Bird Checklist for the ENC Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
This avian checklist represents a living record of bird species observed at our nature center over the years. It tells a story of migration, habitat, and the delicate ecological relationships that sustain our local wildlife. HERE is the checklist for Tucker on eBird. And here’s a cool tool to see when to expect to see what.
If you plant them they will come! The ENC Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is full of native plants, which provide habitat for native birds and insects, and if you walk quietly enough you are sure to hear and see wonderful things. Let us know what you saw when you visited! Email us.
Here is a list of birds that folks have seen here over the years: We encourage visitors to observe carefully, move gently, and take time to appreciate the rich biodiversity of our site. This list is continuously updated through the dedicated observations of naturalists, birdwatchers, and community members who generously share their sightings, helping us maintain an accurate and evolving record of the birds that call our nature center home or pass through during their seasonal migrations.
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Birds Sighted at the ENC Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
A
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Allen’s Hummingbird
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Pipit
- American Robin
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
B
- Bald Eagle
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Barn Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Sparrow
- Black Phoebe
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Bullock’s Oriole
- Bushtit
- Buteo sp.
C
- Calliope Hummingbird
- California Gnatcatcher
- California Quail
- California Scrub-Jay
- California Thrasher
- California Towhee
- Canada Goose
- Canyon Wren
- Cassin’s Kingbird
- Cassin’s Vireo
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Poorwill
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Costa’s Hummingbird
- crow/raven sp.
- Cactus Wren
D
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Downy Woodpecker
E
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- European Starling
- Empidonax sp.
F
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Fox Sparrow
G
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Golden Eagle
- Green Heron
- Green-tailed Towhee
- Greater Roadrunner
- Grouse, Quail, and Allies
H
- Hammond’s Flycatcher
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Hermit Warbler
- Hooded Oriole
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
K
- Kinglets (Ruby-crowned Kinglet)
L
- Lark Sparrow
- Lawrence’s Goldfinch
- Lazuli Bunting
- Lesser Goldfinch
- Lewis’s Woodpecker
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
M
- MacGillivray’s Warbler
- Mallard
- Merlin
- mimid sp.
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mountain Quail
- Mourning Dove
N
- Nashville Warbler
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
O
- Oak Titmouse
- Old World Sparrows (House Sparrow)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
P
- Peregrine Falcon
- Phainopepla
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
R
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Rock Pigeon
- Rose-breasted/Black-headed Grosbeak
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Rufous Hummingbird
S
- Savannah Sparrow
- Say’s Phoebe
- Selasphorus sp.
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Snowy Egret
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Dove
- Spotted Towhee
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Swainson’s Thrush
T
- Townsend’s Warbler
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
V
- Varied Thrush
- Violet-green Swallow
- Vaux’s Swift
W
- Warbling Vireo
- Western Bluebird
- Western Kingbird
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Screech-Owl
- Western Tanager
- Western Wood-Pewee
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-tailed Kite
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-throated Swift
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Wild Turkey
- Willow Flycatcher
- Woodpeckers (Various Species)
Y
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Yellow-rumped Warbler