Western Meadowlark
Adult Description Size: 9.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Cryptically colored on back, wings and tail so they blend in with a weedy-grassy habitat. Bright yellow throat and belly with a prominent black-v on the breast. Creamy eye-stripe,...
Loggerhead Shrike
Adult Description Size: 9” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A bold black mask that extends from the beak, through the eye all the way to the nape of the neck is diagnostic. The entire body is a soft gray color; black wings and tail. White...
Lark Sparrow
Adult Description Size: 6.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Back and wings are an overall brown color with dark streaking. Outer tail feathers have an extensive amount of white which is visible in flight, and is a good identification aide. ...
Killdeer
Male Female Description Size: 10.50” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A long-legged wading bird in the plover family. Adults have a striking pattern of two bold black breastbands. Throat, belly, forehead, nape, and eyebrow white. Wings 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.
