Wild Birds & Gardens

Wild Birds And Gardens 
5339 Sunrise Blvd. 
Fair Oaks, Ca 95628 
(916) 966-5958  

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Birdwalks

Our Birdwalks are limited to the first 15 people who sign up.   Minimum age for walks is 12 years unless otherwise indicated.  Remember to wear comfortable shoes, and check weather conditions for proper attire. We recommend long sleeves and long pants, as we may walk through some areas with tall grass or brush.   As our "thank you" for your continued patronage, all of our walks are free of charge to our valued customers, and any park entrance fees will be paid by Wild Birds and Gardens.

Future Birdwalks:

TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

 

Please sign up for our Birdwalks online or by phone at (916) 966-5958

Past Birdwalks:
On Sept 24,  ED Sherry and David led a bird walk at Sailor bar, where they saw approximately 36 Species of birds.

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As you can see a perfect day for a birdwalk. Below is a list of the birds spotted.

  • Red Shouldered Hawk
  • Double Crested Cormorant
  • Green Heron
  • Killdeer
  • Nuttlall's Woodpecker
  • Bushtit
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Rock Dove
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Mourning Dove
  • Anna's Hummingbird
  • Great Egret
  • Northern Flicker
  • Red Breasted Sapsucker
  • Mallards
  • Western Scrub-jay
  • American crow

 

  • Black Phoebe
  • Yellow Billed Magpie
  • Oak Titmouse
  • White Breasted Nuthatch
  • Yellow Warbler
  • Yellow Rumped Warbler
  • Spotted Towhee
  • White Crowned Sparrow
  • Acorn Woodpecker
  • Bewick's Wren
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Phainopepla
  • European Starling
  • Black Throated Warbler
  • Lark Sparrow
  • Lesser Goldfinch

 

On the Mather Lake walk Sunday, we spotted approximately 34 Species of birds.

  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Eared Grebe
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • American Bittern
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Great Egret
  • Snowy Egret
  • Green Heron
  • Mallard Duck
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • White-tailed Kite
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Common Moorhen
  • American Kestral
  • American Coot
  • Kildeer
  • Canada Goose
  • Western meadowlark
  • Scrub Jay
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • California Gull
  • Rock Dove
  • Mourning Dove
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Northern Flicker
  • Black Phoebe
  • Northern Rough- winged Swallow
  • Red Winged Blackbird
  • American Crow
  • Northern Mockingbird
  • European Starling
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • White-crowned Sparrow

 

 

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