Table 2.
Species and Migratory Status of Birds Captured on Santa Cruz Island, California in 2007 and 2008
| Common name | Scientific name | No. sampled 2007 | No. sampled 2008 | Island resident or migratory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewick's wren | Thryomanes bewickii | 7 | 7 | R |
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | 1 | R | |
| Brown-headed cowbird | Molothrus ater | 2 | M | |
| Cassin's vireo | Vireo cassinii | 2 | M | |
| California quail | Callipepla californica | 3 | R | |
| Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina | 2 | M | |
| Common yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | 3 | M | |
| Common raven | Corvus corax | 23 | R | |
| Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis | 1 | M | |
| Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca | 6 | 8 | M |
| Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | 21 | M | |
| Green-tailed towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | 1 | M | |
| Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | 5 | 33 | M |
| Hermit warbler | Dendroica occidentalis | 1 | M | |
| House finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | 3 | 11 | R |
| Hutton's vireo | Vireo huttoni | 5 | R | |
| Island scrub-jay | Aphelocoma insularis | 68 | 54 | R |
| Lesser goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria | 14 | M | |
| Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | 6 | 2 | M |
| Pacific-slope flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | 1 | R | |
| Orange-crowned warbler | Vermivora celata | 21 | R | |
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 1 | M | |
| Ruby-crowned kinglet | Regulus calendula | 3 | 1 | M |
| Rufous-crowned sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | 3 | 2 | R |
| Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | 12 | M | |
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | 17 | 29 | R |
| Spotted towhee | Pipilo maculatus | 10 | 25 | R |
| Sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus | 1 | M | |
| Tennessee warbler | Vermivora peregrina | 1 | M | |
| Townsend's warbler | Dendroica townsendi | 2 | M | |
| Unknown Empidonax | 8 | M | ||
| Warbling vireo | Vireo gilvus | 11 | 3 | M |
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | 42 | 33 | M |
| Wilson's warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | 2 | M | |
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia | 8 | M | |
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Dendroica coronata | 9 | 3 | M |
All were found to be seronegative for antibodies to West Nile virus.