Birding Sac National Wildlife Refuge

We did this trip last year and it was loads of fun, so we did a repeat, but this time with only three people in 1 car. Saw a ton of cool birds and the weather was beautiful to boot. Last year was overcast and I couldn't even tell how beautiful the Coast Ranges look from the reserve! Next year: otters.

Posted on 26 January, 2011 07:44 by kueda kueda

Observations

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:37 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:08 AM PST

Place

300 Vann St, Williams, CA 95987, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

At the gas station.

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:38 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:43 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:41 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

About a trillion, all told.

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

American Coot (Fulica americana)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:40 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:44 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:36 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:00 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:59 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:37 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

American Wigeon (Mareca americana)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:15 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:01 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:25 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:28 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:25 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:40 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Juvenile

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:51 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:44 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:44 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:53 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:20 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:49 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:04 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:26 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:59 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:39 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:06 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:12 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:13 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:27 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:18 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:35 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:38 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:15 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:07 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:36 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:18 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:58 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:05 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Saw a couple flying over, but didn't catch any in the water.

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:49 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 09:40 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:37 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:24 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:22 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:34 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:11 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:10 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:49 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 01:46 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:16 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:15 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:02 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:36 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:31 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:12 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:22 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:20 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Common Teal (Anas crecca)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:39 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 12:33 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 10:44 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:18 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 03:45 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

This is a crummy pic, but it illustrates the difference in head and bill shape between the Snow and Ross's Geese, which is the kind of thing I had to see to understand. Had lots of great comparison look today.

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Teal (Anas crecca)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:19 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 02:08 PM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Lots and lots of Cinnamon Teal near the viewing platform, a real treat. Blue scapulars are awesome.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2011 11:27 AM PST

Place

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Our lunchtime companion.

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