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Birding California: A Regional Primer

10,000 Birds

Other specialties include Bobolink , Sandhill Crane , Black Tern , Pinyon Jay , Juniper Titmouse , Bohemian Waxwing (rare) , Northern Shrike , Black-backed Woodpecker and American Tree Sparrow. Of course, the Sierra Nevada is a huge mountain range, and there are countless other places to bird besides Yosemite. Best spring and fall.