Yosemite Birding Festival Yosemite Spring Birds Here's a sample of some of the birds you might see! The following list indicates several bird species likely to be seen during the Yosemite Birding Festival, April 23-25, 2004. There is no guarantee that all birds will be spotted, but these and others are strong possibilities for the weekend. Note: Species marked with an asterisk (*) are year-round residents. *Great gray owl *Northern goshawk *Mountain quail Calliope hummingbird *White-headed woodpecker *Black-backed woodpecker *Nutall's woodpecker *Pileated woodpecker Ash-throated flycatcher *Mountain chickadee *Canyon wren *Winter wren *Bewick's wren *American dipper *Golden-crowned kinglet Ruby-crowned kinglet *Mountain bluebird *Townsend's solitare Cassin's vireo *Hutton's vireo Warbling Vireo Orange-crowned warbler Nashville warbler Black-throated gray warbler Hermit warbler Wilson's warbler MacGillivray's warbler Black-headed grosbeak Lazuli bunting Green-tailed towhee Spotted towhee *Rufous crowned sparrow Fox sparrow Song sparrow Lincoln's sparrow *Cassin's finch *Red crossbil *Evening grosbeak Thanks to Michael Ross and Ted Beedy for helping with this list.