California: Placer County

order Anseriformes: ducks, geese & swans

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

order Columbiformes: pigeons & doves

Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)

order Accipitriformes: ospreys, hawks & eagles

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

order Caprimulgiformes: nighthawks

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

order Passeriformes: perching birds

Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

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last updated 10 December 2025

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