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INTRODUCTION 
Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius: Black-crowned Night Heron. — Common 
migrant about streams and ponds. 
Grus mexicana: Sandhill Crane. — Common in migration and occasional 
during winter. 
Rallus virginianus: Virginia Rail. — Fairly common migrant on marsh 
lands and along streams. 
Porzana Carolina : Sora. — Fairly common resident of marsh lands. 
Gallinula galeata: Florida Gallinule. — Fairly common resident on the 
larger tule-bordered ponds. 
Fulica americana: American Coot. — Common resident on any body of 
water. 
Himantopus mexicanus : Black-necked Stilt. — Fairly common migrant in 
the lower country. 
Gallinago delicata: Wilson Snipe. — Fairly common winter visitant to 
lower grass lands. 
Tringa minutilla: Least Sandpiper. — Fairly common migrant and winter 
visitant about streams and ponds. 
Tringa alpina pacifica : Red-backed Sandpiper. — Occasional migrant, 
occurring at ponds. 
Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus : Western Solitary Sandpiper. — Fairly 
common migrant along streams. 
Actitis macularia: Spotted Sandpiper. — Common migrant, occurring 
about any ponds or streams. 
AEgialitis vocifera: Killdeer. — Abundant resident on any marsh lands. 
Oreortyx pictus plumiferus : Plumed Partridge. — Common resident of the 
mountains; occasional along their bases. 
Lophortyx californicus vallicola: Valley Partridge. — Abundant resident 
of brush lands. 
Columba fascxata : Band-tailed Pigeon. — Common winter visitant to the 
oak regions. 
Zenaidura macroura: Mourning Dove. — Abundant resident everywhere. 
Gymnogyps calif or nianus: California Vulture. — Fairly common resident 
of the mountains. 
Cathartes aura: Turkey Vulture. — Abundant resident everywhere. 
Circus hudsonius: Marsh Hawk. — Common resident in the lower coun¬ 
try- 
Accipiter velox: Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Common winter visitant every¬ 
where. 
Accipiter cooperii: Cooper Hawk. — Fairly common resident along the 
foothills. 
•Buteo borealis calurus: Western Red-tail. — Common resident every¬ 
where. 
Buteo lineatus elegans: Red-bellied Hawk. — Fairly common resident in 
the lower country. 
Buteo swainsoni: Swainson Hawk. — Common spring and summer vis¬ 
itant. 
Aquila chrysaetos : Golden Eagle. — Fairly common resident of the moun¬ 
tains. 
Falco mexicanus: Prairie Falcon. — Rare visitant to the foothill regions. 
Falco columbarius : Pigeon Hawk. — Fairly common winter visitant. 
Falco sparverius deserticola: Desert Sparrow Hawk. — Abundant resident 
everywhere. 
Strix pratincola: American Barn Owl. — Common resident of the oak 
regions. 
Asio ivilsonianus: American Long-eared Owl. — Fairly common resident 
of the lowlands. 
