Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Male Description Size:  5” Plumage/Description:  Pine Siskins are a small brown bird with heavy brown streaking over a white back ground on the breast, belly, and flanks.  Males have  a wash of yellow in their wings and tail, but the amount of yellow is highly...
Phainopepla

Phainopepla

Male Female Description Size:  7.75”   Plumage/Description:   Males are a shiny black color.  When observed in direct sunlight males appear to have a glossy bluish tinge.  Ragged crest and red eye is diagnostic.  In flight large white wing patches are visible. ...
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Adult Description Size:  5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  A dull yellow color overall with olive-green streaking on the belly and flanks.  A thin, broken eye-ring.  The orange crown is rarely visible, so it is not a reliable field mark for...
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,...
Northern Flicker

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...