Birds on the Farm 

The South 47 Farm

Farmland not only gives us fresh, nutritious food, it also provides vital habitat for local wildlife. FARM LLC member Michael Hobbs, an expert birder, has been scoping out the birds on The South 47 Farm and our other properties. Check out his sightings below. 

The American goldfinch
is a common visitor at the farm.

Since April 2001, birder Michael Hobbs has spotted 47 species of birds at our farm. Here's the complete list.

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Canada Goose

Cackling Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Green-winged Teal

Mallard

Bald Eagle

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Harrier

Peregrine Falcon

American Kestrel

California Quail

Ring-necked Pheasant

Killdeer

Spotted Sandpiper

Wilson's Snipe

Glaucous-winged Gull

Rock Pigeon

Short-eared owl

American Crow

Anna's Hummingbird

Roufous Hummingbird

Tree Swallow (nests here)

Violet-green Swallow

Barn Swallow

Marsh Wren

American Robin (nests here)

European Starling

American Pipit

Common Yellowthroat

Savannah Sparrow

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow (nests here)

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Pine Siskin

House Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow (nests here)