Wilson’s Warbler
Male Description Size: 4.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a bright yellow color with a jet-black crown, which is an unmistakable and diagnostic field mark. Females are an overall bright yellow color but lack the black crown. Habitat: Residential, Oak/Chaparral,...
Cassin’s Kingbird
Adults Description Size: 9” Plumage/Description: Gray head, great throat, olive-green back,lemon yellow belly, and under-tail coverts. Dark tail with a pale/buffy color at the tip of the tail. Can be easily confused with the Western Kingbird. Habitat: Residential...
Canyon Towhee
Adults Description Size: 9.0” Plumage/Description: Males and females have similar plumage. Overall a gray-brown bird, with a slight touch of Rufous on the crown of the head, and under the tail. The throat area has faint streaking with dark spots. Has a dark...
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...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.
