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Cedar Waxwing
Scientific Name: Bombycilla cedrorum Interesting Info: The Cedar Waxwing is an interesting bird. Flocks can descend on a bush with berries and strip it within minutes, and if the berries have fermented these bird can actually get drunk! The wings … Continue reading
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Black-Headed Grosbeak
Scientific Name: Pheycticus melanocephalus Sound: The Black-Headed Grosbeak has a beautiful voice. It sounds somewhat like a robin, but it doesn’t follow an exact pattern. It is warbily at times, and sounds very flutelike. The notes are sung with short … Continue reading
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Western Tanager
Scientific Name: Piranga lodoviciana Habitat: Western Tanagers range in much of western north America. They can be found in conifer or mixed forests, but during migration Western Tanagers can be found many other places as well including suburban yards, orchards, … Continue reading
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Downy Woodpecker
Scientific Name: Picoides pubescens How to attract: Downy Woodpeckers are one of the three most common woodpeckers to visit yards and bird feeders. They can be attracted by black oil sunflower seed feeders and suet feeders, and sometimes Downy Woodpeckers … Continue reading
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Mourning Dove
Scientific name: Zenaida macroura Habitat/sound: Mourning Doves are common across most of North America. They mainly live in open country with scattered trees. Mourning Doves are also common in suburban habitats. If you listen you will probably be able to … Continue reading
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Bushtit
Scientific Name: Psaltriparus minimus Description/field marks: Bushtits are tiny birds, and they are only about two to four 1/2 inches long.They are very plain looking. Bushtits are gray-brown all over. Female Bushtits have light cream colored eyes, and the males … Continue reading
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Killdeer
Scientific Name: Charadrius vociferus Diet: Killdeer eat a variety of invertebrates. They eat earthworms, snails, crayfish, grasshoppers, and beetles. Sometimes Killdeer eat seed, but their main diet is invertebrates. Habitat: The Killdeer is a shorebird, but you can find it … Continue reading
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Northern Flicker
Scientific Name: Colaptes auratus Habitat: The Northern Flicker is a woodpecker ranging all across North America. This bird lives in most forests in North America. Northern Flickers are not rare at all, and are a common sight in suburban areas … Continue reading
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Black-Capped Chickadee
Scientific Name: Parus atricapillus Diet: Black-Capped Chickadees eat berries, bugs, suet, and seeds, especially sunflower seeds in feeders. Behavior: The Black-Capped Chickadee is an active, curios, and beautiful bird. You can watch them hop, jump, and scurry along in trees as … Continue reading
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Birds I Have Seen
Sparrows Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon Form) Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow House Sparrow White-Crowned Sparrow Golden-Crowned Sparrow Harris’s Sparrow Savannah Sparrow California Towhee Spotted Towhee Finches House Finch American Goldfinch Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Black-Headed Grosbeak Blackbirds Brewer’s Blackbird Red-Winged … Continue reading
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