Western Tanager
Male Female Description Size: 7.25” Plumage/Description: Breeding males are unmistakable with a bright reddish-orange head, yellow breast, belly and rump, and black back and wings. Females are similar, but muted in color. Much less color on the face, more of a...
Western Wood-Pewee
Adults Description Size: 6.25” Plumage/Description: A very plain, non-descript species. Beginning birders find it very challenging to identify this and other flycatcher species. The best identifying feature is the Western Wood-Pewee’s distinctive call. Overall a...
White-breasted Nuthatch
Adults Description Size: 5.75” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Face, throat, and breast are pure white. Belly is gray. Back and wings are a slaty blue-gray color. Crown of head and nape are black. Under-tail coverts are a rust color....
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...
White-throated Swift
Adult Description Size: 6.5” Plumage/Description: This distinctive species is unmistakable. Back, tail, and long, thin wings are black. White patches on the sides of the rump, and a white throat and breast. Habitat: Pinyon/Juniper Time of year: Spring, Summer...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.
