The Nuttall’s Woodpecker occurs only in California and Baja California and is strongly associated with oak woodlands. They are non-migratory, and maintain yearround territories. Males and females come together in the spring for breeding but do not spend time together after late summer. Male Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, distinguished by its bright red cap, do the nest [...]

The Black Phoebe is a dapper black and white flycatcher that seems comfortable living close to people, so long as a fresh water source is nearby. It’s a year-round familiar feature in tree filled neighborhoods, flowering gardens, verdant parks and stream sides where it perches on low branches or shrubs lying in wait for an [...]

The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most conspicuous and widespread large birds of prey in North America. If you spot a big solitary raptor perched high in erect posture along a roadside or field edge, it’s quite likely a Red-tailed Hawk. It thrives in open woodlands and fields where it can be seen lazily [...]

The Great Horned Owl is a habitually successful, resident breeding bird species in Huntington Central Park. Multiple groves of mature trees and open foraging areas provide an ideal habitat for these highly secretive nocturnal birds of prey. Great Horned Owls, like many raptors, are thought to be monogamous and mate for life. The distinctive, low, [...]

As the national symbol of the United States, the awe inspiring adult Bald Eagle is one of the most recognized birds throughout its vast range of North America. Despite its distinctive appearance and impressive size it was nearly driven to extinction in the lower 48 states by the mid 1900’s due to the use of [...]