Time: May, 2012 Chinese bulbul The Chinese bulbul is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 18 cm in length. Because it is white from the back of its eyes to the back of its head, it is also called a white-headed bird. The male and female birds look alike in color. It chirps loudly and variably; their chirps sound like “chocolate, chocolate”. It can be found in CSAC’s plant all year round. The trees on both sides of Chung-Lu Road between the Rolling Mill II Department and Foil Mill Department are its habitat and areas for its activities.

Time: July, 2012 White wagtail The white wagtail is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 19 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in color. Its black and white feathers are very attractive. Its chirps are loud and short and sound like “ji, ji”. It is also called the “cow manure bird” in the country. It can be found in CSAC’s plant all year round. A male bird and a female one are found to be building their nest in the south of the expanded Rolling Mill I Department.

Time: August, 2012 Tree magpie The tree magpie is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 34 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in color. It is black and gray except the dark chestnut brown on its shoulders; its tail is particularly long. Its loud chirps are hoarse and sound like “ga, ga”. It is also called the “ga-ga bird” in the country. It can be found in CSAC’s plant all year round. A small group of them can be found in the trees on both sides of Chung-Lu Road and the old Administration Building.

Time: September, 2012 Spotted dove (Pearl-necked dove) The spotted dove is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 30 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in color. It is grayish brown. Because there are white pearl spots in its neck, it is also called a pearl-necked dove. When it perches in a tree, its chirps sound like “goo, goo. roo. goo, goo”. It is also called “ban-jia” in the country. It can be found in CSAC’s plant all year round, in particular, in the trees around the old Administration and Management Buildings.

Time: October, 2012 Red-tailed shrike The red-tailed shrike is a migratory bird. It is 18 cm in length. When the autumn migratory season begins in early September, the red-tailed shrike is always the first to arrive from the north. The male and female birds look alike in shape. The female red-tailed shrike has squamous markings on the flanks of its chest. The red-tailed shrike often appears on an open ground or farming land and feeds on insects, lizards, etc. Its loud chirps are like the sound of tearing a drum. It is also called “be-lo” in the country. It can be found chirping around the old Administration Building and the softball field.

Time: November, 2012 Small woodpecker The small woodpecker is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 22 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape. There are white spots on its black back. It often appears in a low- or mid-altitude broadleaf forest. It climbs the trunk of a tree in a spiral manner to look for parasites and is, therefore, called a woodpecker and a tree doctor. It often makes sharp and monotonous “beep, beep, beep” sounds. It can be found looking for food in the trees around the old Administration Building and the Melting & Casting Department.

Time: December, 2012 Yellow-tailed robin The yellow-tailed robin is a migratory bird and stays in Taiwan for the winter. It is 15 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape. The head, face, and wings of a male yellowed-tailed robin are dark gray and its belly dark yellow. The female one is yellowish brown, and there are obvious white spots on both sides of its wings. It often appears on the ground, in mid-altitude open woods, or bushes. It is territorial and feeds on insects. It can be found looking for food near the water reservoir of the Rolling Mill I Department the softball field every autumn and winter.

Time: January, 2013 Red-bellied thrush The red-bellied thrush is a migratory bird and stays in Taiwan for the winter. It is 22 cm in length. The male and female birds are both dark brown. It is given the name because of its red belly. It can be found in the low- and mid-altitude woods and feeds on earthworms, insects, and deciduous figs. Every winter, it is found looking for food near CSAC’s gate, Warehouse 43, and in the trees on Chung-lu Road.

Time: February, 2013 Green bird The green bird is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 16 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. The lower mandible of a green bird is red. It often appears alone or in pairs on a branch near a stream or a pond. It dives into the water to get the fish or shrimps as soon as the prey surfaces and gets back to the original site very rapidly to look for food again; it can be described as an expert in fishing, which is the reason it is also nicknamed a fishing master. It can be found looking for food near the drains by Warehouse 43 all year round.

