Fun Facts about Birds in the Park

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PILEATED WOODPECKER

Our largest woodpecker in the park is called an Ecosystem Engineer. The holes it makes in dead trees are used by a wide variety of other animals, from flying squirrels to small owls.

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BARRED OWL

The owl that attacks people in the park and other areas of the U.S. It native to the US, but a recent invader to our area.

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BROWN CREEPER

While nuthatches move down trees, creepers move up. They have stiff tail feathers like woodpeckers to help them.

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TOWSEND’S WARBLER

This lovely little migrant hangs out in the very tops of conifers, foraging for insects. Birders get a stiff neck looking for it.

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RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

This tiny migrant arrives from the south in March, feeding on the nectar of salmonberry and red flowering currant flowers. Our other hummingbird, Anna’s, mostly uses yards.

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BUSHTIT

This tiny relative of chickadees makes a hanging nest. Birds in winter flocks huddle together when it is cold.

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COOPER’S HAWK

A bird specialist, juveniles of this species love to harass juvenile crows during the summer for practice.

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RED CROSSBILL

This nomadic finch has crossed mandibles, a special adaptation to extract seeds from conifer cones.

Learn more about Songbirds in the Park

Learn more about Woodpeckers

Learn more about Owls

Overview of Birds in the Park and Bird Species List for the Park

Photo credits: Jim Erckmann, Flickr (Bill VanderMolen, Henry T Mclin, Don Faulkner), Wikimedia Commons (V J Anderson, Slodocent), Flickr (Tom Talbot),