Wildlife
Christmas
Bird Count in the
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens
 The Audubon
Society's Christmas Bird Count is an all-day census of early winter bird
populations that takes place every year between December 14 and January 5. More
than 50,000 volunteer observers across the Americas take part in counting all
birds in their particular area. The result is over a century of data on bird
populations from North to South America. This data is crucial, as it is used by
scientists to monitor bird population changes over time.
For the past three years we, along with the Audubon Society and other volunteers, have completed
the census of birds in the River Park from 280 to 880, and in Guadalupe Gardens. Please see the list below for the birds that were
counted in 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Wish you could have been there? Don't wait for the next
Christmas Bird Count to enjoy the birds, just grab your binoculars and head on
down to the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens and let us know what you find!
Also, please visit the Audubon Society's website at www.audubon.org to find out more about the birds in our area.
To view the bird count data from this, and past years, click here.
New Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Wildlife Watch!
GRPG FlickR Group
Wildlife List
Birds
Fields and Gardens
White and Golden-Crowned Sparrows, W. Scrubs Jays, Amer Robins,
Brewer's Blackbirds, starlings, American Kestrels, Black Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, House Finch, Lesser
Goldfinch,
House Sparrow, Anna's Hummingbird, Northern Mockingbird, California
Towhee.
Riparian (river) Corridor
Those listed above, plus Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black-crowned
Night-Heron, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Mallard,
Pied-billed Grebe, Amer Coot, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow.
Others
Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey,
Downy Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Common Merganser, Townsend's Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat.
Fish
Coming Soon
Amphibians
Coming Soon
Identification
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would like to identify.
Amphibians
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