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Loons and Grebes
Albarosses, Petrels, Shearwaters
Pelicans, Boobies, Cormorants
Wading Birds
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Birds of Prey
Chicken-like Birds
Coots, Cranes, Rails, etc
Shorebirds
Terns, Skimmers, Gulls
Alcids, Murres, Puffins
Doves, Pigeons, Parrots
Goatsuckers and Swifts
Hummingbirds, Honeycreepers, Swallows
Kingfishers and Woodpeckers
Flycatchers
Shrikes and Vireos
Jays, Crows with Allies
Larks, Chickadees with Allies
Nuthatches, Creeper, Wrens
Old World Warblers with Allies
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Starlings, Mynas, Pipits, Waxwings
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers, Cardinals with Allies
Emberizine Sparrows with Allies
Blackbirds, Grackles, Orioles, etc
Finches, Old World Sparrows
Non-North America Passerines
Other

Terns, Skimmers, Gulls

Terns

Terns are one of favorite birds. Luckily we can regularly see four different varieties in the Bay Area.

Arctic Tern Arctic Tern Caspian Tern Caspian Tern Common Tern Common Tern
Elegant Tern Elegant Tern Forster's Tern Forster's Tern Gull-billed Tern Gull-billed Tern
Least Tern Least Tern Roseate Tern Roseate Tern Royal Tern Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern Sandwich Tern White Tern White Tern

Skimmer

Black Skimmer Black Skimmer

Gulls

Gulls are hard birds to identify because they take a long time to mature to their adult plumage. While juveniles they can look quite similar. Hopefully, I have most of the gulls identified correctly.

Bonaparte's Gull Bonaparte's Gull California Gull California Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull Herring Gull Laughing Gull Laughing Gull Mew Gull Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull Ring-billed Gull Western Gull Western Gull Heermann's Gull Heermann's Gull
Red-legged Kittiwake Red-legged Kittiwake Black-legged Kittiwake Black-legged Kittiwake
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