Bird Species of Eaton Canyon (The high-quality photos may take several seconds to load)

Located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Eaton Canyon Park attracts a diversity of birds through the
seasons.  Natural communities in the canyon include oak woodland, coastal sage scrub, open wash with riparian
vegetation along the intermittent stream and the adjacent chaparral-covered hillsides.  A walk through the canyon
during the peak of the spring migration (April-May) should provide an abundance of warblers, vireos, orioles, and
flycatchers, along with the wide variety of resident birds.  Hawks and owls hunt the chaparral and oak woodlands
by day and night, respectively.

The list below, which is arranged in phylogenetic order (reading down each column) by common name, contains over 150 species and subspecies known to have been seen at one time or another in the Park.  New birds are being added yearly.  Refer to the chart for explanations of the abbreviations, and click on the underlined names to view photos.

Abbreviations Used in the List:

C = Common     FC = Fairly Common     U = Uncommon     O = Occasional     R = Rare     Vag = Vagrant
Res = Resident     WV = Winter Visitor     SV = Summer Visitor     M = Migrant