{"id":481894,"date":"2026-10-01T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481894\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:26:09","slug":"10-unique-birds-you-can-spot-on-northeasterns-oakland-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481894\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Unique Birds You Can Spot on Northeastern\u2019s Oakland Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OAKLAND \u2013 Northeastern University\u2019s sprawling, 135-acre Oakland campus is a feast for the senses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overcast mornings often give way to sun-soaked afternoons, when pleasant heat rouses scents of sage, eucalyptus and fresh-cut grass that linger over the hilly, tree-dense urban oasis until evening. Melodic chimes echo from the 72-foot <a href=\"https:\/\/news.northeastern.edu\/2025\/03\/13\/faculty-staff\/art-scene-el-campanil-bell-tower-oakland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Campanil bell tower<\/a> every quarter hour like a sacred Om, keeping pace for students as they trek across the arboretum to their next class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the skies over campus also brim with dozens of colorful, chatty bird species, many of which nest permanently among the bushes and trees and emit a chorus of birdsong. Sarah Swope, Northeastern professor of biology and an avid birder, said the campus acts as a stepping-stone habitat \u2013 a place of safe refuge for migratory species during their long journeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you are from a different part of the country, or even just different parts of the state, you might hear birds that you\u2019ve never heard before,\u201d said Swope from her office, which is stocked with all manner of decorative avian skeletons, preserved nests and binoculars for curious students. \u201cGo take a quiet walk, slowly, and you can really see the place come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.northeastern.edu\/2026\/07\/20\/coastal-live-oak-oakland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\tRelated: This project aims to rescue Oakland\u2019s namesake tree species<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California\u2019s extraordinary diversity of habitat types makes it a fascinating place to observe birds, she said. The state has open ocean, interior mountains with high elevations, grasslands, chaparral and more than 800 miles of coastline, each with a different suite of species. Northeastern\u2019s campus features a similar variety, housing coastal oak woodlands, areas of coastal scrub and transitional riparian zones along the creek that attract hawks, warblers, woodpeckers, jays and turkeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scroll through the following illustrations to learn about 10 of the most unique bird species on Northeastern\u2019s Oakland campus and listen to the songs that make up its natural soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"is-family-serif-display is-weight-light is-size-28 has-line-height-32 has-letter-spacing-none medium:is-size-34 medium:has-line-height-40 has-m-none\">Northeastern Global News,<br \/>in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-mt-small has-mb-none\">Sign up for NGN\u2019s daily newsletter for news, discovery and analysis from around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audio recordings courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Xeno-canto Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKLAND \u2013 Northeastern University\u2019s sprawling, 135-acre Oakland campus is a feast for the senses. 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