Bird Watching

Over 25 species of birds have been seen at Banner Creek Reservoir since the lake opened in 1997.  

Birds Seen at Banner Creek Reservoir


  • Canadian and Snow Geese
  • Cardinals
  • Chickadees
  • Bald Eagles
  • Blue Jays
  • Blue Wing Teal
  • Bluebirds
  • Brush Wrens
  • Coots
  • Cormorants
  • Crows
  • Eastern King Birds
  • Great Blue Herons
  • Great Horned Owls


  • Grebes
  • Juncos
  • Kingfishers
  • Mourning Doves
  • Orioles
  • Pelicans
  • Pelicans
  • Quail
  • Red Tail Hawks
  • Red-Winged Blackbirds
  • Robins
  • Swallows
  • Wild Turkeys
  • Woodpeckers