Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Male Female Juvenile Description Size:  6.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. The current designation of ‘Dark-eyed Junco’ is a result of lumping together several junco ‘races’. In winter the most common variety of Dark-eyed Junco at the lower...
White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Adult Juvenile Description Size:  7” Plumage/Description:  Adult male and female plumage similar, juvenile male and plumage similar.  Adult plumage is distinctive with broad black and white stripes running down the crown of the head.  In juvenile phase these stripes...
Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Adults Description Size:  5.5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Breeding plumage is more striking.  Crisp colors include a Rufous cap, a black stripe through the eye, gray nape, rump, throat, breast and belly. Back and wings are a rich brown...
Cassin’s Finch

Cassin’s Finch

Male Female Description Size:  6.25” Plumage/Description:  Male plumage is striking in good light.  Feathers on crown appear slightly raised, almost like a crest, and are a brilliant, intense red color.  Red on throat, breast, and rump.  Female plumage is heavy,...
Canyon Towhee

Canyon Towhee

Adults Description Size:  9.0” Plumage/Description:  Males and females have similar plumage.  Overall a gray-brown bird, with a slight touch of Rufous on the crown of the head, and under the tail.  The throat area has faint streaking with dark spots.  Has a dark...