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
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. ...
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...
Northern Cardinal
Male Female Description Size: 8.75” Plumage/Description: Males are bright red overall with a black mask around the base of the beak. Pronounced crest and red bill is distinctive. Females are brown, with red in the wings, tail, and crest. Females have a small...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.
