Western Birds: Common Birds Of California & Nevada
16.06.2023 - 02:25
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California is a major stop along the Pacific Flyway for spring migration. Almost a billion birds of hundreds of different species pass through the West on their way north. The state holds a variety of key habitats for these migrants, which may include your backyard or local park.
Anyone just getting interested in birds can get a quick start by identifying the ones that live in the neighborhood or pass by annually. Here are some tips for learning to recognize some of the most common Western birds.
If you are hearing a songbird in your backyard in North America, it might very well be a dark-eyed junco. With some 630 million individuals, this species is the most abundant songbird in the country, migrating from south to north in summers, then back again. In Southern California this species is only seen in the winter, but in conifer forests on the coast and in mountainous regions, they can be seen all year round, seeking food, making ticking calls and flashing their white outer tail feathers as they fly into shrub cover.
Is there any bird better known than the American robin, with its familiar orange red breast? Considered a sign of spring, robins can also wander around in winter, switching from worm-hunting to scouting for berries in shrubs.
Cedar waxwings have the distinction of being one the few birds that can survive on fruit alone for months at a time. Recognize them by their thin, lisping calls as flocking waxwings drop down to berry-laden trees and shrubs. They love the fruit so much they sometimes get “drunk” on fermenting overripe berries.
Another very common California bird is the jewel-toned Allen hummingbird, tiny fliers with brilliant reddish orange throats. They winter in Mexico but return to coastal California in
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