Guide to selected species of:
Marin County
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 Common Raven Corvus corax ADULT Has mainly black plumage but, in good light, an oily or metallic sheen is discernible....
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 Common Tern Sterna hirundo ADULT SUMMER Has gray upperparts, black cap, and whitish gray underparts. Compared to Arctic, note black-tipped...
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 Dan Pancamo/CCSA Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas ADULT MALE Has olive-brown nape, back, wings, and tail. Head has broad, black mask, bordered above...
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 Mdf/CCSA Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii ADULT Has dark blue-gray upperparts, darkest on crown and palest on nape (creating capped effect). Underparts...
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 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis All birds have white outer tail feathers and a dark eye. ADULT MALE "Slate-colored" has mostly...
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 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus ADULT has mainly dark plumage, but pale feather centers on back and upper wings create a...
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 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens ADULT MALE Has mainly black upperparts, but with white spots and barring on wings, white stripe...
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 Dunlin Calidris alpina ADULT SUMMER Has a reddish brown back and cap, whitish underparts with bold black belly, and...
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 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ADULT In summer has blackish head, neck, and back; face is adorned with golden yellow tufts....
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 Elegant Tern Sterna elegans ADULT SUMMER Has pale gray upperparts, black, crested crown and whitish underparts, palest on head and...
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 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope ADULT MALE Has orange-red head with yellow forehead. Breast is pinkish, while rest of plumage is...
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 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris ADULT MALE SUMMER Has mostly dark plumage with green and violet iridescence. Legs are reddish orange...
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 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis ADULT Light morph has a rufous back, pale head streaked gray on nape and cheeks, and...
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 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri ADULT SUMMER Has mainly pale gray back and upper wings, black cap, and otherwise white plumage....
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 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca ADULT Has gray and reddish back and wings, with two indistinct wing bars, and striking red...
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