SEASONAL PONDS-FLOODED FIELDS

Includes vernal pools, temporary ponds caused by rain or flooding and flooded pastures and/or agricultural farmlands.

COMMON BIRD SPECIES:

Winter Visitors: Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Ross’s Goose, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, White-faced Ibis, California Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Northern Harrier, White-tailed Kite, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Brewer’s Blackbird,

Spring/Fall Transients: Winter Visitors plus Western Sandpiper,

Summer Visitors: American Avocet, Killdeer, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Brewer’s Blackbird