Loons (Gaviidae)
Pacific Loon-X (Extremely rare-X)
Common Loon
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe-X
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
American White Pelican
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Double-crested Cormorant
Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibis (Threskiorinithidae)
White-faced Ibis-X
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Turkey Vulture
Swans, Geese, and Ducks (Anatidae)
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose-X
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan-X
Tundra Swan-X
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon-X
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup-X
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter-X
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye-X
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser-X
Ruddy Duck
Osprey, Hawks, Kites, Harriers, and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Falcons (Falconidae)
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Pheasants, Grouse, and Turkeys (Phasianidae)
Ring-necked Pheasant-I
Blue Grouse
Wild Turkey-I
Quail (Odontophoridae)
Mountain Quail
California Quail
Rails, Moorhens, and Coots (Rallidae)
Black Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Cranes (Gruidae)
Sandhill Crane
Plovers and Relatives (Charadriidae)
Semipalmated Plover-X
Killdeer
Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae)
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Sandpipers and Relatives (Scolopacidae)
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet-X
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel-X
Long-billed Curlew-X
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper-X
Pectoral Sandpiper-X
Dunlin-X
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope-X
Gulls and Terns (Laridae)
Long-tailed Jaeger-X
Franklin’s Gull-X
Mew Gull-X
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Sabine’s Gull-X
Caspian Tern
Common Tern-X
Forster’s Tern-X
Black Tern-X
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Rock Dove-I
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)
Greater Roadrunner
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)
Barn Owl
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Flammulated Owl-X
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Burrowing Owl
California Spotted Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Nighthawks and Poorwills (Caprimulgidae)
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill
Swifts (Apodidae)
Black Swift
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-X
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa’s Hummingbird-X
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird-?
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Lewis's Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-X
Red-naped Sapsucker-X
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike-X
Vireos (Vireonidae)
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Magpies, and Crows (Corvidae)
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Larks (Alaudidae)
Horned Lark
Martin and Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow-X
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtits (Aegithalidae)
Bushtit
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Creepers (Certhiidae)
Brown Creeper
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Dippers (Cinclidae)
American Dipper
Kinglets (Regulidae)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush-X
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Wrentits (Timaliidae)
Wrentit
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Northern Mockingbird
Sage Thrasher-X
California Thrasher
Starlings (Sturnidae)
European Starling-I
Pipits (Motacillidae)
American Pipit
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Bohemian Waxwing-X
Cedar Waxwing
Silky Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
Phainopepla
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Kentucky Warbler-X
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Western Tanager
Towhees, Sparrows, and Longspurs (Emberizidae)
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow-X
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow-X
Harris’s Sparrow-X
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Chestnut-collared Longspur-X
Grosbeaks and Buntings (Cardinalidae)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak-X
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, and Orioles (Icteridae)
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird-X
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock’s Oriole
Finches (Fringillidae)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Weaver Finches (Passeridae)
House Sparrow-I
I = Introduced, the taxa is not native to California
X = Extremely rare in Nevada County, documented by one or a few records or localities
? = Status in Nevada County uncertain; suitable habitat is present, but no documented historical
or current records