Birds of Joshua Tree National Park

Описание: Joshua Tree National Park is located where the Mojave and the Colorado Desert ecosystems meet in southeastern California. There are 78 bird species known to breed in the desert conditions of Joshua Tree and many more make their way to the park as temporary residents. Year-round, winter, spring and summer species along with migratory birds traveling along the Pacific Flyway make up the over 250 bird species that have been sighted in the park by birders.

Birds Featured:

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Say's Pheobe (Sayornis saya)
Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae)
California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Black-throated sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Photos from the Joshua Tree National Park bird album on Flickr, public domain
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuat...

Birding at Joshua Tree NP:
https://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisi...

Joshua Tree NP Bird List:
https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature...

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