The Black-capped Chickadee is the most common and widespread of the chickadees and is easily identified by the average person.
Barrow's Goldeneye
American Robin
Cheerily cheery cheerily cheery. Cheerily cheer-up cheerily cheerio. The morning song of the Robin is our avian alarm clock that begins just before dawn. Now that we may be leaving our windows open a bit at night we become more aware of our neighborhood robin which typically sings from the same perch every morning.
Cliff Swallow
Whimbrel
The genus name Numenius (new-MEAN-ih-us) is Latin from the Greek noumenios, of the new moon; curve of bill is likened to new crescent moon. The species name phaeopus (FEE-oh-pus) is from the Greek phaios, gray, and pous, foot, gray-foot. It was named Whimbrel in England from uttered note which sounded like whim. It is a member of the curlew family.
Band-tailed Pigeon
White Wagtail
Mountain Chickadee
Harlequin Duck
The Pacific Harlequin is the only duck in the world that divides its time between oceans and mountains. It spends summers in turbulent mountain streams and winters in rocky coastal waters. Weighing only 1 ½ pounds, a harlequin, 16-18” in length, is about half the size of a wild mallard. The four letter code is HARL.
Brant
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Phalarope
Mourning Dove
California Quail
Hooded Merganser
Canada and Cackling Goose
Mitochondrial DNA study of the Canada Goose has resulted in two matriarchal size-related species of very similar looking geese. The Canada Goose is now the larger-bodied group which breeds in mid-range latitudes of the northern hemisphere. The Cackling Goose is the smaller-bodied group which breeds in the tundra region.
