Birds at Idell Weydemeyer s Garden 2006

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1 s at Idell Weydemeyer s Garden 2006 Key: = requency in habitat fr a climate similar t mine (U Btanical Garden, see reference ntes.); = cmmn, = ccasinal, s = smetimes In Habit = In habitat similar t mine; BG = Btanical Gardens summary; BA = Bay Area reference bk IW Sees = In Idell s garden Surce = : age number f reference bk (each rganize bird categries differently; see full references and rder f bird families); 1 st N.= natinal reference, 2 nd N.=Western (Sibley), 3 rd N.=Western (etersn), 4 th N.=alifrnia reference, 5 th N.=Bay Area reference. Descriptin = des nt list desert and pinyn pine areas since these are nt in the Bay Area Distinguish = L = length in inches; WS = wing span in inches s I see r hear regularly: A large ld almnd tree is a favrite hangut fr mst f the birds I see regularly. Similar s Allen s Hummingbird Selasphrus sasin & eb-june See daily in seasn 174;262;216;184;84 Western hemisphere; astal chaparral and riparian lw wds; Mstly green with graygreen breast, but male has red thrat, rufus sides; Aggressive; when curting, dives frm high up in deep J shape, wings make shrill sund in dive Tiny L, 4.3 WS; Almst identical t Rufus hummer but has green back & head cap rather than reddish back & cap American rw rvus brachyrhynchs Saw regularly in , rarely saw in past 212;308;252;149;100 anada t S. U.S. & Baja; In mst pen habitats in state except deserts and higher muntains; All black, call a distinctive caaaw sund; Usually in grups, eats almst everything, 17.5 L, 39 WS; Smaller than raven; crws have fan shaped tail, seldm glide in air, American In habitat all year, see S. anada t S. US & Baja; Orchards & 5 L, 9 WS; When flying, Idell Weydemeyer age 1 4/21/2006

2 Similar s Gldfinch arduelis tristis mre ften nw that I have a bird feeder, less frequent than Lesser Gldfinch. 300;453;344;200;138 vergrwn fields, pen wds, thistle & weed patches; Yellw brwn in nn-breeding seasn with dark wings and tw light brwn wing bars, (in breeding seasn, male is bright yellw with black cap, females brwnish yellw); In flcks, eats tree buds, weed seeds (especially thistles) & sme insects; Delays nesting until summer when thistles seeds are ready. bth male & female have white spt under wings at base; male is nly bird with bright yellw bdy with black frehead (during breeding seasn), have yellw brwn t gld backs vs Lesser with greenish backs Anna s Hummingbird alypte anna Daily 172;260;217;184;83 Western hemisphere; In pen wds, chaparral and flwer gardens west f Sierras; Mstly green with gray breast, male has red cap & thrat, female has red thrat spts; lies extremely fast, diving display during mating. They find flwers every mnth f the year in my garden. Tiny -- 4 L, 5.3 WS; Only US hummer with red crwn, nly alifrnia hummer singing a real sng when perched, has shrter bill Bewick s Wren Thrymanes bewickii In habitat all year; Hear regularly in brush piles & shrubs (hides well!) 222;329;264;173;107 S. anada t Mexic; Brushy and wded areas; Brwn upper bdy, gray underneath, white eyebrw, has wren s tipped up & striped tail but flicks frm side t side; Mst cmmn wren in area 5.25 L, 7 WS; airly large and slender wren, white crners n tail, whiter belw than huse wren & huse wrens have n white eyebrw Black hebe Sayrnis nigricans In habitat all year, althugh sme are migratry, at IW s nw that I have frg pnds 196, 286, 237, 165, 92 Suthwestern U.S.(mstly west f Sierra s) t N. Argentina; Alng streams & pnds with marshy vegetatin; Black head with a slight crest, gray bdy, white belly. atches flies n the wing. 7 L, 11 WS; nstantly wags tail when perched, Dark Eyed Junc feeds mstly n the grund & has cnical bill & rufus clr n flanks Idell Weydemeyer age 2 4/21/2006

