Birds of San Franscisco Bay Area

California Quail - Callipepla californica

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a wide variety of habitats, which in turn leads to a wide variety of bird species. Home to some of the most active bird-watching in America, the San Francisco Bay Area offers many opportunities to view avian wildlife.

• Bird Lists
• Books
• Media - Audio and Software
• Articles/Links

• Common Bay Area Birds
• Santa Clara County Bird Checklist - A comprehensive listing of the birds of Santa Clara County compiled by Bill Bousman and published by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.  ...link 
• San Mateo County Bird Checklist - Published by the Sequoia Audubon Society.  ...link 
• San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuges Checklist. This includes 281 species that are found in San Francisco Bay and Delta, and their bordering wetlands.  ...link 
• Checklist for Napa River's marshland.  ...link 

• A selection of useful reference books can be found here - Bird Books  ...more 
• A nice laminated fold-out, with common local species, is produced by Local Birds. It includes backyard/trail and coastal/water birds. They also have similar guides for Marin County and the Monterey Bay Area.  ...link 
• Multimedia CD with photos and songs by Thayer Software - Birds of California v3.9.

• Blue Grosbeaks in the eastern part of Alameda county - an article by Richard Cimino of Ohlone Audubon Society.  ...link