Lazuli Bunting
Male Female Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Male plumage includes an entirely solid blue head and blue on the back, wings and tail. One large white wing bar and one small white wing bar helps differentiate this species from male Western Bluebirds who do...
Great-tailed Grackle
Male Female Description Size: Males 18”, females 15” Plumage/Description: Males have a very long, keel-shaped tail. Entire body has an iridescent quality, and depending upon lighting conditions Great-tailed Grackles will appear either black, glossy blue, or almost...
Cooper’s Hawk
Adult Juvenile Description Size: 16.5” Plumage/Description: Adult male and female plumage similar, although females are substantially larger than males.Adult plumage includes a dark crown, slaty-blue-gray back and wings, and pronounced horizontal barring on tail,...
Cliff Swallow
Adults Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. In flight the one characteristic that makes identifying this species fairly easy is the pale Rufous/buffy color on the rump. Dark head, short dark tail and long dark wings which...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.
