Species	MTY status & distribution	Documentation: if photo, usually a thumbnail; if specimen or details, so indicated	credits or comments
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor	Very rare vagrant; last one in 1974	Specimen	no photos in MTY but collected in early 20th century [specimen now lost]; also brief field notes of old records
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	Rare fall & winter visitor throughout		photo © Don Roberson Feb 1997 El Estero, Monterey
Emperor Goose Chen canagica	Very rare winter vagrant more photos on species page		photo © Bill Hill 2 Jan 2003 Elkhorn Slough
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	Rare winter visitor throughout		photo © Don Roberson Dec 1982 Crespi Pond
Ross's Goose Anser rossii	Rare winter visitor throughout		photo © Don Roberson 6 Mar 2004 Locke-Paddon pond, Marina
Brant Branta bernicla	Rather common spring & fall migrant, with most flying past just offshore; rare, regular in winter and summer on coastal estuaries		photo © Don Roberson 7 July 1981 Roberts Lake
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii	Two subspecies are scarce migrants or winterers. Race minima occurs mostly Nov-Feb but vagrants have summered; race leucopareia is a rare migrant or winter visitor.		photo [leucopareia] © Bill Hill 15 May 2001 Carmel R. mouth
Canada Goose Branta canadensis	Large introduced birds are resident; breed. Wild migratory subspecies are uncommon to scarce migrants or winterers (mostly Oct-Mar)		photo of resident breeder © Don Roberson May 1996 El Estero, Monterey
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	Rare late fall migrant and winter visitor throughout		photo © Don Roberson 15 Dec 1998 Crespi Pond
Wood Duck Aix sponsa	Breeds locally; uncommon summer resident along wooded streams in south MTY. More widespread in migration and winter		photo © Brian J. Weed Jan 1983 Del Monte pond, Monterey
Gadwall Anas strepera	Breeds locally; uncommon resident in lower Salinas Valley. Scarce migrant and winterer elsewhere		photo © Don Roberson 23 Apr 1996 Marina
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope	Rare winter and migrant visitor; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 11 Jan 2003 Carmel Valley
American Wigeon Anas americana	Common migrant and local winterer; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 11 Jan 2003 Carmel Valley
Mallard Anas platyrhychos	Breeds widely; common resident throughout. Numbers increased in winter by migrants		photo © Don Roberson 16 Dec 1994 Marina
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors	Uncommon fall and spring migrant, rare in winter and in summer; may breed occasionally		photo © Don Roberson 11 Mar 2000 Roberts Lake
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera	Breeds locally in small numbers, otherwise common spring and fall migrant; fewer in winter		photo © Don Roberson 6 Apr 1980 Crespi Pond
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata	Scarce and irregular local breeder; otherwise fairly common migrant and winterer		photo © Don Roberson 23 Apr 1996 Marina
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	Rare and local summer breeder, but fairly common winterer and migrant throughout		photo © Don Roberson 21 Jan 2004 Pebble Beach
Garganey Anas querquedula	Very rare spring vagrant		photo © John Sorensen 25 Apr 1998 Salinas ww ponds
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Fairly common winterer and migrant; very rare in summer. Eurasian subspecies is rare winter vagrant		photo © Don Roberson 8 Nov 1994 Crespi Pond
Canvasback Aythya valisineria	Locally fairly common winter visitor; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 26 Dec 2003 Zmudowski SB
Redhead Aythya americana	Rare migrant and winter visitor throughout; formerly bred in lower Salinas Valley and could do so again		photo  © Don Roberson 6 Feb 2004 Salinas wtp
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris	Fairly common winter visitor throughout; very rare in summer		photo  © Don Roberson 10 Jan 2004 River Road
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Rare vagrant between late fall and early spring		photo © Don Roberson 9 Mar 1988 nr San Lucas
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	Locally fairly common winter visitor to estuaries & harbors; rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 7 Jan 2004 Moss Landing
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis	Locally common winter visitor throughout; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 8 Jan 2004 Moss Landing
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	Rare vagrant; most in winter but a few have summered		photo © J. Van Remsen 5 Jan 1974 Monterey harbor
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	Rare winter coastal visitor and very rare migrant; a few have remained locally as non-breeding residents for up to 7 (and maybe 12) years		photo © Bill Hill Dec 2002 Monterey
