Birds in California
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Raven Corvus corax | ||||||||||||
| Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | ||||||||||||
| American Robin Turdus migratorius | ||||||||||||
| Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus | ||||||||||||
| House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus | ||||||||||||
| Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis | ||||||||||||
| Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus | ||||||||||||
| California Quail Callipepla californica | ||||||||||||
| Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||||||||||||
| (Red-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus cafer | ||||||||||||
| California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto | ||||||||||||
| Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater | ||||||||||||
| European Starling Sturnus vulgaris | ||||||||||||
| Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus | ||||||||||||
| Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria | ||||||||||||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens | ||||||||||||
| Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus | ||||||||||||
| Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura | ||||||||||||
| Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii | ||||||||||||
| Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri | ||||||||||||
| (Oregon Junco) Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis oreganus | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||||||||||||
| Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana |
The complete Birds of California
A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.
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