Birds of San Jose, California
The birds most often spotted near San Jose, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds near San Jose
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
10,815 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
9,714 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
9,342 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
8,105 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,003 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
7,872 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
7,663 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
7,482 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
7,313 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,182 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
7,134 observations
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
6,544 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,415 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
6,410 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
6,224 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
6,187 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
5,934 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
5,651 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
5,247 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
5,170 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
5,157 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
5,100 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
5,067 observations
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
4,955 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
4,889 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
4,865 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
4,661 observations · iNaturalist
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
4,599 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
4,265 observations
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
4,173 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
4,130 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
3,814 observations
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
3,724 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,586 observations
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
3,426 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
3,412 observations
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
3,359 observations
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
3,275 observations · iNaturalist
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
3,232 observations
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
3,189 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
3,165 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
2,995 observations
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
2,967 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
2,930 observations
California Quail
Callipepla californica
2,884 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
2,861 observations · iNaturalist
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
2,855 observations
California Gull
Larus californicus
2,839 observations
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
2,804 observations
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
2,724 observations