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata	Common migrant and winterer along the coast; a few summer locally		photo © Don Roberson 26 Dec 2003 Moss Landing
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca	Increasingly uncommon migrant and winterer along the coast; rare (but formerly regular) in  summer		photo © Don Roberson Dec 1982 Moss Landing
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra	Rare winter visitor and migrant along coast; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 30 Jan 1996 Moss Landing
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	Rare winter visitor along the immediate coast; some non-breeders have lingered into summer		photo © John Sorensen Apr 1994 Crespi Pond
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola	Fairly common winter visitor; rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 2 Jan 1994 Carmel R. mouth
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Fairly common winter visitor; very rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson 8 Jan 2004 Moss Landing
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica	Rare winter visitor; exceptional in late spring		photo © Bill Hill 30 Dec 1997 Monterey harbor
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare but regular winter visitor; very scarce fall & spring migrant		photo © Robert F. Tintle 14 Dec 1987 Asilomar, P.G.
Common Merganser Mergus merganser	Scarce & local breeding resident inland in s. MTY and along larger Big Sur coastal rivers; rare migrant and dispersant elsewhere along the coast		photo © Don Roberson 3 Jan 2004 Big Sur R. mouth
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	Fairly common winter visitor along the coast; rare but regular in summer		photo © Don Roberson 2 Jan 2004 Moss Landing
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis	Breeds locally: fairly common summer resident; common winter visitor throughout		photo © Don Roberson May 2000 Roberts Lake
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo	Uncommon introduced resident of open oak and mixed deciduous woodlands, sometimes in suburbs. Fossil evidence suggests this species was native to MTY during the Pleistocene; thus the introduced population may be considered "re-introduced," quite different from the introduction of non-native exotic species		photo  © Don Roberson 10 Jan 2004 Hwy 68 nr Toro Park
Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus	Breeds widely in montane chaparral; common resident in Santa Lucia Mts.		photo © Don Roberson 7 Oct 2003 Cone Peak Road
California Quail Callipepla californica	Breeds widely; common resident throughout		photo © Don Roberson June 1984 Carmel Valley
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	Fairly common winter visitor & migrant; rare in summer or inland		photo © Don Roberson Nov 1985 Monterey Bay
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica	Common winter visitor & migrant along coast with very impressive migration spring and fall along outer coast; rare in summer or inland		photo © Don Roberson 1 May 1978 Monterey harbor
Common Loon Gavia immer	Common winter visitor & coastal migrant; rare in summer or inland		photo © Don Roberson 10 Mar 1983 Monterey harbor
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii	Very rare winter visitor to Monterey Bay see species page for many more photos and details		photo © Don Roberson 13 Nov 1995 just off Lovers Pt., P.G.
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps	Breeds widely: uncommon resident on freshwater throughout; more arrive in winter, both inland and along coast		photo © Don Roberson 15 June 1999 Roberts Lake
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	Fairly common in protected coastal waters in winter; very rare in summer or inland		photo © Don Roberson 8 Apr 1982 Monterey
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	Rare to uncommon in winter along coastline of Monterey Bay; very rare elsewhere		photo © Don Roberson 20 Jan 2003 Monterey
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	Common winter resident along coast and larger inland lakes; rare in summer		photo © Don Roberson Apr 1999 Monterey
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	Breeds commonly at Lake San Antonio when conditions are favorable; common winterer along entire coast, fewer in summer		photo © Don Roberson Mar 1986 Moss Landing
Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii	Breeds commonly at Lake San Antonio when conditions are favorable; fairly common winterer along entire coast, fewer in summer		photo © Don Roberson 5 Apr 1991 Moss Landing

Use these links to reach other portions of the Monterey County list:

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
or just the plain Checklist (no annotations)

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