Richmond Nature Park Bird Checklist

compiled by Hugh Griffith

This list represents birds seen since 1972, when the Nature Park was established. Many species are year-round residents, but some are found seasonally or during migration only. Please ask a park naturalist for advice when and where to see particular birds.

Each species name is followed by a symbol denoting abundance during the period in which the bird would normally be expected to occur in the Nature Park.

C (common) - almost always seen.

UC (uncommon) - seen often but not on every walk.

R (rare) - seen a few times a year.

VR (very rare) - not seen every year.
 

Please report additional or rare sightings to Nature Park staff to help keep this list current. Thanks.

Last updated January 2000.

Herons

Great Blue Heron R

Green-backed Heron VR

Swans, Geese and Ducks

Trumpeter Swan VR

Canada Goose R

Wood Duck UC

Green-winged Teal R

Mallard C

Pintail UC

Blue-winged Teal VR

Cinnamon Teal VR

Northern Shoveler VR

Gadwall VR

American Wigeon VR

Redhead VR

Bufflehead VR

Hooded Merganser UC
 
 

Vultures

Turkey Vulture VR

Hawks and Eagles

Bald Eagle UC

Northern Harrier UC

Sharp-shinned Hawk R

Cooper's Hawk UC

Goshawk VR

Red-tailed Hawk UC

Rough-legged Hawk R

Falcons

Merlin R

Peregrine R

Pheasants, Grouse, Quails

Ring-necked Pheasant R

Blue Grouse VR
 

Plovers

Killdeer R
 

Sandpipers

Lesser Yellowlegs VR

Spotted Sandpiper VR

Common Snipe UC
 

Gulls and Terns

California Gull R

Glaucous-winged Gull UC
 

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Dove UC

Band-tailed Pigeon R

Mourning Dove R
 

Owls

Common Barn Owl VR

Great Horned Owl R

Snowy Owl VR

Barred Owl R

Northern Saw-whet Owl R

Short-eared Owl

Hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird VR

Rufous Humming bird C
 

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher UC
 

Woodpeckers

Downy Woodpecker C

Pileated Woodpecker VR

Common Flicker UC
 

Tyrant Flycatchers

Western Wood Pewee R

Willow Flycatcher UC
 

Swallows

Tree Swallow R

Violet-green Swallow C

Barn Swallow C
 

Jays and Crows

Steller's Jay R

Northwestern Crow C

Common Raven R
 

Titmice

Black-capped Chickadee C

Chestnut-backed Chickadee R
 

Bushtits

Bushtit C
 

Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatch UC

Creepers

Brown Creeper UC
 

Wrens

Bewick's Wren UC

Winter Wren UC
 

Old World Warblers,

Thrushes

Golden-crowned Kinglet C

Ruby-crowned Kinglet UC

American Robin C

Hermit Thrush R

Swainson's Thrush R

Varied Thrush UC

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing C
 

Shrikes

Northern Shrike VR
 
 

Starlings

European Starling C
 

Wood Warblers

Orange-crowned Warbler C

Yellow-rumped Warbler C 

Common Yellowthroat C

Wilson's Warbler UC

Black-throated Gray Warbler R

Tanagers

Western Tanager R
 
 

Cardinals and Allies

Black-headed Grosbeak UC
 

Sparrows and Allies

Rufous-sided Towhee C

Chipping Sparrow VR 

Savannah Sparrow R

Fox Sparrow UC

Song Sparrow C

Golden-crowned Sparrow UC

White-crowned Sparrow UC

Dark-eyed Junco C
 

Blackbirds, Orioles

Red-winged Blackbird C

Brewer's Blackbird UC

Yellow-headed Blackbird VR

Brown-headed Cowbird UC

Northern Oriole VR
 

Finches

House Finch UC

Red Crossbill R

Pine Siskin UC

American Goldfinch C

Evening Grosbeak R
 
 

Weaver Finches

House Sparrow UC