Red-tailed Hawk

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...
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Male Description Size:  10” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  A long-tailed, slender bird.  Darker gray on top, paler gray on the underside.  In flight, white outer tail feathers and large white wing patches are distinctive. Habitat:  Grassland,...
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Adult Description Size:  12” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Overall tan-brown plumage, with a small amount of green iridescence on the neck.  Black spots on the wings.  Mourning Doves have a long, tapered tail that is outlined with black and...
Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Male and Female Description Size:  7.25” Plumage/Description:  Male plumage is an overall sky-blue color, with a white belly and under-tail coverts.  Females are similar in appearance to female Western Bluebirds, pale gray head, back, and belly.  The breast is a dull...
Says Phoebe

Says Phoebe

Adults Description Size:  7.5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  A very plain, non-descript bird.  Breast, head, back and wings are a pale gray color, tail by contrast is black.  Color on the belly and under-tail coverts ranges from a dull yellow...