Gambel’s Quail
Description Size: 10” Plumage/Description: Males are very distinctive, with their large plume, Rufous crown, black face and throat. Breast, neck, back, and wings are gray. Belly a buffy wash with a large black patch. Flanks are Rufous with white streaking. Female...
Common Poorwill
Adult Description Size: 7.75” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Rarely observed at rest, most easily observed in flight. Long broad wings, lacking white bar seen on Common Nighthawk. Small white corners on the edges of tail visible in flight. ...
Common Nighthawk
Male Description Size: 9.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Rarely observed at rest, most easily observed in flight. Long pointed wings, with prominent white bars visible both on the underside and topside of their wings. Overall plumage is a...
Williamson’s Sapsucker
Male Female Description Size: 9” Plumage/Description: Male plumage is very striking. Overall mostly black, with distinctive markings including a white line through the eye extending to the nape, and a white line from the base of the beak extending through the cheek...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.
