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Birds of Jasper Ridge Photo Gallery

Goldfinch

The Birds of Jasper Ridge Photo Gallery is a growing collection from the photography team of Peter and Diane Hart documenting the species and families of birds of JRBP in their natural habitats.

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Frequently seen birds
Birds commonly seen on the lake

SPECIES	FAMILY	JRBP COMMENTS	MORE INFO
European Starling	Starlings (Sturnidae)	Seen in flocks all year, usually in trees.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Cedar Waxwing	Waxwings (Bombycillidae)	Occasionally seen in the Fall, sometimes in Winter and Spring, flitting in groups through trees.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Phainopepla	Phainopeplas (Ptiliogonatidae)	A rare vagrant. Only a few documented occurrences.	All About Birds	View/Edit
House Finch	Finches (Fringillidae)	Common ali-year resident found in chaparral and open woodlands.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Purple Finch	Finches (Fringillidae)	Seen all year--wooded areas in breeding season, more open, or edge, habitats in Winter.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Lesser Goldfinch	Finches (Fringillidae)	Seen all year in oak woodlands.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Lawrence's Goldfinch	Finches (Fringillidae)	Rare any time of year. Best chance for seeing this bird is summer, possibly in a mixed flock.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Spotted Towhee	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Common all-year resident, most often seen singing on perches or feeding on the ground.	All About Birds	View/Edit
California Towhee	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Common all-year resident, most often seen scratching on the ground.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Fox Sparrow	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Uncommon Fall through Spring visitor.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Song Sparrow	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Seen all year.	All About Birds	View/Edit
White-throated Sparrow	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	A very rare Fall visitor.	All About Birds	View/Edit
White-crowned Sparrow	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Common October through March in small flocks in fairly open terrain.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Common visitor Fall through Spring. Often seen on the margins of trails.	All About Birds	View/Edit
Dark-eyed Junco	Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos (Passerellidae)	Common all-year, ground-feeding resident.	All About Birds	View/Edit

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