Time: March, 2013 Taiwanese nightingale The Taiwanese nightingale is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 25 cm in length. It is grayish brown and there are golden spots on its body. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. It is a nocturnal bird; it often rests near bushes on the ground during the day. It isn’t easily spotted because of its body colors. Its breeding season starts after the lunar Chinese New Year. Its loud chirps can be heard near buildings, schools, and factories during the dusk and night. It can also be found flying and catching mosquitoes above the Rolling Mill I Department from January to May every year.

Time: April, 2013 Grayed-faced buzzard eagle The grayed-faced buzzard eagle is a migratory bird in Taiwan. It is 49 cm in length and 102-115cm when its wings are spread. About 10,000 to 20,000 of them cross the Henchun Peninsula every October; therefore, they are also called the Double Tenth birds. They can be found hovering CSAC every March. They then fly to Baguashan, Changhua via the top of the chimney of the southern incinerator. Currently planned National Highway 7 is located on the path of their migratory route and is opposed by conservation groups.

Time: May, 2013 White-tailed starling The white-tailed starling, also called jia-ling, is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 24 cm in length. A proprietress likes to keep one because it has high IQ and often imitates her to solicit business. It usually feeds on fruits, grains, and insects. It can be found on the roofs of the Melting & Casting Department, Rolling Mill I and II Departments, and Foil Mill Department.

Time: June, 2013 Black drongo The black drongo, also called wu-chiu in the country, is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 29 cm in length. It is glossy black in color and famous for the curly tips of its long feathers. It is nicknamed the police in the air because it is strongly territorial and has extraordinary flying skills. It can be found looking for insects alone on the open ground or a plain. It is seen flying with its amazing flying skills on the open ground of Warehouse 49 and the softball field.

Time: July, 2013 Magpie The magpie is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 45 cm in length. It was introduced to Taiwan from mainland China. Because it came from mainland China, it is also called the guest bird in the country and can be seen in open fields. It is black and white in color and can fly straight into the air by fluttering its wings slowly within a short distance. It usually feeds on fruits, grains, and insects and can be found looking for food on Lin-hai Road, around the old Administration Building, and the softball field.

Time: August, 2013 Japanese white-eye The Japanese white-eye is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 11 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. Its feathers are green; it is also nicknamed “chin-di” in the country. Because there are white rings around its eyes, it is called a white-eye. A small group of them are often found on the ground or in low-altitude woods; they like to look for food by hanging on branches of trees. They can be easily spotted in cities, which is the reason they are categorized as one of the three treasured birds. They can be found looking for food around the old Administration and Management Buildings all year round.

Time: October, 2013 Night heron The night heron is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 58 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. An adult bird is blue and white while a juvenile one is brown and with markings. It often stays in low-altitude woods. Because it looks for food early in the morning, evening, or at night, it is called a nocturnal bird in the country. They can be found looking for food behind the old Management Building and near the drains of the Melting and Casting Department all year round.

Time: November, 2013 Blue rock thrush The blue rock thrush, also called the chu-jiao bird, is a migratory bird. It is 21 cm in length. It starts to arrive in Taiwan from mainland China in autumn, stays here for the winter, and returns to mainland China from March to April the following year. The male bird is dark blue and its belly is red. It likes to perch on a pointed spot or a roof and feeds on flies or insects. It can be seen at CSAC every autumn and winter. On September 7 and 8, 2013, it was found looking for food near the water reservoir of the Rolling Mill I Department and HR3 construction site.

Time: December, 2013 Little egret The little egret is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 61 cm in length. It is white with a grayish black beak and feet and yellowish green toes. During its breeding season, its eyes turn pink. There are two or three long decorative feathers behind its head. It often appears near streams, rivers, ponds, swamps, etc. It looks for food by stirring the mud of its feeding ground with its feet to scare the small fish to emerge. It can be found looking for food near the drains of the Melting and Casting Department and Rolling Mill I Department all year round.

Time: January, 2014 Gray wagtail The gray wagtail is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 18 cm in length. Its back is gray, its belly roughly yellow, and its toes yellowish brown. There are white brows over its eyes. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. It often appears alone looking for food near streams or shores with gravel. It can sometimes be seen looking for food or wagging its tail on flat lands with water. Every autumn and winter, it can be found looking for food near the drains of the Melting and Casting Department and behind the old Management Building.

