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Birds of the Garden

GWC Native Garden Bird Sightings

Perhaps this modest list will appeal to those interested in our local populations of birds. The garden is less than an acre and half and so does not have the quantity or diversity of birds found throughout the county. It is a small slice of what is around us.

Still it is interesting to see and hear birds in various activities throughout the year. This list is comprised of birds found within the Garden’s boundaries, if there is a flyover noted it will be followed by (FO). Sightings and recording of these birds is made principally by Garden volunteer, Bob Hogan. Volunteer days are Tuesdays and Thursday mornings so of course there are many birds not seen by us.

This simple list does not record frequency of returns, how much time each species spends in the garden, or their activities in the Garden, (feeding, nesting, etc).

Townsend's Warbler in the Garden

2012 Bird Sighting List
January Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Bushtit Hutton’s Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Townsend’s Warbler Red shouldered Hawk American Crow Black Phoebe Hermit Thrush House Wren Lesser Goldfinch Mourning Dove Dark-eyed Junco White-crowned Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Bewick’s Wren Canadian Geese (FO) Ruby-crowned Kinglet	February Bushtit Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Hutton’s Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Lesser Goldfinch Yellow-rumped Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Red shouldered Hawk American Crow Black Phoebe Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch White-crowned Sparrow
March Mallard House wren Hutton’s Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler American Goldfinch White-crowned sparrow Lesser Goldfinch Bushtit Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Cooper’s Hawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red shouldered Hawk American Crow Dark-eyed Junco Western Bluebird Wilson’s Warbler Nuttal’s Woodpecker	April American Crow American Goldfinch Anna’s Hummingbird Mourning Dove Lesser Goldfinch Allen’s Hummingbird Bushtit Western Tanager (Male) Hermit Warbler House Finch House Wren Nashville Warbler
May Lesser Goldfinch American Crow Black Phoebe House Wren American Goldfinch Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Bushtit Mourning Dove House Finch House Wren Nashville Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Western Tanager MacGillivray's Warbler Red-shouldered Hawk	June Mourning Dove Anna’s Hummingbird Allan’s Hummingbird Turkey Vulture (FO) House Wren Bushtit American Crow Black Phoebe Lesser Goldfinch House Sparrow House Finch Barn Swallow (FO) Bullock’s Oriole
July Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird House Wren Bushtit American Crow Black Phoebe Lesser Goldfinch House Sparrow House Finch Nuttall’s Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Hooded Oriole Mourning Cove Band-tailed Pigeon	August Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird House Wren Mourning Dove Bushtit American Crow Black Phoebe Lesser Goldfinch House Sparrow House Finch Red-shouldered Hawk House Wren Cooper’s Hawk
September California Quail Red-breasted Nuthatch Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe Red-shouldered Hawk Bushtit House Finch Nutmeg Mannikin Western Tanager House Wren Hutton’s Vireo White-crowned Sparrow California Towhee American Crow Townsend’s Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Western Scrub Jay Northern Mockingbird Downy Woodpecker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Hermit Thrush Pacific Slope Flycatcher Wilson’s Warbler	October California Quail Red-breasted Nuthatch Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe Red-shouldered Hawk Bushtit House Finch Nutmeg Mannikin Western Tanager House Wren Hutton’s Vireo White-crowned Sparrow California Towhee American Crow Townsend’s Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Western Scrub Jay Northern Mockingbird Downy Woodpecker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Hermit Thrush Pacific Slope Flycatcher Wilson’s Warbler
November Mourning Dove California Quail Red-breasted Nuthatch Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe Bushtit Western Scrub Jay Northern Mockingbird Red-shouldered Hawk White-crowned Sparrow California Towhee American Crow Townsend’s Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Western Scrub Jay Northern Mockingbird Downy Woodpecker Hermit Thrush Nashville Warbler Hutton’s Vireo Nuttall’s Woodpecker	Decemeber Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird American Robin Bushtit Black Phoebe California Towhee California Quail Cedar Waxwing House Finch Hutton’s Vireo House Sparrow House Wren Hermit Thrush Hutton’s Vireo Lesser Goldfinch Mourning Dove Nuttall’s Woodpecker Orange-crowned Warbler Rufus Hummingbird Red-shoulder Hawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Townsend’s Warbler Wilson’s Warbler White-crowned Sparrow Western Tanager Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow Warbler

