The following is a list of birds that can be found throughout the San Luis Obispo area and specifically on Cal Poly Land. Detailed information about these birds can be found on a variety of birding web sites, specifically at birding.com, the Audubon website, and the PBS Life of Birds website :

Double-crested Cormorant: Phalacrocorax auritus

Gadwall: Anas strepera

Mallard: Anas platyrhynchos

Blue-winged Teal: Anas discors

Ruddy Duck: Oxyura jamaicensis

Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia

Mourning Dove: Zenaida macroura

Allen's Hummingbird: Selasphorus sasin

Nuttall's Woodpecker: Picoides nuttallii

Black Phoebe: Sayornis nigricans

Tree Swallow: Tachycineta bicolor

Bank Swallow: Riparia riparia

Cliff Swallow: Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow: Hirundo rustica

Marsh Wren: Cistothorus palustris

California Thrasher: Toxostoma redivivum

Swainson's Thrush: Catharus ustulatus

Bushtit: Psaltriparus minimus

Chestnut-backed Chickadee: Poecile rufescens

Warbling Vireo: Vireo gilvus

House Finch: Carpodacus mexicanus

American Goldfinch: Carduelis tristis

Yellow Warbler: Dendroica petechia

Townsend's Warbler: Dendroica townsendi

Hermit Warbler: Dendroica occidentalis

Wilson's Warbler: Wilsonia pusilla

Western Tanager: Piranga ludoviciana

Spotted Towhee: Pipilo maculatus

Song Sparrow: Melospiza melodia

Brewer's Blackbird: Euphagus cyanocephalus

Great-tailed Grackle: Quiscalus mexicanus

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