Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
From Burden's Landing
https://www.morrocoastaudubon.org/p/sweet-springs-nature-preserve.html
Small park in Los Osos, California overlooking Morro Bay and run by the Morro Coast Audubon Society.
Birds
Waterfowl
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Snow Goose
- Brant
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Wood Duck
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard (breeds within the Preserve)
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Quail
- California Quail
Loons and Grebes
- Red-throated Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe
Cormorants
- Brandt's Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Cattle Egret
- Green Heron
- Black-crowned Night-Heron
- White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- White-tailed Kite (breeds on the Preserve)
- Northern Harrier
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Bald Eagle
- Red-shouldered Hawk (breeds on the Preserve)
- Red-tailed Hawk (breeds on the Preserve)
- Ferruginous Hawk
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Black Rail
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- American Coot
Shorebirds
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
- Black Oystercatcher
- Black-bellied Plover
- Snowy Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Killdeer
- Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Marbled Godwit
- Black Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Lesser Yellowlegs
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Mew Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- California Gull
- Herring Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Common Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Royal Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Black Skimmer
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (breeds on the Preserve)
- Mourning Dove (breeds on the Preserve)
Owls
- Great Horned Owl (breeds on the Preserve)
Swifts
- Vaux's Swift
- White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird (breeds on the Preserve)
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Allen's Hummingbird (breeds on the Preserve)
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Nuttall's Woodpecker (breeds on the Preserve)
- Downy Woodpecker (breeds on the Preserve)
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker (breeds on the Preserve)
Falcons
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher (breeds on the Preserve)
- Black Phoebe (breeds on the Preserve)
- Say's Phoebe (breeds on the Preserve)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Western Kingbird
Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike
Vireos
- Hutton's Vireo (breeds on the Preserve)
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Warbling Vireo
Jays, Crows, and Ravens
- Steller's Jay
- California Scrub-Jay (breeds on the Preserve)
- American Crow (breeds on the Preserve)
- Common Raven
Swallows
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Tree Swallow (breeds on the Preserve)
- Violet-green Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Chickadees
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (breeds on the Preserve)
- Oak Titmouse (breeds on the Preserve)
- Bushtit (breeds on the Preserve)
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Pygmy Nuthatch
Creepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- House Wren (breeds on the Preserve)
- Marsh Wren
- Bewick's Wren (breeds on the Preserve)
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Kinglets
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wrentit
- Wrentit
Thrushes
- Western Bluebird (breeds on the Preserve)
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- American Robin (breeds on the Preserve)
- Varied Thrush
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Northern Mockingbird (breeds on the Preserve)
Starlings
- European Starling (breeds on the Preserve)
Pipits
- American Pipit
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Wood-Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush
- Orange-crowned Warbler (breeds on the Preserve)
- Nashville Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat (breeds on the Preserve)
- Northern Parula
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler (breeds on the Preserve)
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Sparrows and other Emberizids
- Lark Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco (breeds on the Preserve)
- White-crowned Sparrow (breeds on the Preserve)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow (breeds on the Preserve)
- Song Sparrow (breeds on the Preserve)
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- California Towhee (breeds on the Preserve)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee (breeds on the Preserve)
Grosbeaks and Allies
- Western Tanager
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
Blackbirds
- Red-winged Blackbird (breeds on the Preserve)
- Western Meadowlark
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Hooded Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
Finches and Allies
- House Finch (breeds on the Preserve)
- Purple Finch (breeds on the Preserve)
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch (breeds on the Preserve)
- Lawrence's Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch (breeds on the Preserve)
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (breeds on the Preserve)
Estrildids
- Scaly-breasted Munia
History
June 27, 2022
Check it out with Eun-Joung while there for her birthday weekend.