bullock's oriole

Santa Cruz County is a quintessential California beach destination. It has expansive beaches, including Pleasure Point, and some of the world's best off-shore breaks, making it famous for its surf culture. Santa Cruz also has a boardwalk and fishing pier, a historical mission, and a quaint downtown. In the county are several different natural environments, including redwood forests, sandy beaches and dunes, coastal scrubland, salt marshes and open meadows. These areas provide excellent habitat for many different species of songbird. Species included: AMERICAN BUSHTIT (Psaltriparus minimus) • AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (Lophostrix cristata) • AMERICAN ROBIN (Turdus migratorius) • BEWICK’S WREN (Thryomanes bewickii) • BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus) • BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis nigricans) • BULLOCK’S ORIOLE (Icterus bullockii) • CALIFORNIA SCRUB JAY (Aphelocoma californica) • CALIFORNIA THRASHER (Toxostoma redivivum) • CALIFORNIA TOWHEE (Melozone crissalis) • CEDAR WAXWING (Bombycilla cedrorum) • CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE (Poecile rufescens) • DARK-EYED JUNCO (Junco hyemalis) • HERMIT THRUSH (Catharus guttatus) • HOODED ORIOLE (Icterus cucullatus) • LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena) • OAK TITMOUSE (Baeolophus inornatus) • PURPLE FINCH (Lophostrix cristata) • RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta canadensis) • RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phoeniceus) • SPOTTED TOWHEE (Pipilo maculatus) • TREE SWALLOW (Tachycineta bicolor) • VIOLET-PURPLE SWALLOW (Tachycineta thalassina) • WESTERN BLUEBIRD (Sialia mexicana) • WESTERN MEADOWLARK (Sturnella neglecta) • WESTERN MEADOWLARK (Sturnella neglecta) • WESTERN TANAGER (Piranga ludoviciana) • WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta carolinensis) • WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia leucophrys) • YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER Setophaga coronata FREE SHIPPING IN THE US