Sierra nevada Target Species lists

California Quail, Mountain Quail, Sooty Grouse, Wild Turkey, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Great Horned Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Pileated Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, White-headed Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, American Kestrel, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Hutton's Vireo, Steller's Jay, California Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Mountain Chickadee, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Bewick's Wren, Pacific Wren, Marsh Wren, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, American Dipper, Wrentit, Golden-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Townsend's Solitaire, Western Bluebird, California Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tricolored Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Cassin's Finch, House Finch.

Tougher to find year-round species: Northern Goshawk, Greater Roadrunner, Barn Owl, Great Gray Owl, Spotted Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Western Screech-Owl, Black-backed Woodpecker, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Pygmy Nuthatch, Mountain Bluebird, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, Red Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak.  

Northern Harrier, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Calliope Hummingbird, Western Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, Sage Thrasher (eastern slope), Common Yellowthroat, MacGillivray's Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Green-tailed Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, Western Tanager, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's Oriole, Lawrence's Goldfinch.

Tougher to find spring/summer species:  Flammulated Owl, Common Poorwill, Common Nighthawk, Black Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-chinned Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow (eastern slope), Sagebrush Sparrow (eastern slope), Black-throated Sparrow, Hooded Oriole. 

Canada Goose, Mallard, Wood Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Ruddy Duck, California Quail, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, American Bittern, White-faced Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sora, American Coot, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Burrowing Owl, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Northern Mockingbird, Song Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Lesser Goldfinch, House Finch.

Tougher to find year-round species: Least Bittern, White-tailed Kite, Barn Owl, Western Screech-Owl,  LeConte's Thrasher, Bell's Sparrow, Tricolored Blackbird.

Swainson's Hawk, White-throated Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, Lawrence's Goldfinch 

Tougher to find spring/summer species:  Common Poorwill, Lesser Nighthawk, Blue Grosbeak. 

Greater White-fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, Ross's Goose, Snow Goose, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Horned Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Sandhill Crane, Common Gallinule, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Snipe, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Herring Gull, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Prairie Falcon, Merlin, Say's Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Western Bluebird, American Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow (Sooty), Lincoln's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Purple Finch. 

Tougher to find fall/winter species: Blue-winged Teal, Snowy Plover, Mountain Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher, Lewis's Woodpecker, Varied Thrush, Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow. 

Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Semipalmated Plover, Wilson's Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, Black Tern, Forster's Tern, Caspian Tern, Vaux's Swift, Calliope Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Peregrine Falcon, Western Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Western Wood Pewee, Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Marsh Wren, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Yellow-headed Blackbird.

Tougher to find species during migration: Baird's Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Chat, Brewer's Sparrow.

Canada Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Wood Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Common Merganser,  Ruddy Duck, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Brown Pelican, Brandt's Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, American Bittern, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, White-tailed Kite, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Virginia Rail, Sora, American Coot, Western Snowy Plover, Killdeer, Black Oystercatcher, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet,Spotted Sandpiper, Common Murre, Pigeon Guillemot, Band-tailed Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon, American Kestrel, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Hutton's Vireo, Steller's Jay, California Scrub-Jay, Island Scrub-Jay (this species will require a boat trip to Santa Cruz Island), American Crow, Common Raven, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Pygmy Nuthatch,White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Bewick's Wren, House Wren, Pacific Wren, Marsh Wren, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Wrentit, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Western Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, California Thrasher, Phainopepla, Common Yellowthroat, Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Great-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Lesser Goldfinch, House Finch.

Tougher to find year-round species: Mountain Quail, California Condor, Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Burrowing Owl, Western Screech-Owl, Northern Pygmy Owl, Common Poorwill, Yellow-billed Magpie, American Dipper, Yellow-breasted Chat, Bell's Sparrow, Tricolored Blackbird, Red Crossbill.

Black-chinned Hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird, Western Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Purple Martin, Swainson's Thrush, MacGillivray's Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, Hooded Oriole, Bullock's Oriole. 

Tougher to find spring/summer species: Least Tern, Lawrence's Goldfinch. 

Brant, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Common Loon, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe, American White Pelican, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Black Turnstone, Wandering Tattler, Surfbird, Red Knot, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Sanderling, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Snipe, Bonaparte's Gull, Short-billed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Herring Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Western Gull, Heermann's Gull, Forster's Tern, Caspian Tern, Royal Tern, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Merlin, Say's Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Varied Thrush, American Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Fox Sparrow (Sooty), Lincoln's Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Purple Finch. 

Tougher to find fall/winter species: Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Harlequin Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, Rough-legged Hawk, Mountain Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Short-billed Dowitcher, Red Phalarope, Black-legged Kittiwake, Short-eared Owl, Lewis's Woodpecker, Townsend's Solitaire, Mountain Bluebird, White-throated Sparrow.