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Merced County
California United States
134 Species
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Ring-necked Pheasant
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
Greater Roadrunner
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
American Coot (Red-shielded)
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Mountain Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
Long-billed Curlew
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
California Gull
Forster's Tern
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Loons
Common Loon
Cormorants and Shags
Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
American White Pelican
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
White-tailed Kite
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Owls
Great Horned Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
California Scrub-Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Larks
Horned Lark
Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Long-tailed Tits
Bushtit
Parrotbills
Wrentit
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Starlings
European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
American Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Troupials and Allies
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
10 Dates
Dec 27, 2020
Merced
Nov 23, 2019
Birding Merced and Los Banos with Luca
Jan 15, 2012
Wings over Merced
Feb 21, 2009
Audubons to Merced NWR
Jun 26, 2005
Kern River Day Four
Jan 15, 2005
Wings over Merced
Jan 19, 2004
Wings over Merced
Jan 12, 2003
Wings over San Joaquin Valley
Nov 23, 2001
Thanksgiving in Merced
Jan 14, 2001
Wings over Merced
12 Locations
Merced NWR (Please use a more specific hotspot where possible.)
Merced NWR--Auto Tour Route (4.8-mile one-way loop road)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Merced US-CA 37.16800, -120.61663
San Luis NWR
Rural Areas of Merced County
849 West Pacheco Boulevard, Los Banos, California, US (37,056, -120,865)
San Luis Reservoir
Merced NWR--Entrance, parking and observation deck
7645 West Sandy Mush Road, Merced, California, US (37,186, -120,638)
15998 Turner Island Road, Dos Palos, California, US (37,055, -120,706)
Merced NWR--Bittern Marsh Trail (0.69-mile walking trail)
Sand Slough Road, Dos Palos, California, US (37,172, -120,687)