Author: Jim Gain
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Long-billed Curlew (COAST)
CALIFORNIA COASTLINE – Post #5 The Long-billed Curlew is a distinctive shorebird that is recognized for its long, slender, down-curved bill
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Western Bluebird (VALLEY)
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS – Species 63 Western Bluebirds can be found in a wide variety of habitats from your backyard, to parks and woodlands across the valley.
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Ruffed Grouse (SASK)
SASKATCHEWAN BIRDS – LAND OF LIVING SKIES Post # 14 Ruffed Grouse are found in poplar forests and have been introduced into the Cypress Hills in southwestern Saskatchewan.
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Calliope Hummingbird (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #18 The Calliope Hummingbird is an uncommon to Fairly Common Summer Visitor to the Sierra Nevada in the Lower Montane and Upper Montane biotic zones.
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Rhinoceros Auklet
SHOREBIRDS AND SEABIRDS OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COASTLINE The Rhinoceros Auklet is a distinctive seabird with a robust body, a thick, bright orange bill with a horn-like projection (the rhinoceros-like feature) above the eyes during the breeding season.
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Common Yellowthroat
COMMON VALLEY BIRDS – Species #62 The Common Yellowthroat is a small North American warbler known for its distinctive appearance.
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Orange-crowned Warbler
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Orange-crowned Warbler is more readily encountered as a Fairly Common Winter Visitor, but is also an Uncommon Visitor in summer in the Central Valley.
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Warbling Vireo (SASK)
SASKATCHEWAN BIRDS – LAND OF LIVING SKIES Post #13 Warbling Vireos prefer deciduous and mixed woods, aspen groves, poplars, shade trees.
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Pacific Wren (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #17 The Pacific Wren is a Fairly Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones.
Reflections of the Natural World 