A few birds vistors in our yards, and the Pacifica nature center, Williams, OR

Audubon field guide to North American birds,"Some of our favorite birds." Visual, written, and voice recognition descriptions of 32 birds, many of whom we see in our city and in our yards. 

For more information on the following birds and more, in the Audubon field guide above, click on the sound and the bird, and the bird itself. 

"American Crow (family Crows, Magpies, Jays).  Habitat:  Woodlands, farms, fields, river groves, shores, towns. Lives in a wide variety of semi-open habitats, from farming country and open fields to clearings in the woods. Often found on shores, especially where Fish Crow and Northwestern Crow do not occur. Avoids hot desert zones. Is adapting to towns and even cities, now often

nesting in city parks.

American Goldfinch (family Finches).  Habitat:  Patches of thistles and weeds, roadsides, open woods, edges. Found at all seasons in semi-open areas having open weedy ground and some trees and bushes for shelter, especially areas of second growth, streamsides, roadsides, woodland edges, orchards, suburban areas. In winter also in some very open fields farther from trees. 

American Robin (family Thrushes).  Habitat:  Cities, towns, lawns, farmland, forests; in winter, berry-bearing trees. Over most of continent, summers wherever there are trees for nest sites and mud for nest

material. In arid southwest, summers mainly in coniferous forest in mountains, rarely in well-watered lowland suburbs. In winter, flocks gather in wooded areas where trees or shrubs have good crops of berries. 

American Tree Sparrow (family New World Sparrows).  Habitat:  Arctic scrub, willow thickets; in winter, brushy roadsides, weedy edges, marshes. In summer most common near treeline, where northern forest gives way to tundra. May be in openings in stunted spruce forest, or on open tundra if a few taller shrubs are present. In winter in open fields, woodland edges, marshes, suburban areas.  

Anna's Hummingbird (family Hummingbirds).  Habitat:  Gardens, chaparral, open woods. Found in a wide variety of habitats within its range, including stream side groves, chaparral, open oak woodland, coastal sage scrub, gardens, city parks. Most common in lowlands and lower mountain slopes, but may wander to high mountain meadows in late summer."

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Related - Pacifica, Williams, OR:  Parallel universe, some hippies may think they're living in Pacifica nature center, OR.  - Garden Organization, Williams, Oregon, (founded 1998).  Pacifica is located in the beautiful and amazingly bio-diverse Klamath-Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon. Sited in the Applegate/Williams Valley, Pacifica’s total of 540 historic acres are dedicated to providing education about our natural environment while enhancing the learner’s understanding and appreciation of the natural world and how it relates to daily life."  "Birds of Pacifica," Pacifica nature center, Williams, OR. Again, not this City of  Pacifica, but many of the same birds also visit Pacifica, CA.  "The Nature Center is an ideal place for birding! The Audubon Club has identified over 100 species here."  History:  you tube, 2:39 minutes, continues 9:02 minutes.  Miscellaneous:  Pacifica , Williams, OR not only has a Garden Club, but they also have an Arts Guild.  An area fire, 500+ acres, William, Oregon, 7/22/13, you tube, 7:27 minutes.

Related Pacifica, CA -  Pacifica Shorebird Alliance.  "The group of birds known as shorebirds is comprised of the sandpipers, plovers and related birds that forage along our beaches, mudflats and rocky shores. Some species, like Snowy Plovers, Black Oystercatchers, and Spotted Sandpipers, nest in our area, but most shorebirds are only winter visitors to the California coast, nesting elsewhere to the east and north. Many species of shorebirds travel north all the way to the tundra to lay their eggs and raise their young. " 

Posted by Kathy Meeh