Finatic Photography




		Raptors Accipiters Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Buteos Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus plagiatus Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Red-shouldered Hawk California subspecies Buteo lineatus elegans South Florida subspecies Buteo lineatus extimus Southeast subspecies Buteo lineatus alleni Red-tailed Hawk Eastern subspecies Buteo jamaicensis borealis Western subspecies Buteo jamaicensis calurus Harlan's Hawk Buteo jamaicensis harlani Nestling Buteo jamaicensis xxxx Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Eagles & Osprey Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus The National Bird of the United States. To see a video of a fledgling I have posted on YouTube, click here. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Osprey Pandion haliaetus Falcons & Harrier American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Northern Harrier Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Kites White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Owls Barn Owl Tyto alba Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Subtropical Hawks Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway The National Bird of Mexico. Vultures Black Vulture Coragyps atratus California Condor Gymnogyps californianus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Click to join Raptor_Watch Egrets & Herons Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Green Heron Butorides virescens Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Snowy Egret Egretta thula Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax violaceus Bitterns, Cranes, Ibis, Limpkin, Spoonbill & Storks American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosa Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Limpkin Aramus guarauna Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi White Ibis Eudocimus albus Wood Stork Mycteria americana Multiple Species of Long-legged Wading Birds together. Flycatchers & Pewees Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus The state bird of Oklahoma Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Kingbirds & Phoebes Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Mockingbirds & Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos The state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Swallows & Swifts Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Purple Martin Progne subis Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Doves, Pigeons & Quail Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata California Quail Callipepla californica Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Inca Dove Scardafella inca Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Rock Pigeon Columba livia White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Flickers, Sapsuckers & Woodpeckers Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus The state bird of Alabama Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Magpies & Jays Black-throated Magpie Calocitta colliei Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina Stellar's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli Wrens Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus The state bird of Arizona. Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus The state bird of South Carolina. House Wren Troglodytes aedon Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Gnatcatchers & Micro-birds Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Verdin Auriparus flaviceps Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Vireos Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Least Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii pusillus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Bluebirds Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis The state bird of Missouri, and New York. Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides The state bird of Idaho and Nevada Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Chickadees, Nuthatches & Titmices Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Catbird & Thrushes Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus The state bird of Vermont Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Thrashers Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre LeConte's Thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Parrots & Parakeets Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Crows, Grackles & Ravens American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus Common Raven Corvus corax Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Misc. Birds American Pipit Anthus rubescens Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus The state bird of New Mexico. Moa (aka Red Junglefowl) Gallus gallus Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Prefer to see birds arranged by location where photographed? Check out the Photo Locations and Trips Gallery by clicking here. Unknown Birds Please send me an email if you can identify any of these birds. Unknown Birds		Hummingbirds Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Anna's Hummingbird (Partial Albino-Leucistic) Calypte anna Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Selasphorus Hummingbirds Selasphorus sasin & S. rufus Allen's and Rufous Hummingbirds are almost impossible to tell apart from each other. Since both are in the San Diego area I don't want to be misleading, I choose to lump them together under part of their scientific classification. For other locations where there is only one species I will separate them. Violet-crowned Hummingbird Agyrtria violiceps White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis Multiple Hummingbird species together Warblers Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Yellow-rumped Warbler Audubon's Warbler Dendroica coronata auduboni Myrtle Warbler Dendroica coronata coronata Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Finches American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis The state bird of Iowa, New Jersey & Washington. Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus The state bird of New Hampshire. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sparrows & Junkos Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Dark-eyed Junko Junco hyemalis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yellow-eyed Junko Junco phaeonotus Shore Birds American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Black x American Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani x H. palliatus Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris mauri Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa malanoleuca Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Red Knot Calidris canutus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Calidris alba Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusillus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Willet Tringa semipalmata Multiple Species of Oystercatcher together Cardinals & Grosbeaks Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis The state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Towhees Abert's Towhee Pipilo aberti California Towhee Pipilo crissalis Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Blackbirds & Cowbirds Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Meadowlarks & Robins American Robin Turdus migratorius The state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta The state bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming. Orioles & Tanagers Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Ducks American Wigeon Anas americana Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Brant Branta bernicla Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard (domestic version living wild) Anas platyrhynchos Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula Northern Pintail Anas acuta Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Geese & Swans Blue-phase Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Brown Chinese Goose Anser cygnoides (domestic version living wild) Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser (domestic version living wild) Muscovy Cairina moschata (feral, most likely a hybrid with a Mallard) Ross's & Snow Geese Anser caerulescens & A. rossii These two species of goose look almost the same. The major differences are that the Ross's Goose is smaller and has a shorter bill. Swan Goose Anser cygnoides (domestic version living wild) White Goose Anserinae Chen (domestic version living wild) Coots, Gallinules & Rails American Coot Fulica americana Clapper Rail (Light-footed) Rallus longirostris obsoletus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Sora Porzana carolina Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Grebes Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Anhinga & Comorants Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Brandt's Comorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Double-crested Comorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Pelagic Comorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Other Swimming Birds Common Loon Gavia immer The state bird of Minnesota. Common Murre Uria aalge Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Terns Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common Tern Sterna hirundo Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Gulls California Gull Larus californicus The state bird of Utah Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Herring Gull Larus argentatus Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Western Gull Larus occidentalis Misc Aerial Waterbirds White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis The state bird of Louisiana. Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Least Storm Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma I was able to hold these birds after they were stunned from flying into the boat at night at Guadalupe Island, 180 miles off the coast of Baja, Mexico. All were released early the following morning. Red-footed Booby Sula sula State Birds that I've yet to photograph Alaska - Willow Ptarmigan Colorado - Lark Bunting Delaware - Blue Hen Chicken Hawaii - Nene Maine - Black-capped Chickadee Maryland -Baltimore Oriole Massachusetts - Black-capped Chickadee Pennsylvania - Ruffed Grouse Rhode Island - Rhode Island Red South Dakota - Ring-necked Pheasant Visit some of my favorite San Diego area birding links. See a gallery of assorted birds in flight.

Raptors

Accipiters

Buteos

Eagles & Osprey

Falcons & Harrier

Kites

Owls

Subtropical Hawks

Vultures

Egrets & Herons

Bitterns, Cranes, Ibis, Limpkin, Spoonbill & Storks

Flycatchers & Pewees

Kingbirds & Phoebes

Mockingbirds & Shrikes

Swallows & Swifts

Doves, Pigeons & Quail

Flickers, Sapsuckers & Woodpeckers

Magpies & Jays

Wrens

Gnatcatchers & Micro-birds

Vireos

Bluebirds

Chickadees, Nuthatches & Titmices

Catbird & Thrushes

Thrashers

Parrots & Parakeets

Crows, Grackles & Ravens

Misc. Birds

Prefer to see birds arranged by location where photographed?

Unknown Birds

Hummingbirds

Warblers

Finches

Sparrows & Junkos

Shore Birds

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Towhees

Blackbirds & Cowbirds

Meadowlarks & Robins

Orioles & Tanagers

Ducks

Geese & Swans

Coots, Gallinules & Rails

Grebes

Anhinga & Comorants

Other Swimming Birds

Terns

Gulls

Misc Aerial Waterbirds

State Birds that I've yet to photograph