• Seeing Birds by Ashok Khosla*
• Wild Birds Unlimited: Links
• wingbeats: Learning and birding by Bob Lewis*
• Field Guide to Birds: Western Region. Donald and Lillian Stokes. Little, Brown, & Co, 1996. ISBN: 0316818100.

Birds that have been seen in, from, or near Mira Vista Field
ordered by average length of the species (from tip of beak to tip of tail), then by scientific name

Pelecanus erthrorhynchos, American White Pelican, Winter, 62", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron, Year-round, 50", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Great Blue Heron at Mira Vista Field, Summer 2023
Meleagris gallopavo, Wild Turkey, Year-round, 40", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Year-round, 35", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Phalacrocorax auritus, Double-crested Cormorant, Year-round, 33", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Cathartes aura, Turkey Vulture, Year-round, 26", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi	Chen caerulescens, Snow Goose, Winter, 26", Courtesy CAVerigin	Larus occidentalis, Western Gull, Year-round, 26", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi
Corvus corax, Common Raven, Year-round, 24", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Pandion haliaetus, Osprey, Winter, 24", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Bubo virginanus, Great Horned Owl, Year-round, 22", Courtesy Nick Despota
Buteo jamaicensis, Red-Tailed Hawk, Year-round, 19", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Larus californicus, California Gull, Winter, 19", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Larus delawarensis, Ring-billed Gull, Winter, 19", Courtesy Seeing Birds
Corvus branchyrhynchoss, American Crow, Year-round, 18", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi	Buteo lineatus, Red-shouldered Hawk, Year-round, 17", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Accipiter cooperii, Cooper's Hawk, Year-round, 16", Courtesy Seeing Birds
Falco peregrinus, Peregrine Falcon, Year-round, 16", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Elanus leucurus, White-tailed Kite, Year-round, 15", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Columba fasciata, Band-tailed Pigeon, Year-round, 14", Courtesy Seeing Birds
Colaptes auratus, Northern Flicker, Year-round, 13", Courtesy Len Blumin	Columba livia, Rock Pigeon, Year-round, 13", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Aphelocoma californica, Western Scrub Jay, Year-round, 12", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Streptopelia decaocto, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Year-round, 12", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Accipiter striatus, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Year-round, 11", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Year-round, 11", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Zenaida macroura, Mourning Dove, Year-round, 11", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi	Charadrius vociferus, Killdeer, Year-round, 10", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Falco columbarius, Merlin, Winter, 10", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Turdus migragorius, American Robin, Year-round, 10", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Ixoreus naevius, Varied Thrush, Winter, 9.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Falco sparverius, American Kestrel, Year-round, 9", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Picoides villosus, Hairy Woodpecker, Year-round, 9", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Pipilo crissalis, California Towhee, Year-round, 9", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Sturnella neglecta, Western Meadowlark, Year-round, 9", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Melanerpes formicivorus, Acorn Woodpecker, Year-round, 8", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Myiarchus cinerascens, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Summer, 8", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Pheucticus melanocephalus, Black-headed Grosbeak, Summer, 8", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Pipilo maculatus, Spotted Towhee, Year-round, 8" Courtesy Bob Lewis	Sphyrapicus ruber, Red-Breasted Sapsucker, Year-round, 8", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling, Year-round, 8", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi
Catharus guttatus, Hermit Thrush, Winter, 7.5", Courtesy Bob Frank	Icterus cucullatus, Hooded Oriole, Summer, 7.5", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Bombycilla cedrorum, Cedar Waxwing, Winter, 7", Courtesy Minette Layne
Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow, Summer, 7", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Molothrus ater, Brown-headed Cowbird, Year-round, 7", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Passerelle iliaca, Fox Sparrow, Winter, 7", Courtesy Len Blumin
Picoides nuttallii, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Year-round, 7", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager, Summer/Migration, 7", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Sayornis nigricans, Black Phoebe, Year-round, 7", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi
Zonotrichia atricapilla, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Winter, 7", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Zonotrichia leucophrys, White-Crowned Sparrow, Winter, 7", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Icterus spurius, Orchard Oriole, 6.5", Courtesy Alan Krakauer
Aeronautes saxatalis, White-throated Swift, Summer, 6.5", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Siala mexicana, Western Bluebird, Year-round, 6.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Zonotrichia albicollis, White-throated Sparrow, Winter, 6.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Junco hyemalis, Dark-eyed Junco, Winter, 6", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow, Year-round, 6", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Passer domesticus, House Sparrow, Year-round, 6", Courtesy Sara Grace Stasi
Picoides pubescens, Downy Woodpecker, Year-round, 6", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Baeolophus inornatus, Oak Titmouse, Year-round, 5.75", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Carpodacus mexicanus, House Finch, Year-round, 5.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Dendroica coronata, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Winter, 5.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Empidonax difficilis, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Summer/Migration, 5.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Thryomanes bewickii, Bewick's Wren, Year-round, 5.5", Courtesy Minette Layne
Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah Sparrow, Unusual, 5.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Carduelis pinus, Pine Siskin, Winter, 5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Carduelis tristis, American Goldfinch, Year-round, 5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Dendroica petechia, Yellow Warbler, Year-round, 5", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Dendroica townsendi, Townsend's Warbler, Winter, 5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Poecile rufescens, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Year-round, 5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Summer, 5", Courtesy Seeing Birds
Tachycineta thalassina, Violet-green Swallow, Summer/Migration, 5", Courtesy Mike Burrell	Vermivora celata, Orange-crowned Warbler, Year-round, 5", Courtesy Seeing Birds	Wilsonia pusilla, Wilson's Warbler, Summer, 4.75", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Carduelis psaltria, Lesser Goldfinch, Year-round, 4.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Sitta canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Year-round, 4.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Regulus calendula, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Winter, 4.25", Courtesy Bob Lewis
Calypte anna, Anna's Hummingbird, Year-round, 4", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Psaltriparus minimus, Bushtit, Year-round, 3.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis	Selasphorus sasin, Allen's Hummingbird, Summer, 3.5", Courtesy Bob Lewis