Orr Ranch (limited access), Sacramento, California, US

Oct 26, 2025 6:36 AM – 1:53 PM
4.7 miled (non-overlapping distance)
Joined by John Trochet.
55 to 69F, mostly overcast. Calm for the first half with wind increasing after 11am, and 10 to 15 mph by the end.
Ran the regular route. Cougar Wetlands completely dry.
A Common buckeye and a few alfalfa butterflies were active at Cougar Wetlands.
62 species (+8 other taxa)

Greater White-fronted Goose  300     Heard early
Wood Duck  45
Wild Turkey  60
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Mourning Dove  12
Sandhill Crane  180
Killdeer  2
Turkey Vulture  30
White-tailed Kite  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1     A vocal hatch-year at Cougar Wetlands
Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk  2
Northern Harrier  4
Red-shouldered Hawk  3
Red-tailed Hawk  4
American Barn Owl  2
Great Horned Owl  3     Two dueting at close range along Moyer Slough and another more distant bird.
sapsucker sp.  1     Calling
Acorn Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Nuttall’s Woodpecker  12
Northern Flicker  22
American Kestrel  4
Black Phoebe  9
Say’s Phoebe  2
Hutton’s Vireo  1
California Scrub-Jay  9
American Crow  18
Common Raven  2
Oak Titmouse  14
Tree Swallow  6
swallow sp.  2
Bushtit  40     Pretty inconspicuous today
Wrentit  1     Wow. Only one noted.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  90     Estimated by 5s
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  15
Northern House Wren  18
Bewick’s Wren  7     Fairly quiet today
European Starling  45
Northern Mockingbird  4
Western Bluebird  10
Hermit Thrush  16
American Robin  80     Mostly flyovers/flybys
Cedar Waxwing  90
House Finch  35
Lesser Goldfinch  14
American Goldfinch  45
new world goldfinch sp.  25
Fox Sparrow  2
Fox Sparrow (Sooty)  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)  11
White-crowned Sparrow  2
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s)  18
Golden-crowned Sparrow  26
White-throated Sparrow  2     Calling and then two seen in main forest block, northeast of Ronneberg Meadow.
Savannah Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  8
Lincoln’s Sparrow  7
California Towhee  2
Spotted Towhee  30
new world sparrow sp.  2
Western Meadowlark  10
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Brewer’s Blackbird  50
blackbird sp.  60
Orange-crowned Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s)  12
Black-throated Gray Warbler  1
Townsend’s Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S281541146

Take care,

Chris