Ventura County, California, USA (United States)
Ventura County
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Ventura County
Materials recorded in Ventura County
List of all the materials recorded in Ventura County, sorted by rating.869 Videos
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
A lateral view of an immature standing on a dirt berm looking around.
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp gambelii) Don DesJardin 10 December 2009 37 sec 5
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
A male perched when a female joins him and he assumes a display posture, and after the departure of the female, the male remains
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp perpallidus) Don DesJardin 09 May 2012 51 sec 5
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
A juvenile foraging in a shallow slow moving part of a river that feeds a mixed fresh and saltwater estuary.
LocalitySanta Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 25 September 2009 43 sec 5
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
An adult perched very active and curious.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp charienturus) Don DesJardin 12 March 2012 25 sec 5
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
A lateral view of an adult perched on a pine tree branch singing and then flying away.
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 21 April 2008 37 sec 5
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Two views of an adult male, perched looking around and feeding on Loquat fruit then flying away.
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus ) Don DesJardin 07 May 2012 32 sec 5
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Just before copulation, the drake and hen typically float face-to-face and pump their heads up and down.
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp platyrhynchos) Don DesJardin 12 February 2010 54 sec 5
North American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
An adult stealthily hunting prey, and then striking out and getting a small fish.
LocalityVentura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 05 December 2010 59 sec 5
39 Photographs
American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
A nice adult male sitting on the water.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 04 March 1999 4.6
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
A close up head shot of an immature male.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp sasin) Don DesJardin 27 August 2009 4.5
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
A rare Siberian visitor to Southern California, this one being a juvenile.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 04 November 1994 4.4
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
A bird in breeding plumage swimming.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 15 May 2003 4.4
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
A dive at the moment of impact with the water.
LocalityVentura Harbor, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp californicus) Don DesJardin 06 March 2013 4.4
California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
A male in breeding plumage, at 60 West Olsen Road.
LocalityThousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp californica) Alexander Viduetsky 12 March 2011 4.3
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
A male perched.
LocalityVentura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 06 April 1998 4.2
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Bird on the beach across from Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center in Ventura Harbor
LocalityVentura Harbor, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Tom Moxley 10 April 2011 4.2
30 Sounds
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Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
An adult male singing with others singing near by.
Locality:Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 21 April 2009 5
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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
A 1st spring male singing.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 28 April 2010 5
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Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
A presumed male singing on territory.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 09 May 2012 5
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
An adult bird calling softly several times.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 05 March 2009 5
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Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
An adult male calling and singing.
Locality:Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 30 April 2008 5
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California Towhee (Pyrgisoma crissale)
An adult bird singing.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 30 April 2008 5
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Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
An adult bird calling.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 03 March 2010 5
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
A male vocalizing while displaying to a female by flaring its gorget feathers.
Locality:Ventura County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 11 February 2010 5
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Ventura County
Species with materials recorded in Ventura County
List of species with materials recorded in Ventura County. Species that occur in Ventura County but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Divers (Gaviidae)
- Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
- Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
- Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
- Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax violaceus)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- North American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
- American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Hooded Merganser (Mergus cucullatus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
- Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus)
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
- Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- Mew Gull (Larus canus)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Skimmers (Rynchopidae)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- American Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
- Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
- Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Northern Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium californicum)
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
- Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
- Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
- Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
- Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
- White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
- Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
- Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
- American Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
- Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
- California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
- Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Vireos (Vireonidae)
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
- Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Tanagers (Thraupidae)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Belding's Sparrow (Passerculus guttatus)
- Large-billed Sparrow (Passerculus rostratus)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- California Towhee (Pyrgisoma crissale)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)