Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Adults Juvenile Description Size: 6” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Heavily streaked back, plain, solid gray breast and belly with no streaking. Facial and head pattern includes rufous stripes on the crown of the head, a rufous stripe...
Song Sparrow
Adults Description Size: 6.25” Plumage/Description: Male and Female plumage similar. Generally characterized by overall rufous streaking, down the back, breast, belly and flanks. Head and back gray with rufous streaking. Wings and tail are a rich brown, even a...
Spotted Towhee
Male Female Juvenile Description Size: 8.5” Plumage/Description: Males have a solid black head and the black extends down to the breast and back. The back and wings are black and are heavily spotted with white. The flanks are an almost robin-colored rufous, with a...
Lesser Goldfinch
Male Female Description Size: 4.5” Plumage/Description: Male plumage includes a solid black cap and a lemon-yellow throat, breast and belly. Tail and wings black with white markings. Back varies in color from a yellowish to an olive-green color, and sometimes even...Weekly Articles
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Online Bird Guide
Interested in learning more about local birds? We have a wonderful online bird guide set up. This guide is here to help assist casual, novice or beginner backyard birders.
