History
The Pajaro River has had many names. Early Spanish maps had the name Rio de San Antonio and Rio del Pajaro. Soldiers on the Portola expedition of 1769 called it "Pajaro" (meaning "bird" in Spanish) because the natives they saw there had a huge stuffed bird. Alternate names included Pigeon River, Rio de La Senora La Santa Ana, Rio del Paxaro, Rio de Santa Ana, San Antonio River and Sanjon del Tequesquite.
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