3 Similar s Bushtit saltriparus minimus See daily 218;323;260;169;104 SW British lumbia t Guatemala; In brushy r pen wds, chaparral, residential shrubbery; Brwn head, gray upper bdy, white under; Tiny birds in flcks f 10-30, cnstantly twittering and cmbing thrugh shrubs and trees all day, eat tiny insects Tiny L, 6 WS; Distinctive fr size and flcking behavir, lng tail, shrt bill, easy t mve clse enugh t see clearly alifrnia Twhee ipil crissalis (was Brwn Twhee ipil fuscus) See daily, cnstant chips 304;405;330;208;127 SW Oregn t Baja; West f Sierras; Open wdlands, and dense brushy areas, chaparral, gardens; Overall brwn with range under tail; rages n grund, likes brush piles, male & female keep in clse cntact by calling when fraging, strngly territrial, nest lw t grund in bushes 9 L;11.5 WS; Lks like a brwn rbin withut the range breast hestnut-backed hickadee ecile rufescens In habitat all year See mre in fall and winter 214;321;259;172;102 Western N. America; In castal slpes and frests f ak, pine and fir, cultivated areas with trees; In BA, nt reddish but mre brwnish back and flanks, black cap and chin; white face; Seen with Bushtits & Ruby rwned Kinglet flcks, calls chickadee-deedee 4.75 L, 7.5 WS; Bigger than Bush Tits, have black caps, rufus sides Dark-eyed Junc Oregn sub species Junc hyemalis Much f year Daily 314;200;333;425;132 Alaska & SW anada t Baja, In Rckies t Idah & Wyming; In under stry f pen frests and wdlands and in areas with brush and pen grund; Dark hd, gray wings, reddish-brwn n back and under wings, gray breast; rages n pen grund 6.3 L, 9.3 WS; Distinctive hd, (male s is black, female gray), has rufus back and sides unlike all gray sides n Slateclred ne x Sparrw Sty versin BG says Oct thru Ap See scratching under Alaska, anada, W & U.S.; Dense brushy patches & thickets within wdlands, 7 L, 10.5 WS; Larger than Huse sparrw, Has Idell Weydemeyer age 3 4/21/2006

4 Similar s (acific) asserella iliaca shrubs 322;421;324;204;128 especially willw areas; Dark brwn upper area, brwnish spts n chest, whitish lwer belly; Often mix with ther sparrws in grups, scratches vigrusly in litter under bushes like twhees sptted/streaked breast, White and Gld crwned have plain breasts; White rwned has crwn streak Gld-crwned Sparrw Zntrichia atricappila In habitat Sept-May In thick shrubs 320;429;316;204; 131 NW N. America, winters thrughut acific states; Dense brush & weedy areas but nt as thick shrubs as fr White rwned; Grayish with gray-brwn breast, black and brwn wings with tw white wing bars, breeding males with black cap t eyes and yellw fre-crwn 7.3 L, 9.5 W; N streaks n breast, similar t but mre gray verall than White rwned, has thick black eye streak Great Hrned Owl Bub virginianus Hear nightly mstly in winter 160; 239;201;137;82 N. America t Tierra del ueg; In almst all habitats; Grayish-brwn with stripes n chest, large head; Rsts in trees (near my garden), hunts at night in wds & fields fr mediumsized mammals such as rabbits and skunks; At IW s, mating calls ccur in winter befre dawn. One smashed int my windw, was cared fr by Lindsey Museum then released back by my garden. Large L, 44 WS; Mstly identify by deep hting call f male Huse inch arpdacus mexicanus In habitat all year Daily 296;450;342;197;137 British lumbia t S Mexic (intrduced frm SW U.S.); Brushy & wded areas, suburbs, cities; Male has dark red frehead strip, breast & rump, bth are gray-brwn with streaked flanks and tw white wing bars; Mstly in small flcks, eats seeds, fruit & smetimes insects 6 L, 9.5 WS; Male is distinctive red, bth have relatively lng tails, shrt bills Idell Weydemeyer age 4 4/21/2006

