Birds of Stanford

125 birds to look for on the main campus



painting by Carel Brest van Kempen

In his INTRODUCTION Stanford University President emeritus Donald Kennedy notes: "Stanford's academic reserve is home to many things, some of them icons for the university's identity: laboratory buildings, splendid outdoor sculpture, the Quad, Frost, Hoover Tower, and the Oval. It has also left room for Nature. The Arboretum, the edges of Lagunita, and the "ears" of the Oval--left in native vegetation in Frederick Law Olmsted's original plan--provide pleasant places to walk and explore. ...more"

110 SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Primarily from The Birder's Handbook,
covering aspects of breeding, dislays,
nest, eggs, diet, and campus locations
Alphabetical Order
Taxonomic Order

200 ESSAYS

Primarily from The Birder's
Handbook covering
aspects of bird natural history

3 GALLERIES

Fine art, illustrations and photo-
graphy submitted by site visitors
Submit art

CAMPUS WALKS

the Arboretum, Arizona Garden,
Memorial Marsh, the Dish, Lake Lag
Submit bird sightings
Campus Species Check List

         
       

 

(1) Virginia Rail along the path by the golf course on Sandhill Road
(2) Black-crowned Night Herons on the lawn near the Oval at sunset
(3) a Wild Turkey near Schwab; also near the Li Ka Shing Medical Building
(4) Peregrine Falcons at Hoover Tower (shown here)

     This pocket-fitting, 48-page booklet
is available at the Stanford Bookstore ($8.99).
     
submit a bird sighting, art, photo, commment
  
©2016 - Darryl Wheye