Nature treasure adventure: Birds
How many different Bird species can you find in the Nature treasure aDVENTURE week?
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The type of birds you find will depend on which habitat you are looking in. But there are common birds that live in the area year-round, including:
Acorn Woodpecker
Common raptors include:
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Nesting migrants in the summer:
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Naturalized:
Black Hooded Parakeet
Originally from South America, these birds have become naturalized with flocks living in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Beautiful in color with lots to say - they are hard to miss!
Photo by: Paul Abravaya
Oak titmouse
Western Bluebird
Immature Red-shouldered Hawk
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Bewick’s Wren
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Mockingbird
Oak Titmouse
Western Bluebird
Lark Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed junco
Anna’s and Allen’s hummingbirds
California Quail
Hummingbird
Northern Harrier
by Paul Abravaya
Lazuli Bunting
White-tailed Kite
Blue Grosbeak
Photos by Paul Abravaya
There are many different sites throughout SMMNRA to spot Birds
#KeepExploringSAMO
Photos by Paul Abravaya
Explore birds in the SMMNRA Further
Conejo Valley Audubon Society
Chapter Code: C23
Website
CVAS@conejovalleyaudubon.org
PO Box 4782
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society
Chapter Code: C39
Website
smbaudubon@gmail.com
PO Box 35
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Los Angeles Audubon Society
Chapter Code: C03
Website
laas@laaudubon.org
PO Box 411301
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Website
debspark@audubon.org
Griffin Ave,
Los Angeles, California, 90031
(323) 221-2255
EBird.ORG
A comprehensive resource from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Includes an interactive map showing hotspots, and which birds have been seen there.
Share your sightings and identify birds and their sounds!
Local Audubon Societies
Audubon California
CA
Website
auduboncalifornia@audubon.org
220 Montgomery Street Suite 1000
(415) 644-4600
Los Angeles Audubon Society
Chapter Code: C03
Website
laas@laaudubon.org
PO Box 411301
Los Angeles, CA 90041