5 Similar s Lesser Gldfinch arduelis psaltria In habitat all year See mre in winter 300;452;344;200; nt in BA bk Western U.S. t eru; atchy pen areas, brush, wds, gardens; Olive green back, dark wings, bright yellw under parts in male and lighter in female, male has black cap; In flck in same r dryer habitat than American Gldfinch Small; 4.5 L, 8 WS; White under wing patch in flight; females have n cntrast between back & rump, Lesser has green back and dark rump, American is larger & has gld back, gld rump Mrning Dve Zenaida macrura Daily 154;221;208;160;79 Alaska & anada t anama; Wdlands, grasslands & brushy areas; Gray and brwn; all is a sft cing, usually in small grups, frages n pen grund fr seeds, grains & grit, builds lse stick nest in trees and n buildings; At IW s mstly seen perching n wires. 12 L, 18 WS; Slender dve with lng tail, lcal tame pigens seen ccasinally in flcks are white and circle withut landing. Nrthern Mckingbird Mimus plygltts See daily 226;351;270;185;122 S. anada t Mexic & W. Indies; Open areas with scattered bushes & trees, in farms, twns; Gray back, white under, black wings with tw white wing bars; eeds n insects and fruit, highly territrial, expert mimic, sings lts, especially at night in the spring which yields angry letter t the lcal wildlife clumnist (Gary Bgue); nstantly eating MY fruit 10 L, 14 WS; Lng tail, defends fruit trees and shrubs frm ther birds Nuttall s Wdpecker icides nuttallii s In habitat all year; See n large apple tree fairly frequently 182;270;228;144;88 alifrnia t NW Baja; In ak wdlands and deciduus frests & cultivated trees; Black back with white stripes, whitish breast with sme black spts n sides, male with red spt n hind crwn f head; Hps n 7.5 L, 13 WS; Black back with white bars, blackish spts under near wing in flight, bth Hairy & Dwny have white backs and n Idell Weydemeyer age 5 4/21/2006

6 Similar s underside f trunks, ges up and dwn branches, als eats insects n grund, sme seeds & wild fruit black spts under wings in flight Oak Titmuse (was lain Titmuse) Baelphus inrnatus In habitat all year See regularly 216;319;260;169;103 W. U.S.; mmn in aks, ther pen wdlands, cultivated tree areas; Grayish upper feathers, lighter gray lwer, crest n head; Eats seeds & insects, can call chick-adee-dee like the hick a Dee 5.75 L, 9 WS; Bushtits are smaller; Huttn s Veri has white wing bars; nly bird f this size with a crest Sptted Twhee (was Rufus- Sided) ipil maculatus Year rund in Bay Area, see in tall, thick shrubs (Nat), 406, 30,207, 126 Mst f west, int Rckies and sme f plains (Suthern anada t Guatemala) Brushy habitats, edges, clearings. Orange sides, black speckled wings, dark gray (female) t black (male) hd n head, white breast. Slitary, scratches vigrusly in leaf litter n grund 8.5 L, 10.5 WS; American Rbin has range breast & is bigger, Black Headed Grsbeak has larger bill, shrter tail & range chest. Red-tailed Hawk Bute jamaicensis Regularly 70;129;174;106;49 Alaska, anada t anama; Mixed wdlands & grasslands; Brwn bdy, lighter underneath, red tail, streaked belly band; in flight, light brwn under wings with black tp edge; erches lking fr small mammals, slitary, nests in tall trees with pen feeding areas nearby. 19 L 49 WS; Bth Redshuldered Hawk and pers hawk have mre rufus bdy clring and dark stripes under tail. Turkey Vulture athartes aura Arund mid-day daily 64;96;182;133;45 S. anada t ape Hrn (migratry in N.); Black with red bare head; Sars verhead n thermals lking fr carrin, rsts in trees, nests n grund; At IW s, circles fairly lw arund mid day. Very large L, 67 WS. Idell Weydemeyer age 6 4/21/2006

