See also: Birds of the Owens Lake

Taxonomy, nomenclature, and seasonal divisions used follow the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds, 7th edition, 1998.  Sp = spring ( 1 March to 30 May), Su = summer (1 June to 31 July), F=fall (1 Aug to 30 Nov), W = winter (1 Dec to 28 Feb).

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Agricultural Fields, Aerial, Desert Scrub, Coniferous Forest, Oak Woodland, Rocks/Cliffs, Woodlands (Joshua and Pinyon-Juniper), Sagebrush Scrub, Parks/Towns, Ponds/Lakes/Reservoirs, Riparian.

Agricultural Fields Northern Harrier Western Kingbird (Sp, Su) Swainson's Hawk (Sp, Su, F) Horned Lark Ferruginous Hawk (F, W, Sp) Common Raven Rough-legged Hawk (W) Western Bluebird (Sp, F) American Kestrel Mountain Bluebird (F, W, Sp) Merlin (F) European Starling Prairie Falcon Lark Sparrow (Sp, F) Barn Owl Savannah Sparrow Burrowing Owl Chestnut-collared Longspur (F) Say's Phoebe Western Meadowlark Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Aerial Turkey vulture (Sp, Su,F) White-throated Swift (Sp, Su) Red-tailed Hawk Tree Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Golden Eagle Violet-green Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Common Nighthawk (Su) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Lesser Nighthawk (Sp, Su, F) Bank Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Vaux's Swift (Sp) Cliff Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Barn Swallow (Sp, Su, F) Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Desert Scrub Greater Roadrunner LeConte's Thrasher Common Poorwill (Sp, Su, F) Loggerhead Shrike Costa's Hummingbird (Sp, Su) Black-throated Sparrow (Sp, Su, F) Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Oak Woodland Oak Titmouse California Towhee Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Coniferous Forest Blue Grouse Brown Creeper Mountain Quail Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Saw-whet Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Williamson's Sapsucker Townsend's Solitaire Hairy Woodpecker Hermit Thrush (Sp, Su, F) White-headed Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Sp, Su, F) Western Tanager (Sp, Su, F) Western Wood-Pewee (Sp, Su, F) Black-headed Grosbeak (Sp, Su, F) Steller's Jay Chipping Sparrow (Sp, Su, F) Clark's Nutcracker Dark-eyed Junco Mountain Chickadee Cassin's Finch Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill White-breasted Nuthatch Pine Siskin Pygmy Nuthatch Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Rocks/Cliffs Rock Wren White-throated Swift (Sp, Su, F) Canyon Wren Say's Phoebe Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Woodlands JOSHUA PINYON-JUNIPER Ladder-backed Woodpecker Gray Flycatcher (Sp, Su, F) Cactus Wren Western Scrub-Jay Scott's Oriole (Sp, Su) Pinyon Jay Juniper Titmouse Plumbeous Vireo (Sp, Su) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Sagebrush Scrub Sage Thrasher (Sp, Su, F) Vesper Sparrow Green-tailed Towhee (Sp, Su, F) Sage Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow (Sp, Su, F) Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Parks/Towns Anna's Hummingbird (Sp, Su, F) Cedar Waxwing (Sp, F) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Sp, Su, F) Brewer's Blackbird Rufous Hummingbird (Sp, F) Hooded Oriole (Sp, Su) American Crow House Finch  American Robin American Goldfinch (F, W, Sp) Northern Mockingbird House Sparrow Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Ponds/Lakes/Reservoirs Common Loon (Sp, F) Osprey (Sp, Su, F) Pied-billed Grebe Bald Eagle (W) Eared Grebe Virginia Rail Western Grebe (Sp, F) Sora Clark's Grebe (Sp, Su, F) American Coot Amer. White Pelican (Sp, Su, F) Snowy Plover (Sp, Su, F) Double-crested Cormorant (Sp, Su, F) Semipalmated Plover (Sp, F) American Bittern Killdeer Least Bittern (Sp, Su) Black-necked Stilt (Sp, Su, F) Great Blue Heron American Avocet Great Egret (Sp, Su, F) Greater Yellowlegs (Sp, F, W) Snowy Egret (Sp, Su, F) Lesser Yellowlegs (Sp, F) Cattle Egret (Sp, F) Solitary Sandpiper (Sp, F) Green Heron (F, W, Sp) Willet (F, W, Sp) Black-crowned Night-Heron Spotted Sandpiper (Sp, Su, F) White-faced Ibis (Sp, F) Long-billed Curlew (Sp, Su, F) Tundra Swan (W) Marbled Godwit (F) Greater White-fronted Goose (F, W, Sp) Western Sandpiper (F, W, Sp) Snow Goose (F, W, Sp) Least Sandpiper (F, W, Sp) Canada Goose (F, W, Sp) Baird's Sandpiper (F) Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper (F) Green-winged Teal Dunlin (F, W, Sp) Mallard Short-billed Dowitcher (Sp, F) Northern Pintail (F, W, Sp) Long-billed Dowitcher (Sp, F) Blue-winged Teal (Sp, F) Common Snipe Cinnamon Teal (Sp, Su, F) Wilson's Phalarope (Sp, Su, F) Northern Shoveler (F, W, Sp) Red-necked Phalarope (Sp, F) Gadwall Bonaparte's Gull (Sp, F) American Wigeon (F, W, Sp) Ring-billed Gull Canvasback (F, W, Sp) California Gull Redhead Caspian Tern (Sp, Su, F) Ring-necked Duck (F, W, Sp) Forster's Tern (Sp, F) Lesser Scaup (F, W, Sp) Black Tern (Sp, F) Common Goldeneye (W) Belted Kingfisher Bufflehead (F, W, Sp) Marsh Wren Hooded Merganser (F, W) American Pipit (F, W, Sp) Common Merganser (W, Sp) Common Yellowthroat (Sp, Su, F) Red-breasted Merganser (Sp, Su, F) Red-winged Blackbird Ruddy Duck Yellow-headed Blackbird (Sp, Su, F) Back to [habitat list] or [top]

