California Sycamore is a massive, picturesque tree of riparian corridors in California with bold, multi-colored, peeling bark of white, tan, and gray. Its enormous size and deeply furrowed old trunks provide habitat for many cavity-nesting birds including western screech owls and wood ducks. Colonies of bald eagles roost in sycamore groves in winter.
Habitat
Riparian corridors, stream banks, and floodplains in California
Diet
Ball-shaped seed heads eaten by finches; cavities used by many nesting birds
How common
Common
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