7 Similar s Western Scrub Jay Aphelcma califrnica See daily 208;304;254;152;98 W. U.S. t S. Mexic, als lrida; astal brushy areas, ak wdlands, chaparral, sme suburbs; Blue wings and tail plus blue cap n head and arund neck, gray back, light breast; Eats acrns mstly but als seeds, fruit, insects, baby birds. kes hles in fruit n IW s trees and screams a lt L, 15.5 WS; Steller s Jay has blackish upper bdy & black crest White-crwned Sparrw Zntrichia leucphrys In habitat Sept- April See in trees, shrubs 320;428;316;204; nt in BA bk Acrss anada t Alaska, thrugh W U.S., winters W & S U.S. & uba; atchy brushy and weedy areas, edges f thickets & wdlands; Mstly gray with light brwn rump & streaky brwn back, white thrat, black and white streaks n head n crwn, reddishbrwn wings with tw white wing bars; Grund feeder, travels in flcks 7 L, 9.5 WS; Breast plain, nt speckled; has stripes n head whereas Gld rwned has ne black head stripe Wild Turkey Meleagis gallpav Mre cmmn in Bay Area nw Saw in fall 2004 fr first time 82;130;153; nt in BA bk Open wdlands, ften seen fraging by walking alng rads r in fields & grasslands; Bay Area turkey has a mre brwn and yellw bdy (rather than greenish black); Rst in trees at night; seldm fly; timid, gbbles ludly during mating seasn Very large L, WS Wrentit hamaea fasciata in habitat Secretive s hard t see 218;335;267;176;110 Oregn t N. Baja; In dense chaparral and castal scrub in BA; Medium brwn verall, lighter underneath, fatter bird, large head, lng tail; Heard mre than seen, sings buncy sng, nests in castal sage and cyte brush thickets tw feet ff grund, likes insects & seeds, 6.5 L, 7 WS; Similar t wrens & Titmuse but n wren-like stripes, nr streaked breast r thrat Idell Weydemeyer age 7 4/21/2006

8 Similar s Yellw Rumped Warbler (was Audubn s Warbler) Dendrica crnata Oct-Mar See in almnd & eucalyptus trees (nat), 376, 288, 180, 118 Western U.S., anada; (ges frm Alaska t anama) Winters in pen brushy habitats and edges, ak wds, cultivated areas, ften in flcks; gray/brwn bird with bright yellw thrat, flanks and rump, gray (female) r yellw (male) head, tw white wing bars; 5.5 L, 9.25 WS; Twnsend s Warbler has mstly yellw face with black cheeks & is slightly smaller I See Occasinally: Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s American Rbin Turdus migratrius in habitat See mstly in winter since I have n watered lawn 230;345;274;189;11 3s Alaska, anada t S. Mexic; Open wdlands, fields, lawns; Dark gray abve, red breast (male bright red, female a rusty range); Hps alng checking fr earth wrms, eats berries & eats MY fruit, especially cherries; Builds nests in trees shrubs r n buildings 10 L, 14 WS; Orange breast edar Waxwing Bmbycilla cedrrum In habitat Nv thrugh late winter (BA bk says all year) 240;361;282;188;12 3 Alaska, anada, t Suth entral U.S., winters frm S. anada t anama; In areas f trees, shrubs & rchards with berries; Beautiful reddish brwn, with drping crwn, black mask, yellw n tail tip, red bar n wings; Mve in flcks fllwing ripening berries, als eat flying insects 7.25 L, 12 WS; Highly distinctive clratin Dwny Wdpecker s In habitat all year See n large apple Alaska, anada t S U.S.; In wds, especially in riparian areas, in willws, rchards, shade trees; 6.75 L, 12 WS; Smallest wdpecker, bill half as Idell Weydemeyer age 8 4/21/2006