Riparian Sharp-shinned hawk (F, W, Sp) Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Sp, Su, F) Cooper's Hawk Black Phoebe Red-shouldered Hawk Vermilion Flycatcher (F, W, Sp) California Quail Ash-throated Flycatcher (Sp, Su, F) Mourning Dove Black-billed Magpie Western Screech-Owl Common Bushtit Great Horned Owl Bewick's Wren Long-eared Owl House Wren (Sp, Su, F) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Sp, Su) American Dipper Anna's Hummingbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Sp, Su, F) Calliope Hummingbird (Sp, Su) Swainson's Thrush (Sp) Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Su) Phainopepla (Su) Rufous Hummingbird (Sp, F) Cassin's Vireo (Sp, F) Red-naped Sapsucker (F, W, Sp) Warbling Vireo (Sp, Su, F) Red-breasted Sapsucker Orange-crowned Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Nuttall's Woodpecker Nashville Warbler (Sp, F) Downy Woodpecker Yellow Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Northern Flicker Townsend's Warbler (Sp, F) Willow Flycatcher (Sp, Su, F) MacGillivray's Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Hammond's Flycatcher (Sp, F) Wilson's Warbler (Sp, Su, F) Yellow-breasted Chat (Sp, Su, F) Lincoln's Sparrow (F, W, Sp) Blue Grosbeak (Sp, Su, F) Golden-crowned Sparrow (F, W, Sp) Lazuli Bunting (Sp, Su, F) White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Brown-headed Cowbird California Towhee Bullock's Oriole (Sp, Su) Fox Sparrow (Sp, Su, F) Lesser Goldfinch Song Sparrow Back to [habitat list] or [top]