Just some of the species you might see on a trip to California in the Springtime. Seen February 2013 (Scroll down for species seen in May 2023)

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February 2013

Larus californicus (California Gull)

Haematopus bachmani (Black Oystercatcher)

Larus heermanni (Heermann's Gull)

Mirounga angustirostris (Elephant Seal)

Asterina miniata (Sea Bat Star)

Aloe Arborescens

Aphelocoma californica (Western Scrub-Jay)

Patagioenas fasciata (Band-tailed Pigeon)

Eschsholtzia californica (California Poppy)

Enhydra lutris (Sea Otter)

Melanerpes formicivorus (Acorn Woodpecker)

Sialia mexicana (Western Bluebird)

Pica nuttalli (Yellow-billed Magpie)

Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron)

Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)

Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly)

Sequoia sempervirens Coastal Redwood

Otospermophilus beecheyi California ground squirrel

Odocoileus hemionus californicus California Mule Deer

Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird

Branta bernicla (Brant Goose)

Toxostoma redivivum (California Thrasher)

Callipepla californica (California Quail)

Tringa melanoleuca (Greater Yellowlegs)

Egretta thula (Snowy Egret)

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Willet)

Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk)

Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull)

Carduelis psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch)

Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)

STELLER'S JAY

Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit

Larus occidentalis Western Gull

Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew

Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow)

Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)

Podiceps nigricollis (Eared Grebe)

Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)

Lynx rufus (Bobcat)

Gavia immer (Common Loon)

Carpodacus mexicanus (House Finch)

May 2023

Turdus migratorius (American Robin)

Ariolimax (Banana Slug)

Callipepla californica (California Quail)

Callipepla californica (California Quail)

Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)

Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallows)

Ardea alba (Great Egret)

Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)

Haemorhous mexicanus (House Finch)

Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)

Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail)

Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail)

Cervus canadensis roosevelti (Roosevelt Elks)

Cervus canadensis roosevelti (Roosevelt Elk)

Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)

Cyanocitta stelleri (Steller's Jay)

Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)

Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)

Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)

Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)

Harpaphe haydeniana (Yellow-spotted Millipede)

Lands End, San Francisco

Twin Peaks, San Francisco

B.R. Cohn Winery, Napa Valley