Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Male Female Description Size:  8.75” Plumage/Description:  Male plumage is very distinctive and unmistakable.  Males are entirely black except for the red and yellow chevron on shoulder of wing.  Female plumage is dramatically different than males.  Females are brown,...
Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Male Description Size:  8.5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Striking facial pattern—red on the crown of the head, as well as on the nape and throat.  Black stripe extends through the eye, outlined by a white stripe above and below.  Breast is...

Pinyon Jay

Size:  10.5” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Long billed and short tailed, no crest.  Uniformly blue all over, darker blue on the head, paler on the belly, back and wings. Habitat:  Oak/Chaparral, Pinyon/Juniper Time of year:  Primarily in...
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. ...
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,...