We love ALL birds at Audubon California, but there are certain species that just have a certain adorableness about them. We surveyed our colleagues and this is our list of birds that make us go #SQUEE! If you're prepared to become a puddle of awws, follow the list after the break
1) Western Snowy Plover
2) Killdeer
3) Bushtit
4) Pygmy Nuthatch
5) Chestnut-backed Chickadee
(Photo by Kevin Cole/USFWS)
6) Black Phoebe
(Photo by Will Elder/NPS)
7) Rufous Hummingbird
8) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Photo by Alan Vernon)
9) Northern Saw-whet Owl
(Photo by Brandon Lally)
10) Rudy-crowned Kinglet
(Photo by Dan Pancamo)
We sure you can think of more, tell us in the comments!
By Daniela Ogden
A New Colony of Caspian Tern Decoys on Aramburu Island
Richardson Bay Audubon Center is attacting breeding pairs of Caspian Terns with these newly painted tern decoys—a strategy successfully used by previous tern relocation efforts.