Wilson’s Warbler
Male Description Size: 4.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a bright yellow color with a jet-black crown, which is an unmistakable and diagnostic field mark. Females are an overall bright yellow color but lack the black crown. Habitat: Residential, Oak/Chaparral,...
Yellow Warbler
Adult Description Size: 5” Plumage/Descriptions: Males are bright yellow overall with reddish streaks that run vertically down the breast and belly. Females are bright yellow overall but lack the reddish streaking. Habitat: Riparian/Deciduous Time of year: ...
Cassin’s Kingbird
Adults Description Size: 9” Plumage/Description: Gray head, great throat, olive-green back,lemon yellow belly, and under-tail coverts. Dark tail with a pale/buffy color at the tip of the tail. Can be easily confused with the Western Kingbird. Habitat: Residential...Canyon Wren
Size: 5.75” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Gray head, white throat, and a rich Rufous color on belly, wings, back, and tail. Long, slightly curved bill for probing in rock crevices. Habitat: Pinyon/Juniper, Ponderosa Time of year: ...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.
