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"Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Tricolored Blackbird - the population of this endangered species is limited to the Central Valley of California. Related to the Red-winged Blackbird, this species has very different social and breeding habits, and habitat needs
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Yellow-billed Magpie - this species can only be found in the Central Valley of California
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American Bald Eagle
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Sandhill Cranes at dusk
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Sandhill Cranes at dusk
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Sandhill Cranes at dusk
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Ferruginous Hawk - the "ferr" root in ferruginous refers to ferrous, latin for iron. The hawk gets its name from the rust color on its wings and tail
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White-tailed Kite
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Coyote
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Nuttall's Woodpecker
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Spotted Towhee
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Turkey Vulture and its shadow
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Ross' Geese - in the Eastern US, we always hope to be able to pick one or two Ross' Geese out of huge flocks of Snow Geese, but in the northern part of the Central Valley of California in the Winter, flocks of Ross' Geese can be found
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Phainopela female
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Lesser Goldfinch
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Lichens on canyon wall
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Mountain Bluebird
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Marbled Godwit fly-by
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Steller's Jay
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Acorn Woodpecker
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Eared Grebe with a fish meal
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
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Yellow-billed Magpie
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Ross' and Greater White-fronted Geese - like the Ross' Goose, the Greater White-fronted is rare in the Eastern US, but it is the predominant wintering goose in California's Central Valley
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Red-tailed Hawk (Western "calurus" sub-species)
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California Quail
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Ross' Goose - similar to the Snow Goose, the Ross' Goose has a smaller head. neck, bill and overall size
