Iviii INTRODUCTION 



.\t/cticorax nycticarax navius: Black-crowned Night Heron. Common 



migrant about streams and ponds. 

 Grusmexicana: Sandhill Crane. Common in mig-ration and occasional 



during winter. 

 /,',/////* virgimamts: Virginia Rail. Fairly common migrant on marsh 



lands and along streams. 



I'nrzmtd Carolina : Sora. Fairly common resident of marsh lands. 

 Gallinula galeata : Florida Gallinule. Fairly common resident on the 



larger tale-bordered ponds. 

 Fnlirn n/iiiririinn : American Coot. Common resident on any body of 



water. 

 nintantoj,ns mcrlranns : Black-necked Stilt. Fairly common migrant in 



the lower country. 

 (tdllinayo ddicata: Wilson Snipe. -- Fairly common winter visitant to 



lower grass lands. 

 Trinrja in in nt ilia: Least Sandpiper. Fairly common migrant and winter 



visitant about streams and ponds. 

 Trinyu ali>ina pacijica : Red-backed Sandpiper. Occasional migrant, 



occurring at ponds. 

 Helix/roinds snlituriiis rinnantomeus : Western Solitary Sandpiper. Fairly 



common migrant along streams. 

 Actitis macularia : Spotted Sandpiper. Common migrant, occurring 



about any ponds or streams. 



sEgialitis vocifera : Killdeer. - - Abundant resident on any marsh lands. 

 Oreortyx pictus plumiferus : Plumed Partridge. Common resident of the 



mountains: occasional along their bases. 

 Lojifi'>rti/.r ciilifnrnicus vallicola : Valley Partridge. Abundant resident 



of brush lands. 

 Columha fasciata : Band-tailed Pigeon. Common winter visitant to the 



oak regions. 



Zenaiilnrii i/Kicroiirti : Mourning Dove. Abundant resident everywhere. 

 Gi/Htnoui/jis calif ornianus : California Vulture. Fairly common resident 



of the mountains. 



Catlmrtis nurd : Turkey Vulture. Abundant resident everywhere. 

 Ciri-its futilsmiiiis : Marsh Hawk. Common resident in the lower couu- 



t ry . 



Arrijiittr velox : Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common winter visitant every- 

 where. 

 Ai-rijiiti r < ni, j,, fit : Cooper Hawk. Fairly common resident along the 



foothills. 

 Hutin litirtu/ix nilitritti : Western Red-tail. Common resident every- 



where. 

 rSnt'ii Hin n tn.-. i /it/tins: Red-bellied Hawk. -- Fairly common resident in 



tin- lo\\ .] cMiuit ry. 



lintin *ir<iinxniii : S\\;unson lla\vk. Common spring and summer vis- 

 itant. 

 A'/iii'n chrysaefos : (lolden Ka^h-.-- Faiily common resident of the moun- 



tains. 

 l-'.ili-i, mexicamu: I'rairi^ Falcon.-- Uare visitant to the foothill regions. 



o columbarius : I'i^eon Hawk.-- Fairly common winter visitant. 

 l-'i/n, sfiiirn rni!, i/i .^rtirnln : Desert Sparrow I lawk. - -Abundant resident 



e\i-|'\ \\ lli-lc. 



Stlix /n-iitiiirnld : American Darn ( )wl. Common resident of the oak 

 i . _ imis. 



Asm wilfionianus , American Long-eared Owl. -- Fairly common resident 



..I i In- lou lands. 



