This is the complete checklist as of 15 August 2004:

1. Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
2. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
3. Emperor Goose Chen canagica
4. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
5. Ross's Goose Chen rossii
6. Brant Branta bernicla
7. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
8. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
9. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
10. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
11. Gadwall Anas strepera
12. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
13. American Wigeon Anas americana
14. Mallard Anas platyrhychos
15. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
16. Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
17. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
18. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
19. Garganey Anas querquedula
20. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
21. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
22. Redhead Aythya americana
23. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
24. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
25. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
26. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
27. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
28. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
29. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
30. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
31. Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
32. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
33. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
34. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
35. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
36. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
37. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
38. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus merganser
39. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
40. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
41. Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
42. California Quail Callipepla californica
43. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
44. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
45. Common Loon Gavia immer
46. Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
47. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
48. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
49. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
50. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
51. Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
52. Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarikii
53. Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
54. Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
55. Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
56. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
57. Murphy's Petrel Pterodorma ultima
58. Great-winged Petrel Pterodorma macroptera
59. Mottled Petrel Pterodorma inexpectata
60. Hawaiian Petrel Pterodorma sandwichensis
61. Cook's Petrel Pterodorma cookii
62. Stejneger's Petrel Pterodorma longirostris
63. Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
64. Streaked Shearwater Puffinus leucomelas
65. Cory's Shearwater Puffinus diomedea
66. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
67. Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
68. Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis
69. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
70. Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri
71. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
72. Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
73. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
74. Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas
75. Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
76. Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
77. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata
78. Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
79. Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa
80. Wedge-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tethys
81. Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania
82. Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma
83. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
84. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
85. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
86. Nazca Booby Sula granti
87. Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
88. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
89. Red-footed Booby Sula sula
90. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
91. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
92. Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
93. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
94. Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
95. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
96. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
97. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
98. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
99. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
100. Great Egret Ardea alba
101. Snowy Egret Egretta thula
102. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
103. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
104. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
105. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
106. Green Heron Butorides virescens
107. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
108. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
109. Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja
110. Wood Stork Mycteria americana
111. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
112. California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
113. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
114. White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
115. Bald Eagle Haleaeetus leucocephalus
116. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
117. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
118. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
119. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
120. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
121. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
122. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
123. Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
124. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
125. Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
126. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
127. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
128. Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
129. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
130. Merlin Falco columbarius
131. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
132. Prairie Falcon  Falco mexicanus
133. Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
134. Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
135. Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
136. Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
137. Sora Porzana carolina
138. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
139. American Coot Fulica americana
140. Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
141. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
142. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
143. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
144. Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
145. Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
146. Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
147. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
148. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
149. Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus
150. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
151. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
152. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
153. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
154. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
155. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
156. Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
157. Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus
158. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
159. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
160. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
161. Little Curlew Numenius minutus
162. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
163. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
164. Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
165. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
166. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
167. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
168. Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephalus
169. Surfbird Aphriza virgata
170. Red Knot Calidris canutus
171. Sanderling Calidris alba
172. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
173. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
174. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
175. Little Stint Calidris minuta
176. Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
177. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
178. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
179. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
180. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
181. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
182. Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
183. Dunlin Calidris alpina
184. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
185. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
186. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
187. Ruff Philomachus pugnax
188. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
189. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
190. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
191. Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
192. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
193. Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
194. South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
195. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
196. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
197. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
198. Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
199. Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
200. Little Gull Larus minutus
201. Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
202. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
203. Mew Gull Larus canus
204. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
205. California Gull Larus californicus
206. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
207. Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
208. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
209. Western Gull Larus occidentalis
210. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
211. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
212. Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
213. Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
214. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
215. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
216. Royal Tern Sterna maxima
217. Elegant Tern Sterna elegans
218. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
219. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
220. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
221. Least Tern Sterna antillarum
222. White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
223. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
224. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
225. Common Murre Uria aalge
226. Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
227. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
228. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
229. Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
230. Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri
231. Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
232. Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
233. Parakeet Auklet Cyclorrhynchus psittacula
234. Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
235. Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
236. Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
237. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
238. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
239. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
240. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
241. Common Ground-Dove  Columbina passerina
242. Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
243. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
244. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
245. Barn Owl Tyto alba
246. Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
247. Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
248. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
249. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
250. Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
251. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
252. Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
253. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
254. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
255. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
256. Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
257. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
258. Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
259. Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
260. Black Swift Cypseloides niger
261. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
262. Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
263. White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
264. Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
265. Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
266. Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
267. Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
268. Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope
269. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
270. Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
271. Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
272. Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
273. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
274. Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus
275. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
276. Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
277. Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
278. Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
279. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
280. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
281. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
282. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
283. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
284. Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
285. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
286. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
287. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
288. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
289. Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
290. Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
291. Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
292. Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
293. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
294. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
295. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
296. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
297. Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
298. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
299. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
300. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
301. Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
302. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
303. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
304. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
305. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
306. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
307. Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
308. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
309. Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
310. Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
311. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
312. Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
313. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
314. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
315. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
316. Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
317. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
318. Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
319. Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
320. Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
321. Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
322. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
323. Common Raven Corvus corax
324. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
325. Purple Martin Progne subis
326. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
327. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
328. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
329. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
330. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
331. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
332. Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
333. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
334. Plain Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
335. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
336. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
337. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
338. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
339. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
340. Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
341. Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
342. Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
343. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
344. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
345. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
346. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
347. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
348. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
349. Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
350. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
351. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
352. Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
353. Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
354. Veery Catharus fuscescens
355. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
356. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
357. American Robin Turdus migratorius
358. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
359. Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
360. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
361. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
362. Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
363. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
364. Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei
365. California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
366. Eurasian Starling Sturnus vulgaris
367. Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
368. Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
369. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
370. Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens
371. Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
372. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
373. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
374. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
375. Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
376. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus
377. Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
378. Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
379. Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
380. Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae
381. Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae
382. Northern Parula Parula americana
383. Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
384. Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
385. Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
386. Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
387. Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens
388. Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
389. Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens
390. Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
391. Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi
392. Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis
393. Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
394. Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica
395. Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae
396. Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
397. Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor
398. Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
399. Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
400. Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
401. Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
402. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
403. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
404. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
405. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
406. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
407. Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
408. Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
409. Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus
410. Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
411. Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia
412. MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei
413. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
414. Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina
415. Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
416. Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis
417. Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus
418. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
419. Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava
420. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
421. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
422. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
423. Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
424. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
425. California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
426. Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
427. American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
428. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
429. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
430. Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
431. Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
432. Vesper Sparrow Phoecetes gramineus
433. Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
434. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
435. Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli
436. Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
437. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
438. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
439. Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
440. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
441. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
442. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
443. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
444. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
445. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
446. Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
447. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
448. Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
449. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
450. McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii
451. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
452. Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
453. Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
454. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
455. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
456. Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
457. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
458. Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
459. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
460. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
461. Dickcissel Spiza americana
462. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
463. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
464. Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
465. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
466. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
467. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
468. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
469. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
470. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
471. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
472. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
473. Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
474. Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
475. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
476. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
477. Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
478. Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
479. Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
480. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
481. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
482. Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
483. Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
484. Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei
485. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
486. Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
487. House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Part 1: Waterfowl through Grebes
Part 2: Albatrosses through Frigatebirds
Part 3: Herons through Cranes
Part 4: Plovers through Sandpipers
Part 5: Jaegers through Alcids
Part 6: Doves through Woodpeckers
Part 7: Flycatchers through Larks
Part 8: Swallows through Pipits
Part 9: Waxwings through Warblers
Part 10: Tanagers through Sparrows
Part 11: Grosbeaks through Finches

for more information on the status & distribution of birds in Monterey County, see Monterey Birds 2d ed. by Don Roberson click on cover (right) for ordering information and more details about the book