Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Male Description Size:  8.75” Plumage/Description:  Bronzed Cowbirds have an overall stocky appearance.  Males appear black, but in good light the wings appear to be a glossy blue color.  Females are browner in color, lighter on the underside, and darker on top.  Both...
Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper

Male Description Size: 5.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Long, thin curved bill for probing in bark. White throat, breast and belly, with buffy under-tail coverts. Head, back, and wings are brown with a lot of white speckling and streaking....
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Male Female Description Size:  7.5” Plumage/Description:  Males have an iridescent quality to their plumage.  In poor lighting males appear very dark overall, even black.  In good  lighting the entire head appears brown, and the body appears a glossy  green-black...
Bullock’s Oriole

Bullock’s Oriole

Male Female Description Size:  9.0” Plumage/Description:  Males are brilliant black, orange and white  in color. The orange color extends from the face, down the breast,  belly, and under tail.  A thin black line extends from the beak, through the eye to the nape of...
Bushtit

Bushtit

Male Female Description Size:  4.5” Plumage/Description:  Males and females have similar plumage but can be distinguished by the color of their iris—males is dark, females’ is light colored.  Overall plumage color is a darker gray on top, and a paler gray (almost...
Calliope Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Adult Description Size:  3.25” Plumage/Description:  Our smallest hummingbird in North America.  Males have an all green back, with mottled green flanks. The gorget (throat) area is streaked with a beautiful iridescent red color.  The coloration pattern on the throat...