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Birds

The Sierra Nevada range is home to over 600 species of native birds. The diversity of birds you might encounter when visiting the Northern Yosemite region can be overwhelming – from tiny hummingbirds, to graceful herons, to majestic eagles.

Acorn woodpecker
Anna\'s hummingbird
American avocet
Bald eagle
Belted kingfisher
Black phoebe
Blue grouse
Great blue heron
Western bluebird
Brewer\'s blackbird
Brownheaded cowbird
Cliff swallow
Common nighthawk
Dark-eyed junco
Great egret
European starling
House finch
Northern flicker
Great horned owl
Golden eagle
Golden-crowned kinglet
American goldfinch
Gull
Hairy woodpecker
Horned lark
American kestrel
Common merganser
Mountain bluebird
Mountain chickadee
Nuttall\'s woodpecker
Osprey
Pileated woodpecker
Northern pintail
Red tailed hawk
Western scrub jay
Snow geese
California spotted owl
Yellow-rumped warbler
Cedar waxwing
Western grebe
Western kingbird
Wood duck
Song sparrow
Raven
Great horned owl
Bald eagle
Great egret
California quail
Burrowing owl
Western meadowlark
Osprey Pair with Chick - Photo Rebecca Harvey
Golden eagle
Peregrine falcon
Coopers hawk
Osprey
Long-eared owl staff Megan Fiske
Great egret staff Megan Fiske
American bittern staff Megan Fiske
Great egret Anna Barber
Great Blue Heron by Anna Barber
Belted Kingfisher by Andrew Fife
Western Grebe by Andrew Fife
White-faced ibis by Andrew Fife
American dippers by Andrew Maurer
Great blue herons by Andrew Maurer
Great blue herons by Andrew Maurer
Great blue heron by Ben Swift
Burrowing owl by Cynthia Barker
Burrowing owl by Cynthia Barker
Burrowing owls by Cynthia Barker
Juvenile Black-crowned night heron by Connie Cassinetto
Northern Pygmy Owl by Christy Dudley
Mallard by Carolyn Silva
White-crowned sparrow by David Webster
Wrentit by David Webster
American kestrel by David Hargus
Canada goose by David Hargus
Northern mockingbird by David Hargus
Red-winged blackbird by Drew Myers
Wood ducks by Drew Myers
Bald Eagle by Diane Shannon
Great blue heron by Dave Skinner
Sandhill cranes by Dave Skinner
Black-necked stilt by Fred Courter
Great egret by Fred Courter
Killdeer by Floyd Hopper
Mourning dove by Floyd Hopper
Tundra Swans by Floyd Hopper
Bullock\'s oriole by Frank Perez
American coot by Frank Perez
Osprey by Frank Perez
Red-tailed hawk by Frank Perez
Turkey vulture by Frank Perez
Western meadowlark by Frank Perez
Green heron by Heide Stover
Northern flicker by Irene Isolde
American pipit
American pipit
Sharp-shinned hawk by John Black
Blue-winged teal by Jim Hoagland
Cedar waxwing by Jim Hoagland
Clark\'s Nutcracker by Jim Hoagland
Great blue heron by Joanne Sogsti
Great blue herons by Joanne Sogsti
Ruby-crowned kinglet by Karen Orso
Greater white-fronted goose by Larry Lew
Peregrine falcon by Larry lew
White-tailed Kite by Larry Lew
Barn Owl by Mike Matenosky
Lawrence\'s goldfinch by Mike Matenosky
Lincoln's Sparrow I
White-crowned Sparrow by Mike Matenosky
Varied thrush by Paul Fiske
Red-tailed hawk by Roy Bozarth
Black phoebe by Rick Brown
Western grebe by Rick Kimble
Hawk by Rick Kimble
Northern harrier by Rick Kimble
American pelican by Rick Kimble
Cormorant by Susan Platt
Common mergansers by Stephanie Coate
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