
__ Rufous Hummingbird
__ Allen’s Hummingbird
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
__ Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)
__ Acorn Woodpecker, R
__ Red-breasted Sapsucker
__ Nuttall’s Woodpecker
__ Downy Woodpecker
__ Hairy Woodpecker
__ Northern Flicker
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
__ Olive-sided Flycatcher
__ Western Wood-Pewee
__ Willow Flycatcher
__ Pacific-slope Flycatcher
__ Black Phoebe
__ Eastern Phoebe, R
__ Say’s Phoebe
__ Dusky-capped Flycatcher, R
__ Ash-throated Flycatcher
__ Tropical Kingbird, R
__ Cassin’s Kingbird
__ Western Kingbird
__ Eastern Kingbird, R
Shrikes (Laniidae)
__ Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos (Vireonidae)
__ Bell’s Vireo, R
__ Plumbeous Vireo, R
__ Cassin’s Vireo
__ Blue-headed Vireo, R
__ Hutton’s Vireo
__ Warbling Vireo
__ Philadelphia Vireo, R
Jays and Crows (Corvidae)
__ Western Scrub-Jay
__ American Crow
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
__ Tree Swallow
__ Violet-green Swallow
__ Northern Rough-winged Swallow
__ Cliff Swallow
__ Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
__ Chestnut-backed Chickadee
__ Oak Titmouse
Bushtits (Aegithalidae)
__ Bushtit
Nuthatches (Sittadae)
__ Red-breasted Nuthatch
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
__ Bewick’s Wren
__ House Wren
__ Pacific Wren
__ Marsh Wren
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
__ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Kinglets (Regulidae)
__ Golden-crowned Kinglet
__ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes (Turdidae)
__ Western Bluebird
__ Swainson’s Thrush
__ Hermit Thrush
__ American Robin
__ Varied Thrush
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
__ Gray Catbird, R
__ Northern Mockingbird
__ California Thrasher
Starlings (Sturnidae)
__ European Starling
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
__ American Pipit
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
__ Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
__ Tennessee Warbler
__ Orange-crowned Warbler
__ Nashville Warbler
__ Virginia’s Warbler, R
__ Lucy’s Warbler , R
__ Northern Parula , R
__ Yellow Warbler
__ Chestnut-sided Warbler
__ Magnolia Warbler, R
__ Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
__ Townsend’s Warbler
__ Hermit Warbler
__ Yellow-throated Warbler, R
__ Prairie Warbler, R
__ Palm Warbler
__ Bay-breasted Warbler, R
__ Blackburnian Warbler, R
__ Blackpoll Warbler
__ Black-and-white Warbler
__ American Redstart
__ Northern Waterthrush
__ MacGillivray’s Warbler
__ Common Yellowthroat
__ Wilson’s Warbler
__ Canada Warbler, R
__ Yellow-breasted Chat
Emberizids (Emberizidae)
__ Spotted Towhee
__ California Towhee
__ Chipping Sparrow
__ Clay-colored Sparrow
__ Brewer’s Sparrow
__ Vesper Sparrow, R
__ Lark Sparrow
__ Savannah Sparrow
__ Fox Sparrow
__ Song Sparrow
__ Lincoln’s Sparrow
__ Swamp Sparrow
__ White-throated Sparrow
__ White-crowned Sparrow
__ Golden-crowned Sparrow
__ Dark-eyed Junco
Tanagers, Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies (Cardinalidae)
__ Summer Tanager
__ Western Tanager
__ Rose-breasted Grosbeak
__ Black-headed Grosbeak
__ Blue Grosbeak
__ Lazuli Bunting
__ Indigo Bunting
__ Painted Bunting, R
__ Dickcissel, R
Blackbirds (Icteridae)
__ Red-winged Blackbird
__ Tricolored Blackbird
__ Western Meadowlark
__ Yellow-headed Blackbird, R
__ Brewer’s Blackbird
__ Great-tailed Grackle
__ Brown-headed Cowbird
__ Orchard Oriole, R
__ Hooded Oriole
__ Bullock’s Oriole
Baltimore Oriole, R
Fringilline Finches and Allies (Fringillidae)
__ Purple Finch
__ House Finch
__ Pine Siskin
__ Lesser Goldfinch
__ Lawrence’s Goldfinch
__ American Goldfinch
__ Evening Grosbeak
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
__ House Sparrow
