Birding in Chico

Yesterday 20 intrepid Primetimers braved the elements to go birding at Feather River Parkway in Oroville. When we left Chico at 9 o’clock it was raining enough that we had to use our windshield wipers. On arriving in Oroville a very light mist was still falling, but within 10 minutes the rain had stopped. What started out as a wet day turned out to be pleasant and a lot of fun.

We saw a total of 34 species of birds. This is a good place to go birding anytime!

The list follows:

The weather was cool, about 60˚, with low overcast. Light was poor.

Pied-billed Grebe
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Im. Sharp-shinned Hawk/Merlin?
Red tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
California Quail
California Gull
Western Gull
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub-jay
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Oregon Junco (Dark-eyed Junco)
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Brewers Blackbird
Lesser Goldfinch

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