Boreal Songbird Initiative : Boreal Birds of the Sacramento Area
  

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Boreal Birds of the Sacramento Area (view list)

The Sacramento area has 56 birds regularly seen that breed in the Boreal Forest. Some of these species winter in the US, many however migrate south to winter in Mexico, Central and South America.
Species Fall Winter Spring Summer
Waterfowl
Pied-billed Grebe Fall Winter Spring Summer
American Bittern Fall Winter Spring Summer
Canada Goose Fall Winter Spring
Mallard Fall Winter Spring Summer
Northern Pintail Fall Winter Spring
American Wigeon Fall Winter Spring
Northern Shoveler Fall Winter Spring
Blue-winged Teal Fall Winter Spring
Green-winged Teal Fall Winter Spring
Canvasback Fall Winter Spring
Redhead Fall Winter Spring Summer
Ring-necked Duck Fall Winter Spring
Lesser Scaup Fall Winter Spring
Common Merganser Fall Winter Spring

Hawks and Owls Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Northern Harrier Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Sharp-shinned Hawk> Fall Winter Spring  
  Golden Eagle Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Bald Eagle Fall Winter Spring  
  Osprey Fall   Spring  
  Merlin Fall Winter Spring  
  Short-eared Owl Fall Winter Spring  

Shorebirds Fall Winter Spring Summer
Sora Fall Winter Spring Summer
Sandhill Crane Fall Winter Spring
Killdeer Fall Winter Spring Summer
Greater Yellowlegs Fall Winter Spring
Lesser Yellowlegs Fall   Spring
Spotted Sandpiper Fall Winter Spring
Marbled Godwit Fall Winter Spring
Least Sandpiper Fall Winter Spring
Wilson's Snipe Fall Winter Spring
Mew Gull Fall Winter Spring
California Gull Fall Winter Spring
Herring Gull Fall Winter Spring

Backyard and Trailbirds Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Belted Kingfisher Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Northern Flicker Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Olive-sided Flycatcher Fall   Spring  
  Bank Swallow Fall   Spring  
  Tree Swallow Fall   Spring Summer
  Cliff Swallow Fall   Spring Summer
  Red-breasted Nuthatch Fall Winter Spring  
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Fall Winter Spring  
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet Fall Winter Spring  
  American Robin Fall Winter Spring Summer
  Swainson's Thrush Fall   Spring Summer
  Hermit Thrush Fall Winter Spring  
  Orange-crowned Warblera> Fall Winter Spring  
  Yellow Warbler Fall   Spring Summer
  Wilson's Warbler Fall   Spring  
  Chipping Sparrow Fall   Spring Summer
  Savannah Sparrow Fall Winter Spring  
  Golden-crowned Sparrow Fall Winter Spring  
  Lincoln's Sparrow Fall Winter Spring  
  Dark-eyed Junco Fall Winter Spring  
  Evening Grosbeak Fall Winter Spring  
  Purple Finch Fall Winter Spring  

Birding content provided by National Wildlife Federation/eNature with support from Ducks Unlimited/The Pew Charitable Trusts

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The Boreal Songbird Network is a network of groups interested in raising awareness in the U.S. about the importance of the Boreal Forest to migratory birds.

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