Spotted Towhee
Male Female Juvenile Description Size: 8.5” Plumage/Description: Males have a solid black head and the black extends down to the breast and back. The back and wings are black and are heavily spotted with white. The flanks are an almost robin-colored rufous, with a...
Summer Tanager
Male Female Description Size: 7.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a stunning, brilliant red color. Females have no red at all, but are an over-all olive-green, yellowish color. Like other species, Summer Tanagers have the ability to raise and lower the feathers...
Townsend’s Warbler
Male Female Description Size: 5” Plumage/Description: A brightly colored warbler. Males have a bold facial pattern with a black crown, auriculars, and black extending down the throat to the flanks. Yellow eye stripe and cheek, as well as yellow on breast and...
Violet-green Swallow
Adult Description Size: 5.25” Plumage/Description: Males are pure white on the underside, along with a prominent white cheek, and white rump patches. Head and back are a bright green color. Wings and tail are a violet color. This species’ name accurately reflects...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.
