Red-winged Blackbird
Male Female Description Size: 8.75” Plumage/Description: Male plumage is very distinctive and unmistakable. Males are entirely black except for the red and yellow chevron on shoulder of wing. Female plumage is dramatically different than males. Females are brown,...
Red-tailed Hawk
Adult Juvenille Description Size: 19” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Red-tailed Hawks come in a variety of color phases—see the Sibley Guide to Birds to view examples of ‘light’, ‘intermediate’, and ‘dark’ phases. Diagnostic features...
Pygmy Nuthatch
Adult Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color. Habitat: ...
Northern Flicker
Male Female Description Size: 12.5” Plumage/Description: Flickers are the largest woodpecker species that occurs in Central Arizona. Male and female plumage is similar, but males have a large, bright red malar stripe—females lack this distinctive marking. The...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.
