Wetlands · Wading bird
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias · ArdeidaeNorth America’s largest heron: very tall, gray-blue overall, with a long yellowish dagger-shaped bill, black crown stripe, and a shaggy chest.
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6 species
Woodlands · Songbird
American Robin
Turdus migratorius · TurdidaeA large, round-bellied thrush with a rusty orange breast, gray-brown back, yellow bill, white eye arcs, and white undertail markings.
Grasslands · Raptor
Barn Owl
Tyto alba · TytonidaeA slim, pale owl with long legs, dark eyes, buff-and-gray upperparts, white underparts, and a distinctive white heart-shaped facial disk.
Gardens · Nectar feeder
Anna’s Hummingbird
Calypte anna · TrochilidaeA compact green-and-gray hummingbird. Adult males have an iridescent rose-magenta crown and throat that can appear black in poor light.
Rivers · Waterbird
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon · AlcedinidaeA stocky blue-gray bird with a large head, shaggy crest, thick daggerlike bill, white collar, and blue-gray breast band. Females also have a rusty belly band.
Oak forests · Climber
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus · PicidaeA boldly patterned woodpecker with a black back, white belly, clownlike white-and-black face, pale eye, and red crown.