Time: March, 2014 White-shouldered starling The white-shouldered starling is a migratory bird and stays in Taiwan for the winter. It is 19 cm in length. It is gray with obvious white feathers on its belly. A small group of them are often found on the ground or in low-altitude woods; they usually make a lot of noise when they perch or look for food; therefore, they are nicknamed noisy birds in the woods. They can be found looking for fruits of autumn maple trees near the Foil Mill Department on Chung-lu Road.

Time: April, 2014 Eyebrowed thrush The eyebrowed thrush is a migratory bird. It is 22 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in color. Its belly is white with patches of brown. It has clear white brows. Eyebrowed thrushes fly from northern China to stay in Taiwan for the winter from every October to March the following year. They feed on insects, red fruit fig trees, and fruits of autumn maple trees. They can be found looking for fruits of autumn maple trees near the Foil Mill Department on Chung-lu Road in the morning or evening every winter.

Time: May, 2014 Chinese goshawk The Chinese goshawk is a migratory bird. It is 30 cm in length. Its head, back, wings, and tail feathers are dark gray. An adult bird’s chest and upper belly are reddish brown. It migrates south every autumn. A large number of them spend winter in Southeast Asia via the Hengchun Peninsula and return to the north in March the following year. They stay on Fengshan Hill, which is in the south of CSAC. Since mid March, approximately 10,000 of them have been spotted hovering over CSAC from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and headed north from the chimney of the incinerator.

Time: July, 2014 Crested goshawk The crested goshawk is a resident bird in Taiwan. The male bird is 48 cm and the female one is 42 cm in length. There are a crest on its head, gray feathers on its back, and horizontal stripes on its belly. An adult bird has fluffy white feathers on the sides of its tails, and it looks as though it is wearing a diaper. It often flutters its wings when it hovers in the sky and can be seen in low- or mid-altitude forests. It feeds on ban-jia; therefore, it is also called ban-jia hawk. It can be seen at CSAC between May and July every year. Two baby turtledoves were eaten by a crested goshawk in a green maple on Chung-lu Road on April 17, 2013.

Time: August, 2014 Pacific swallow The Pacific swallow is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 13 cm in length. It has black feathers with a touch of bright sapphire blue on its back. It is rusty red from its forehead, throat, to upper chest. It also has a rather short forked tail; it nests under an eave of a house from March to April every year. It is said that if a Pacific swallow comes in spring, it will bring good luck to people the whole year. Small groups of three to five Pacific swallows can be seen flying and looking for mosquitoes near the Melting and Casting Department, the water reservoir of the Rolling Mill I Department, in the banyans on Chung-lu Road, and in the open sky over the old Administration Building.

Time: September, 2014 Black-naped blue monarch The black-naped blue monarch is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 15 cm in length. The male bird is blue with a white belly. In particular, it has a black spot on the top of its head; however, the female one does not have this feature and has light blue feathers. In the early 1960s, it was called “ren-bu bird” in the country. There is hair on both sides of its beak, which is advantageous when it catches mosquitoes, flies, etc. It often appears alone or in pairs in the lush woods in the morning or at dusk and makes continuous loud sounds like “huei, huei, huei”. A couple were found looking for food in the banyans on Chung-lu Road from April to July every year.

Time: October, 2014 Nutmeg mannikin The nutmeg manikin, also called a bird with a black beak in the country, is a resident bird in Taiwan. It is 11 cm in length. The male and female birds look alike in shape and color. It has a thick, sharp, and triangular cone-shaped grayish black beak which is good for pecking or grinding grains or seeds. It also has grayish brown squamous markings under its chest. Small groups of three to five nutmeg mannikins can be seen looking for food among Chinese silver grass on an open ground or in a rice field. Some nutmeg mannikins can be seen nesting or breeding the young in the trees near the oil tanks south of the Rolling Mill I Department.