Birds in your backyard

Posted by Theadora Block | Jun 1, 2020 | Local, Outdoors, Santa Cruz Naturalist, Science | 0

Santa Cruz Naturalist

Birds in your backyard

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This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I talk about two species of birds that you can easily see in your backyard! Listen with me to learn about Northern mockingbirds and California towhees and some of their fascinating behaviors. California towhees might not be colorful, but they make up for that by being cute and very devoted to their mates – the pairs usually stay together for life!

If you are interested in learning more about birds, allaboutbirds.org is a great resource.

Listen live on KSQD 90.7 FM the week of June 1, 2020: Tuesday 7:53 am & Saturday 11:54 am.

A California towhee at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, photo by Theadora Block

A Northern mocking bird is in the featured image, photo by David Seidensticker.

About The Author

Theadora Block

Theadora Block is a Ph.D candidate at UC Santa Cruz, studying Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. While her research is focused on the social behavior of small songbirds, Theadora enjoys learning about many aspects of the natural world and sharing that with people.