Birds of the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve
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| Prepared in June 2014 by Chris Swarth. Updated in November 2016. Based on personal observations |
| (January 2013-November 2016); and various references. Species in yellow highlight breed in Reserve. |
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Breeding or Migratory Status |
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| Species |
Habitat/Local Area |
Breeds = Reserve breeding record |
Special Protected Status |
| Canada Goose |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Wood Duck |
Lake Yosemite |
Local Breeder |
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| Mallard |
Reserve stock ponds |
Breeds |
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| Gadwall |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Northern Shoveler |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Cinnamon Teal |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| American Wigeon |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Bufflehead |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Ring-necked Duck or Scaup |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Barrow's Goldeneye |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Common Merganser |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Migrant |
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| Red-breasted Merganser |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Migrant |
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| Ruddy Duck |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| Eared Grebe |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| Horned Grebe |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| Western/Clark's Grebe |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| American White Pelican |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Migrant |
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Migrant |
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| Cattle Egret |
Lake Yosemite |
Local Breeder |
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| Great Blue Heron |
Reserve stock ponds |
Local Breeder |
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| Great Egret |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Green Heron |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Snowy Egret |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Turkey Vulture |
Grasslands & Lake Yosemite |
Local Breeder |
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| Osprey |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| White-tailed Kite |
Grasslands & Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| Bald Eagle |
Lake Yosemite |
Local Breeder |
X |
| Northern Harrier |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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| Rough-legged Hawk |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Ferruginious Hawk |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Swainson's Hawk |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
X |
| Golden Eagle |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
X |
| American Coot |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Sandhill Crane |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Black-necked Stilt |
Reserve stock ponds |
Migrant |
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| American Avocet |
Reserve stock ponds |
Breeds |
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| Killdeer |
Reserve Stock Ponds & Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Long-billed Curlew |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Dunlin |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Least Sandpiper |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Western Sandpiper |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Dowitchers |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Red-necked Phalarope |
Vernal Pools & Stock Ponds |
Migrant |
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| California Gull |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| Forster's Tern |
Lake Yosemite |
Migrant |
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| Mourning Dove |
Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| Short-eared Owl |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Great-horned Owl |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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| Burrowing Owl |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
X |
| Barn Owl |
Grasslands & Black Rascal Creek |
Breeds |
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| Common Nighthawk |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
Lake Yosemite & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| American Kestrel |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Merlin |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Prairie Falcon |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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| Say's Phoebe |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Black Phoebe |
Reserve Stock Ponds and Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Western Kingbird |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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| Common Raven |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Yellow-billed Magpie |
Orchards |
Local Breeder |
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| Horned Lark |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Loggerhead Shrike |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Cliff Swallow |
Aerial, Canals, & Black Rascal Creek |
Breeds |
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| Barn Swallow |
Aerial & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Tree Swallow |
Aerial & Canals |
Local Breeder |
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| Rock Wren |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| American Robin |
Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| Western Bluebird |
Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
Campus edge |
Breeds |
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| American Pipit |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
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| Spotted Towhee |
Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
Campus edge |
Migrant |
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| Savannah Sparrow |
Grasslands |
Migrant |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
Reserve Stock Pond & Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
Lake Yosemite |
Local Breeder |
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| Great-tailed Grackle |
Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| Western Meadowlark |
Grasslands |
Breeds |
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| House Finch |
Grasslands & Campus edge |
Local Breeder |
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| American Goldfinch |
Grasslands |
Local Breeder |
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