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Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae (Albatrosses).

Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes

Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
  Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
P. nigripes
Monterrey Bay

Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern storm petrels).

Ashy Storm Petrel
Hydrobates homochroa

Ashy Storm Petrel Hydrobates homochroa
H. homochroa
Monterrey Bay
Ashy Storm Petrel Hydrobates homochroa
H. homochroa
Half Moon Bay
Ashy Storm Petrel Hydrobates homochroa
H. homochroa
Half Moon Bay
 

Black Storm Petrel
Hydrobates melania

Black Storm Petrel Hydrobates melania
H. melania
Half Moon Bay
     

Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, shearwaters and diving petrels).

Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii
F. g. rodgersii
Monterrey Bay
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii
F. g. rodgersii
Half Moon Bay
   

Buller's Shearwater
Ardenna bulleri

Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
A. bulleri
Half Moon Bay
Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
A. bulleri
Half Moon Bay
Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
A. bulleri
Half Moon Bay
 

Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea

Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
  Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
A. grisea
Monterrey Bay
 

Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris

Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
A. tenuirostris
Half Moon Bay
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
A. tenuirostris
Half Moon Bay
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
A. tenuirostris
Half Moon Bay
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
A. tenuirostris
Half Moon Bay

Pink-footed Shearwater
Ardenna creatopus

Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
  Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
A. creatopus
Monterrey Bay
 

Order: Suliformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).

Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus

Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Half Moon Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Half Moon Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Ventura
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Ventura
  Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
  Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
U. penicillatus
Monterrey Bay
   

Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus

Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus resplendens
U. p. resplendens
Santa Cruz
     

Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum

Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum albociliatus
N. a. albociliatus
Palo Alto
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum albociliatus
N. a. albociliatus
Shoreline Park
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum albociliatus
N. a. albociliatus
Shoreline Park
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum albociliatus
N. a. albociliatus
Don Edwards NWR

Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and spoonbills).

White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
P. chihi
Sierra Nevada
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
P. chihi
Sierra Nevada
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
P. chihi
Sierra Nevada
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
P. chihi
Sierra Nevada

Family: Ardeidae (Herons and bitterns).

American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
B. lentiginosus
Sierra Nevada
     

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
N. n. hoactli
Sunnyvale Baylands
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
N. n. hoactli
Alviso
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
N. n. hoactli
Alviso
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
N. n. hoactli
Palo Alto

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi
B. v. anthonyi
Sunnyvale Baylands
Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi
B. v. anthonyi
Sunnyvale Baylands
Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi
B. v. anthonyi
Sunnyvale Baylands
Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi
B. v. anthonyi
Sunnyvale Baylands

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias wardi
A. h. wardi
Shoreline Park
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias wardi
A. h. wardi
Don Edwards NWR
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias wardi
A. h. wardi
Don Edwards NWR
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias wardi
A. h. wardi
Palo Alto

Western Great Egret
Ardea alba

Western Great Egret Ardea alba egretta
A. a. egretta
Shoreline Park
Western Great Egret Ardea alba egretta
A. a. egretta
Shoreline Park
   

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Snowy Egret Egretta thula brewsteri
E. t. brewsteri
Sunnyvale Baylands
Snowy Egret Egretta thula brewsteri
E. t. brewsteri
Alviso
Snowy Egret Egretta thula brewsteri
E. t. brewsteri
Sunnyvale Baylands
Snowy Egret Egretta thula brewsteri
E. t. brewsteri
Alviso

Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans).

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Alviso
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Baylands Nat. Pres.
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Shoreline Park
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Yuba Pass
  American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Alviso
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Don Edwards NWR
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Don Edwards NWR
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
P. erythrorhynchos
Don Edwards NWR

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Half Moon Bay
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz Island
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz Island
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz Island
  Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz Island
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Ventura
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz Island
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
P. o. californicus
Santa Cruz