9 icides pubescens tree 186;268;224;145; 87 Black wings, lwer back & tail, black stripes n head, rest f bdy is white, males have red spt n head; Hps abut jerkily n branches; insects main fd, likes suet lng as head, (Hairy has bill as lng as head) has white patch n back (Nutall s has black back with white stripes) Eurpean Starling Sturnus vulgaris in habitat I see mstly perching n wires 242; 362;280;192;124 Eurasia, N. Africa, N. America (intrduced); ity parks, farms and suburbs; In winter lks likes an iridescent green & black blackbird with white speckles; Mstly in large flcks year arund, frage n grund fr grubs, wrms, insects, seeds and fruit n trees; Aggressive bird, can be a pest when rsts in large flcks & takes grain frm fields, pushes ut native birds; rvides fd surce fr hawks. 8.5 L, 16 WS; In spring and summer, a purplish black mre like a blackbird but has shrter tail than blackbird and a yellw bill Huttn s Vire Vire huttni In habitat all year 246;297;285;181;11 5 SW. British lumbia t Guatemala; In live ak wds, streamside wds, castal cniferus frests and cultivated areas; Olive green clr, tw light stripes (bars) n grayish-black wings; Tends t flck with ther small sngbirds 5 L, 8 WS; Heavier than Ruby rwned Kinglet, thicker bill, n black bar n wings after tw white bars, mre gray than Orange crwned warbler (which has yellw undertail) Nrthern licker laptes auratus (lder bks say laptes cafer) Als Red Shafted licker & In habitat all year; Oct-Apr mst cmmn 180;264;226;144;89 Alaska, anada & suth t Nicaragua; In wded areas with penings, ften arund buildings, rchards, parks; Brwn speckled chest, striped back, gray head, male has with red strip under eye; Eat ants & ther insects and preen with squashed ants t rid self f parasites 12 L, WS 20 ; Orange under wings in flight, white rump; eeds mre n grund than ther wdpeckers Orange-crwned Warbler Vermivra celata BG says Mar-July; BA says all year but mst in Ap-Dec 256;367;300;176;11 7 Alaska, anada, W. U.S., winters t Guatemala; Dense weedy and brushy areas and gardens; Light brwn abve, greenish yellw belw with streaks n breast, lightish-clred brken eye ring, range crwn rarely seen, mves quickly 5 L, 7.25 WS, Mre drab than Wilsn s Warbler (male has black cap) &Yellw Warbler (male has red streaks n breast), brighter than Idell Weydemeyer age 9 4/21/2006

10 Huttn s Veri (is mre gray) Rufus Hummingbird Selasphrus rufus & Mar-May mst cmmn, see migrating thrugh 174;262;184; nt in BA bk NW. N. America, winters in Mexic; Urban and chaparral areas; Male with rusty back and side, female green with rufus breast & reddish thrat spt, bth with black wings; In high, circular display flights, wings make buzzy trill Small; 3.75 L, 4.5 WS; Only hummingbird male that is mstly reddish brwn Ruby-crwned Kinglet Regulus calendula In habitat Octber t April 236;336;268;168; 111 anada, Alaska, W. U.S., winters in BA & t Guatemala; Wded and brushy areas; Gray brwn r live buff bdy, black wing bar next t white stripe, hidden ruby crwn in males; Heard mre than seen, feeds n tiny insects s nt at feeders Small, 4.25 L, 7.5 WS; Tiny bill, plump bdy, wing flicking behavir and shrt tail distinguish it frm warblers; Gld rwned Kinglet has black crwn patch & white eyebrw; Orange rwned warbler has n wing bars Slate lred Junc Junc hyemalis In winter at iw s, 424, Nt Bay Area 6.25 L, 9.25 W; Gray bdy, black hd, des nt have rufus sides like Oregn Junc Wilsn s Warbler Wilsnii pusilla April-Sept 274; 387;300;177;121 Alaska, anada, W. & NE. U.S., winters Mexic t anama; In brushy wds with dense under stry near water, willw & alder areas, als backyards; Light live-yellw brwn abve (male with black cap), yellw face, bright yellw underneath; Raises tail & flips it abut, frages n lwer fliage near grund, will fly t catch flying insects 4.75 L, 7 WS; Very small lng tailed warbler; Orange rwned has greener feathers and n black cap; yellw warbler (male) has breast with red streaks and n cap; Huttn s Veri is mre gray and has white wing bars Idell Weydemeyer age 10 4/21/2006

