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
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.
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