2011 Bird Sighting List
Note: January-May bird records destroyed in Fire June Lesser Goldfinch Allen’s Hummingbird Cooper’s Hawk Bushtit House Finch House Sparrow American Crow Yellow-rumped Warbler	July Allen’s Hummingbird Nuttall’s Woodpecker American Goldfinch Lesser Goldfinch Bushtit House Finch House Sparrow Black Phoebe Red-shouldered Hawk American Crow
August Anna’s Hummingbird Nuttall’s Woodpecker Mourning Dove Bushtit Red-shouldered Hawk Hooded Oriole Lesser Goldfinch Black Phoebe	September Allen’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird House Wren Bushtit Black Phoebe American Crow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Mourning Dove Lesser Goldfinch
October House Wren Bushtit Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe American Crow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler White-crowned Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch House Finch Downy Woodpecker	November Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Bushtit House Wren Mourning Dove Lesser Goldfinch Western Tanager Yellow-rumped Warbler White-crowned Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Black Phoebe Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-shouldered Hawk Black-headed Junco(Oregon Form) American Crow House Sparrow
December Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Bushtit Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-shouldered Hawk Dark-eyed Junco House Wren Cedar Waxwing Black Phoebe White-crowned Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler Lesser Goldfinch Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Hutton’s Vireo Turkey Vulture (FO)

2010 Bird Sighting List
December, 2010 Yellow-rumped Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Townsend’s Warbler Red Breasted Nuthatch Bushtit Ruby-crowned Kinglet House Finch Hermit Thrush White Crowned Sparrow Allen’s Hummingbird Red-shouldered Hawk	November, 2010 Red Breasted Nuthatch Black Phoebe Allen’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird White-throated Swift Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler House Wren Black-throated Gray Warbler Mourning Dave Lesser Goldfinch Townsend’s Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Turkey Vulture (FO) Canada Geese (FO) Red-shouldered Hawk
October, 2010 Downey Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Geese (FO) Black Phoebe Bushtit Allen’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird American Crow White-crowned Sparrow House Finch	September, 2010 Black Phoebe Bushtit Allen’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird Downey Woodpecker House Wren American Crow House Sparrow
August, 2010 Black Phoebe Allen’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird Bushtit Downey Woodpecker Mourning Dove House Sparrow House Finch American Crow Scrub Jay Northern Mockingbird Orange-crowned Warbler	July, 2010 Bushtit California Towhee Allen’s Hummingbird House Sparrow Mourning Dove Anna’s Hummingbird House Finch Black Phoebe American Crow
June, 2010 Allen’s Hummingbird Lesser Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker (m) Downy Woodpecker (f) Anna’s Hummingbird Bushtit House Sparrow American Crow Black Phoebe	May, 2010 Mourning Dove Allen’s Hummingbird Barn Swallows (FO) Bushtit American Crow Warbling Vireo Wilson’s Warbler Yellow Warbler Western Wood Peewee Cassin’s Vireo Western Tanager Copper’s Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Rufus Hummingbird Lazuli Bunting Lesser Goldfinch Townsend’s Warbler Anna’s Hummingbird Orange-crowned Warbler House Sparrow Downy Woodpecker California Towhee Nuttall’s Woodpecker
April, 2010 Yellow-rumped Warbler Bushtit Allen’s Hummingbird American Crow Downy Woodpecker Mallard Duck (M&F) House Sparrow Red-shouldered Hawk Anna’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe Nashville Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Lesser Goldfinch American Goldfinch Black-throated Grey Warbler Rufus Hummingbird Western Tanager Townsend’s Warbler Canada Goose (FO)	March, 2010 Anna’s Hummingbird Black Phoebe Yellow-rumped Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Bushtit Allen’s Hummingbird White-crowned Sparrow American Crow House Sparrow Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Mockingbird Townsend’s Warbler Cedar Waxwing Mourning Dove Sharp-shinned Hawk (FO) Lesser Goldfinch Rock Dove (FO)
February, 2010 Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Black Phoebe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Allen’s Hummingbird Hermit Thrush Anna’s Hummingbird Townsend’s Warbler Mourning Dove American Crow Ring-billed Gull (FO) Bushtit	January, 2010 White-crowned Sparrow Red-shouldered Hawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Townsend’s Warbler Anna’s Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Black Phoebe House Wren Fox Sparrow Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler Bushtit House Finch Mourning Dove American Crow Ring-billed Gull (FO) Bushtit White-crowned Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler House Finch Fox Sparrow Downy Woodpecker House Sparrow Cedar Waxwings Nuttall’s Woodpecker Lesser Goldfinch

Garden Contact: Dan Songster 714/892‐7711, Extension 52181 dsongster@gwc.cccd.edu

Birds of the Garden

Townsend's Warbler in the Garden

2012 Bird Sighting List

2011 Bird Sighting List

2010 Bird Sighting List