Sutter's Landing Park is one of the sections included in the annual American River Parkway Wildlife Count managed by the American River Natural History Association (ARNHA). The data collected by "Team Otter" participants is now entered into eBird for sharing and analysis that helps with wildlife conservation. The results for the most recent (31st) count on 12/5/15 at Sutter's Landing Park can be viewed at this link. A complete list of wildlife species that have been observed at Sutter's Landing Park follows. An initial insect list is available too.There is also an eBird "Hotspot" for Sutter's Landing Park now which shows a list of observations that have been entered there.
A Complete List of Wildlife Species Observed at Sutter’s Landing Regional Park
Last Updated January 9, 2019
Friends of the River Banks
(87 Birds, 15 Mammals, 8 Reptiles, and 3 Amphibians)
Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Wigeon Anas americana
Greater Scaup Aythya marina
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds
Odontophoridae - New World Quail
California Quail Callipepla californica
Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - I
Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Pandionidae - Ospreys
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
American Coot Fulica americana
Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
California Gull Larus californicus
Columbiformes - Pigeons, and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon Columba livia - I
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Strigiformes - Owls
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Sittidae - Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Regulidae - Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Sylviidae - Sylviid Warblers
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
Turdidae - Thrushes
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - I
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
Emberizidae - Emberizids
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee Melozone crissalis
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
Icteridae - Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - I
The sequence of birds on this list has been updated to generally follow the 7th edition of the A.O.U Check-List of North American Birds, and supplements.
Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians Observed at Sutter’s Landing Regional Park
Last Updated April 17, 2015
Friends of the River Banks
River Otter
California Sea Lion
California Ground Squirrel
Coyote
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Beaver
Pocket Gopher
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Cottontail Rabbit
Bat sps
Striped Skunk
Raccoon
Black-tailed Deer
Western Gray Squirrel
California Meadow Vole
Western Pond Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Gopher Snake
Alligator Lizard
Western Fence Lizard
Common King Snake
Sharp-tailed Snake
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Slender Salamander
Bull Frog
Pacific Tree Frog
A Complete List of Wildlife Species Observed at Sutter’s Landing Regional Park
Last Updated January 9, 2019
Friends of the River Banks
(87 Birds, 15 Mammals, 8 Reptiles, and 3 Amphibians)
Anseriformes - Screamers, Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Wigeon Anas americana
Greater Scaup Aythya marina
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds
Odontophoridae - New World Quail
California Quail Callipepla californica
Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - I
Podicipediformes - Grebes
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns, and Allies
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Great Egret Ardea alba
Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Pandionidae - Ospreys
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons
Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies
Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
American Coot Fulica americana
Charadriiformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies
Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plovers
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
California Gull Larus californicus
Columbiformes - Pigeons, and Doves
Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon Columba livia - I
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Strigiformes - Owls
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Strigidae - Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Apodiformes - Swifts, and Hummingbirds
Apodidae - Swifts
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
Coraciiformes - Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, and Allies
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies
Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Passeriformes - Passerine Birds
Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Hirundinidae - Swallows
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
Aegithalidae - Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Sittidae - Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Troglodytidae - Wrens
Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Regulidae - Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Sylviidae - Sylviid Warblers
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
Turdidae - Thrushes
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Sturnidae - Starlings
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - I
Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Ptilogonatidae - Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
Emberizidae - Emberizids
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee Melozone crissalis
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Cardinalidae - Cardinals and Allies
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
Icteridae - Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus - I
The sequence of birds on this list has been updated to generally follow the 7th edition of the A.O.U Check-List of North American Birds, and supplements.
Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians Observed at Sutter’s Landing Regional Park
Last Updated April 17, 2015
Friends of the River Banks
River Otter
California Sea Lion
California Ground Squirrel
Coyote
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Beaver
Pocket Gopher
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Cottontail Rabbit
Bat sps
Striped Skunk
Raccoon
Black-tailed Deer
Western Gray Squirrel
California Meadow Vole
Western Pond Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Gopher Snake
Alligator Lizard
Western Fence Lizard
Common King Snake
Sharp-tailed Snake
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Slender Salamander
Bull Frog
Pacific Tree Frog
