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Birds of Big Bear Valley

Big Bear Valley is in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. The valley is made up of the communities of Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, Fawnskin, Erwin Lake, Baldwin Lake, and Sugarloaf.

Many of our visitors and residents came to our unique mountain valley for the wildlife and natural beauty provided by “Mother Nature”.  In Big Bear Valley, we have approximately 250 species of birds, and enjoy the established migratory corridor the bird population historically travels.  Southern California is a magnet for birders as a supreme destination.  Few regions in North America offer such biological and topographic diversity.  Exciting and challenging sightings of birds continue to make bird watching a hobby to be appreciated by novice to the accomplished.

The great hobby in the US involves people and families of all ages, in a non-invasive observance of wildlife and wild birds.  Through education we can all become more aware of our place in caring for and enjoying birds in our valley.

In the high western mountains of North America, many characteristic bird species remain as year round residents.  In Big Bear Valley, a characteristic bird list includes many residential birds, meaning they stay year round.

BIG BEAR VALLEY BIRD LIST

Some of these birds are migratory and their seasonal occurrence will vary at different seasons. Enjoy your bird watching.

Complements of: Mike, Sandra, and Kelly Gray

GREBES & LOON

OSPREY

SWIFTS

Steller's Jay

ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS

 

 

 

Scrub Jay

 

Common Loon

Osprey

White-throated Swift

Pinyon Jay

Western Meadowlark

Western Grebe

 

Vaux's Swift

Clark's Nutcraker

Red- Winged Blackbird

Eared Grebe

FALCONS

 

 

Brewer's Blackbird

Pied-billed Grebe

 

HUMMINGBIRDS

TITMICE & CHICKADEE

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

Prairie Falcon

 

 

Scott's Oriole

PELICANS

Merlin Falcon

Costa's Hummingbird

Mountain Chickadee

Bullock's Oriole

 

American Kestrel

Anna's Hummingbird

Plain Titmouse

 

White Pelican

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird

 

TANAGERS

 

QUAILS

Calliope Hummingbird

BUSHTITS

 

HERONS & EGRET

 

Rufous Hummingbird

 

Western Tanager

 

Mountain Quail

Allen's Hummingbird

Common Bushtit

Hepatic Tanager

Great blue Heron

 

 

 

 

Great Egret

RAILS

KINGFISHER

NUTHATCHES & CREEPERS

TOWHEE & SPARROWS

Black-crown night Heron

 

 

 

 

American Bittern

American Coot

Belted Kingfisher

White-breasted Nuthatch

Green-tailed Towhee

 

 

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Rufous-slded Towhee

CORMORANTS

PLOVERS

WOODPECKERS

Pygmy Nuthatch

Savannah Sparrow

 

 

 

Brown Creeper

Lark Sparrow

Double-crested Cormorant

Snowy Plover

Red-shafted Flicker

 

Sage Sparrow

 

Killdeer

Acorn Woodpecker

WRENS

Oregon Junco

DUCKS & GEESE

Mountain Plover

Red-breasted Sapsucker

 

Slate-colored Junco

 

 

 

House Wren

Pink-sided Junco

Canada Goose

SANDPIPERS

Williamson's Sapsucker

Bewick's Wren

Chipping Sparrow

Mallard

 

Hairy Woodpecker

Rock Wren

Brewer's Sparrow

Gadwall

Marbled Godwit

Downy Woodpecker

 

White--throated Sparrow

Northern Pintail

Greater Yellowlegs

White-headed Woodpecker

ROBIN & BLUEBIRD

White-crowned Sparrow

Green-winged Teal

Spotted Sandpiper

Nuttall's Woodpecker

 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Cinnamon Teal

Wilson's Phalarope

 

American Robin

Fox Sparrow

Blue-winged Teal

Long-billed Dowitcher

FLYCATCHER

Hermit Thrush

House Sparrow

American Wigeon

Common Snipe

 

Western Bluebird

Lincoln's Sparrow

Redhead

Least Sandpiper

Western Kingbird

Mountain Bluebird

Song Sparrow

Ring-necked Duck

Western Sandpiper

Cassin's Kingbird

Townsend's Solitaire

 

Canvasback Duck

 

Ash-throated Flycatcher

 

FINCHES

Lesser Scaup

GULLS & TERNS

Say's Phoebe

KINGLETS & PIPITS

 

Bufflehead

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

Evening Grosbeak

Northern Shoveler

California Gull

Western wood Peewee

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Black-headed Grosbeak

Ruddy Duck

Ring-billed Gull

Dusky Flycatcher

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Purple Finch

Hooded Merganser

Caspian Tern

Gray Flycatcher

Water Pipit

Cassin's Finch

Common Merganser

Foster's Tern

Western Flycatcher

 

House Finch

Wood Duck

 

Hammond's Flycatcher

WAXWINGS & SHRIKES

Pine Siskin

 

PIGEONS & DOVES

 

 

American Goldfinch

VULTURES

 

LARKS

Cedar Waxwing

Lesser Goldfinch

 

Band-tailed Pigeon

 

Loggerhead Shrike

Red Crossbill

Turkey Vulture

Rock Dove

Homed Lark

 

 

 

Mourning Dove

 

STARLINGS & VIEROS

 

HAWKS & EAGLES

 

SWALLOWS

 

 

 

OWLS

Tree Swallow

European Starling

 

Northern-shouldered Kite

Great-homed Owl

Violet-Green Swallow

Solitary Viero

 

Northern Goshawk

Lonq-eared Owl

Cliff Swallow

Warbling Viero

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Spotted Owl

Bam Swallow

GrayViero

 

Cooper's Hawk

Western Screech Owl

Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

Red-tailed Hawk

Flarnmulated Owl

Bank Swallow

WARBLERS

 

Red-shouldered Hawk

Northern Pygmy Owl

 

 

 

Harrier

Saw-whet Owl

CROWS & JAYS

Orange-Crowned Warbler

 

Golden Eagle

 

 

Yellow-romped Warbler

 

Bald Eagle

NIGHTJARS

Crow

Black-throated gray Warbler

 

 

 

Common Raven

Yellow Warbler

 

 

Common Nighthawks

 

MacGillivray's Warbler Wilson's

 

 

Poor Will

 

Warbler

 

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