11 Yellw Warbler Dendrica petechia s Summer 260;371;300;177; nt in BA bk Alaska, anada, t eru, winters Mexic t eru; Wet brushy habitat, suburban shrubbery, rchards; Yellwish brwn abve, bright yellw breast, yellw tail spts and male has reddish streaks n breast; rages at middle height in trees. 5 L, 8 WS; Brightest yellw f warblers, has yellw spts n tail I See rarely Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s mmn Yellwthrat Gethlypis thrichas In habitat all year in BA 270;386;302;77;120 anada t S. Mexic, winters S. U.S. t W. Indies, anama; Thickets, weedy, brushy and marshy areas, nearly always lw & wet; Olive upper side, yellw thrat and under tail, male has striking black mask with white tp utline; rages clse t r n the grund, lw flight 5 L, 6.8 WS; emale lks like Wilsn s Warbler except that belly is white, nt yellw, Yellwthrat male has black mask vs Wilsn s Warbler s black cap Hermit Thrush atharus guttatus In habitat mstly Oct-Apr 232;349;276;189;11 2 Alaska, anada, W. & NE. U.S., winters U.S. t El Salvadr; In brushy under-stry f pine and ak wds, in winter in thickets & parks; Brwn bdy with black spts n brwnish breast, white belly, reddish brwn tail, frages fr insects and berries n grund r in trees, beautiful singer, last ne at night L, 11.5 WS; Often in drier & brushier areas than ther thrushes, lks like small juvenile rbin with speckled breast (but n range clr) ine Siskin arduelis pinus In habitat Sept-May 2004 was a big year, 300;453;344;200; nt in BA bk S. anada t S. U.S., many winter in Mexic; Open frests; cler wdlands, weedy areas, Unifrm light brwn with streaking, male and female have yellw bltch n wings, male brighter yellw; Eats buds, seeds f pines, alders & birches plus small insects; in flcks smetimes with finches 5 L, 9.5 WS Red-winged In habit all year near anada t W. Indies, sta Rica; Brushy & marshy 8.75 L, 14 WS; emales Idell Weydemeyer age 11 4/21/2006

12 Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s Blackbird Agelaius pheniceus water; seen daily abut 1/2 mile away, smetimes at iws 280;440;308;192;13 3 areas, cultivated areas; Male black with red wing tps, female brwn with rufus edged feathers, dense streaks acrss belly; ngregates in large flcks, eats seeds & invertebrates lk like large sparrw, male unmistakable with red wing area Sharp Shin Hawk Accipiter striatus In habitat Sept-Ap (BG), BA says all yr 68;136;173;100;48 Tree line in Alaska, anada t N. Argentina; In pen wds, edges; Adults red speckled under breast and wing with dark wing bars and tail stripes, bdy grayish abve; Hangs arund bird feeders, preys n small birds up t the size f pigens, als mammals, slitary, nests in tall trees 16 L, 31 WS; erch a lt; abut the size f a jay, snappy wing beats Western Tanager iranga ludviciana In habitat in Ap-June inf) BG says May 228;339;314;193; nt in BA bk N. America, winters in W. Mexic t sta Rica; In cniferus and deciduus wds; Yellw bdy, black r gray back, dark wings with ne yellw and ne white wing bar; male has red head when breeding; Eats insects, and larvae n leaves, slitary 7.25 L, 11.5 WS; Distinctive yellw bdy with black back and wings I N lnger see: Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s Barn Owl Tyt alba Year rund in habitat 162,234;199;37;80 Nearly wrldwide; Wdlands, farms, twns, cliffs; Light brwn and gray with pale heart shaped face, white underneath; Neighbr s shed taken dwn s rst and main surce f mice gne, hunted mice in 16 L, 42 WS Idell Weydemeyer age 12 4/21/2006

