Barn Owl
Adult Description Size: 16” Plumage/Description: Males and females are similar in plumage, adult males tend to be more white on the breast, females more of a buffy-orange color on the breast. Both sexes have a large, white heart-shaped face, with a rounded-head,...
Barn Swallow
Adult Description Size: 6.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a deep, dark blue color on the head, back, wings, and tail. Throat is a rich orange color, breast and belly is a buffy-orange color. Female’s are similar to male, but breast and belly are paler in...
Bewick’s Wren
Adult Description Size: 5.25” Plumage/Description: Males and females are similar in plumage. A small, overall brown bird with a pronounced bold white eye stripe. Long tail feathers have black barring on brown feathers. Habitat: Scrub-oak, pinyon-juniper, into...
Black Phoebe
Adult Description Size: 7” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Black head, throat chest, back, wings, tail, white belly and under-tail coverts. Thin, sharp beak used to catch insects. Juvenile plumage similar to adult except juveniles have a...
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Male Female Description Size: 3.75” Plumage/Description: Males have a green back and a dark looking head and throat. In good light you can see a violet band of color at the base of its black throat feathers. There is a bold contrast between the dark throat and...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.
