I am very fortunate to live right next to the Santa Monica Conservancy, so many bird species have visited my home.  I currently have two new families of house finches that have set up house under the eaves of my home.  In addition, there are two pairs of red-tail hawks that fly around hunting during the hot weather we're currently having. 

There are many colorful varieties of hummingbirds that reside in the area and are attracked to the following plants in the garden: salvia greggii 'Alba' which blooms most of the year,  Galvezia speciosa 'Bocarosa' - Island Snapdragon, a very floriferous native small shrub and leonotis leonurus - Lion's tail - which blooms in the late spring and summer; and agapanthus "Getty White' with it's huge white flowers that are just starting now.