13 Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s pen spaces in my garden at night; nt ht but has lw wheezy screech alifrnia Quail allipepla califrnica in gd habitat 88;133;156;53 British lumbia t Baja; astal chaparral, alng radsides, fields and field edges; Gray bdy, speckled brwn n belly, brwn and white stripes n sides, tpknts; In small cvey, scratch nisily in underbrush, feeds n seeds & leaves; ats, dgs and cytes have remved the quails 10 L, 14 WS; Distinctive shape and tp knt, in cveys Swallws Migrated thrugh in spring fr several years Neighbrs say these are here but I either have nt seen them: Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s American Kestrel r Sparrw Hawk alc sparverius s In habitat smetimes 78; 115, 186;136;51 Mst f N. & S. America; Open habitats; Rusty back with black barring, reddish tail, bld patterning n head, female with reddish streaky breast, male has pale reddish breast with sme spts and blue wings; Slitary, nests in tree cavities, & bird huses, hunts frm perch r hvers & drps fr insects & small mammals, 9 L, 22 WS; Size f a jay, smaller than ther hawks, pumps tail when alights hipping Sparrw Spizella asserina Ap-Aug () 318;205;320;412; nt in BA bk anada t Nicaragua, winters S U.S. t Nicaragua; Open wdlands r brush edges with grassy areas including parklands, rchards; Mstly gray, brwn wings & tw white wing bars, brwn cap, pale brwn 5.5 L, 8.5 WS; N streaks n breast; small sparrw with lng thin tail Idell Weydemeyer age 13 4/21/2006

14 Range, Habitat & Descriptin Similar s eyebrw & black eye streak, (males with rufus crwn in breeding seasn); In small flcks Hairy Wdpecker icides villsus In habitat all year See n large apple tree? 186;269;224,145; nt in BA bk Alaska & anada t anama; In mature frests, wdlands, shade trees; Black wings, tail & head except fr white eye and chin streak, white n back and under parts, wings have white stripes, male has red spt n back f head; rages n trunks and large limbs 9.25 L, 15 WS; Bill nearly as lng as head, white back, unmarked sides when flies Surces: A Guide t ield Identificatin s f Nrth America; Glden ress, Rberts, Bruun, Zim; 1966 s f Nrth America; Lne ine ress; ix & Bezener; 2000 s f San rancisc & the Bay Area; Lne ine ress; isher & Mrlan; 1996 s f the U.. Btanical Garden frm the U.. Btanical Garden Handbk f alifrnia s; Naturegraph ublishers; Brwn, Westn & Buzzell; 1973 etersn ield Guides Western s; Hughtn Miffilin; etersn; 1990 The Silby ield Guide t s f Western Nrth America; hanticleer ress & Alfred A. Knpf; Silby; requency & in habitat data is frm Berkeley s U Btanical Garden bird list: The climate is smewhat similar t mine althugh they have a stream and riparian area as well as mre ak wdlands. It is als fggier and cler. Idell Weydemeyer age 14 4/21/2006

15 Order f bird families in Silby (Includes nly thse n Idell s list) Diurnal Raptrs Vultures Hawks alcns Upland Game s Turkey Quail igens & Dves Dve Owls Hummingbirds Wdpeckers Wdpeckers lickers Tyrant lycatchers Black hebe Shrikes & Veris Veris Jays, rws & their Allies Jays rw Swallws hickadees, Nuthatches & Their Allies Titmuse hickadee Bushtit Nuthatch Wrens Dipper & Wrentit Wrentit Kinglet, Old Wrld Warblers & Gnatcatchers Kinglets Thrushes Rbin Hermit Thrush Mimids Mckingbirds Waxwings, Silky-lycatchers, & Starlings Waxwings Starlings Wd Warblers Warblers mmn Yellwthrat Tanagers, ardinals, & Their Allies Tananger Emberizine Sparrw & Their Allies Twhees Sparrws Juncs Icterids Blackbirds inches & Old Wrld Sparrws Huse inch Gldfinches ine Siskin Idell Weydemeyer age 15 4/21/2006