The top ten of sadness: Oiled bird species list

Species most often found covered in oil
(In order of impact)
1. Surf scoter
2. Western grebe
3. Eared grebe
4. Greater scaup
5. Horned grebe
6. Ruddy duck
7. Common murre
8. Common loon
9. Lesser scaup
10. Clark's grebe

Dead oiled birds
(In order of impact)
1. Surf scoter
2. Western grebe
3. Common murre
4. Western or Clark's grebe*
5. Brandt's cormorant
6. Greater scaup
7. Eared grebe
8. Double-crested cormorant
9. Northern fulmar
10. Western gull
* Hybrid category was created because in some circumstances it is impossible to determine type of grebe

Source: California Department of Fish and Game