Sacramento County Breeding Birds – Central Valley Bird Club

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Breeding Birds

This Central Valley Bird Club special publication compares the results of two Breeding Bird Atlases for Sacramento County conducted nearly 30 years apart. The comparison reveals changes in breeding bird status and distribution in the context of a warming climate and dramatic changes in land use. It focuses on the most significant changes with chapters on changes in land use and climate, new and lost breeders, and species showing significant changes in range or habitat use. The results for every species are displayed on individual pages with maps and charts. The changes are also put into the perspective of regional and rangewide trends. We have also made all the raw data available for download for anyone looking to use these data in their research.

Citation

Pandolfino, E.R., L.A. Douglas, T.D. Manolis, and C. Conard. 2021. Sacramento County Breeding Birds: A Tale of Two Atlases and Three Decades of Change. Central Valley Bird Club Special Publication No. 2. Central Valley Bird Club, Sacramento, CA.

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Results by Species

Order	Common Name	Family
66	Acorn Woodpecker	Woodpeckers
26	Allen’s Hummingbird	Hummingbirds
33	American Avocet	Stilts and Avocets
42	American Bittern	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
30	American Coot	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
83	American Crow	Crows, Jays, and Magpies
112	American Goldfinch	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
70	American Kestrel	Falcons and Caracaras
103	American Robin	Thrushes and Allies
25	Anna’s Hummingbird	Hummingbirds
72	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Tyrant Flycatchers
56	Bald Eagle	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
86	Barn Owl	Barn Owls
60	Bank Swallow	Swallows
91	Barn Swallow	Swallows
24	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Hummingbirds
49	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
65	Belted Kingfisher	Kingfishers
99	Bewick’s Wren	Wrens
100	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Gnatcatchers
129	Brown-headed Cowbird	Blackbirds
136	Black-headed Grosbeak	Cardinals and Allies
137	Blue Grosbeak	Cardinals and Allies
76	Black Phoebe	Tyrant Flycatchers
31	Black Rail	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
39	Black Tern	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
32	Black-necked Stilt	Stilts and Avocets
130	Brewer’s Blackbird	Blackbirds
126	Bullock’s Oriole	Blackbirds
63	Burrowing Owl	Owls
94	Bushtit	Long-tailed tits
4	Blue-winged Teal	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
47	Western Cattle Egret	Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
119	California Towhee	New World Sparrows
1	Canada Goose	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
13	California Quail	New World Quail
81	California Scrub-Jay	Crows, Jays, and Magpies
104	California Thrasher	Mockingbirds and Thrashers
115	Chipping Sparrow	New World Sparrows
5	Cinnamon Teal	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
92	Cliff Swallow	Swallows
29	Common Gallinule	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
55	Cooper’s Hawk	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
11	Common Merganser	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
21	Common Nighthawk	Nightjars and Allies
22	Common Poorwill	Nightjars and Allies
84	Common Raven	Crows, Jays, and Magpies
133	Common Yellowthroat	Wood-Warblers
41	Double-crested Cormorant	Cormorants
116	Dark-eyed Junco	New World Sparrows
67	Downy Woodpecker	Woodpeckers
18	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Pigeons and Doves
106	European Starling	Starlings
40	Forster’s Tern	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
7	Gadwall	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
44	Great Blue Heron	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
62	Great Horned Owl	Owls
53	Golden Eagle	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
45	Great Egret	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
48	Green Heron	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
113	Grasshopper Sparrow	New World Sparrows
131	Great-tailed Grackle	Blackbirds
109	House Finch	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
85	Horned Lark	Larks
10	Hooded Merganser	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
125	Hooded Oriole	Blackbirds
108	House Sparrow	Passeridae
97	Northern House Wren	Wrens
79	Hutton’s Vireo	Vireos
34	Killdeer	Plovers
111	Lawrence’s Goldfinch	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
114	Lark Sparrow	New World Sparrows
138	Lazuli Bunting	Cardinals and Allies
43	Least Bittern	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
110	Lesser Goldfinich	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
20	Lesser Nighthawk	Nightjars and Allies
38	Least Tern	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
78	Loggerhead Shrike	Shrikes
8	Mallard	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
98	Marsh Wren	Wrens
19	Mourning Dove	Pigeons and Doves
2	Mute Swan	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
69	Northern Flicker	Woodpeckers
54	Northern Harrier	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
105	Northern Mockingbird	Mockingbirds and Thrashers
9	Northern Pintail	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
89	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Swallows
6	Northern Shoveler	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
68	Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Woodpeckers
93	Oak Titmouse	Chickadees and Titmice
132	Orange-crowned Warbler	Wood-Warblers
51	Osprey	Osprey
16	Pied-billed Grebe	Grebes
71	Peregrine Falcon	Falcons and Caracaras
107	Phainopepla	Silky Flycatchers
75	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Tyrant Flycatchers
90	Purple Martin	Swallows
120	Rufous-crowned Sparrow	New World Sparrows
15	Ring-necked Pheasant	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
17	Rock Pigeon	Pigeons and Doves
96	Rock Wren	Wrens
57	Red-shouldered Hawk	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
59	Red-tailed Hawk	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
12	Ruddy Duck	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
127	Red-winged Blackbird	Blackbirds
77	Say’s Phoebe	Tyrant Flycatchers
117	Savannah Sparrow	New World Sparrows
64	Short-eared Owl	Owls
46	Snowy Egret	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
28	Sora	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
118	Song Sparrow	New World Sparrows
36	Spotted Sandpiper	Sandpipers and Allies
121	Spotted Towhee	New World Sparrows
135	Summer Tanager	Cardinals and Allies
58	Swainson’s Hawk	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
128	Tricolored Blackbird	Blackbirds
87	Tree Swallow	Swallows
50	Turkey Vulture	New World Vultures
88	Violet-green Swallow	Swallows
27	Virginia Rail	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
80	Warbling Vireo	Vireos
95	White-breasted Nuthatch	Nuthatches
102	Western Bluebird	Thrushes and Allies
73	Western Kingbird	Tyrant Flycatchers
124	Western Meadowlark	Blackbirds
61	Western Screech-Owl	Owls
74	Western Wood-Pewee	Tyrant Flycatchers
37	Wilson’s Phalarope	Sandpipers and Allies
35	Wilson’s Snipe	Sandpipers and Allies
14	Wild Turkey	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
3	Wood Duck	Ducks, Geese, and Swans
101	Wrentit	Sylviidae
52	White-tailed Kite	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
23	White-throated Swift	Swifts
122	Yellow-breasted Chat	Blackbirds, Meadowlarks & Orioles
82	Yellow-billed Magpie	Crows, Jays, and Magpies
134	Yellow Warbler	Wood-Warblers
123	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Blackbirds