The following list of winter bird species likely to be found in the Crystal Springs Garden and canyon area was compiled by Dave DeSante, a Reed faculty member, in 1976.
This list is being published as a historical reference. Some information may no longer be current.
Key:
? = irregular in occurrence during winter
* = regular species likely to be found in the Reed Canyon
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe *
Mallard
European Wigeon
American Widgeon *
Wood duck
Ring-necked duck
Lesser scampk
Canvasback
Bufflehead *
Ruddy duck
American Coot *
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-skinned Hawk
American Kestrel ?
Ring-necked pheasant
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull ?
New Gull
Rock Dove
Screech Owl *
Great Horned Owl
Pigmy Owl *
Belted Kingfisher *
Common (red-shafted) Flicker *
Downy Woodpecker *
Stellar's Jay *
Scrub Jay *
Black-capped Chickadee *
Chestnut-backed Chickadee *
Common Crow *
Bushtit *
Winter Wren *
Bewick's Wren *
American Robin *
Varied Thrush *
Golden-crowned Kinglet *
Ruby-crowned Kinglet *
Cedar Waxwing ?
Starling *
Yellow-rumped (Audobon's) Warbler ?
House Sparrow
Red-Winged Blackbird
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch *
House Finch
Pine Siskin *
American Goldfinch
Rufous-sided Towhee *
Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco *
Goldern Crowned Sparrow *
Fox Sparrow *
Song Sparrow *
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-bellied (red-breasted) Sapsucker