Look for The Mississippi kite is a small raptor with a lithe body, pointed wings, and a square tail. The adult Mississippi kite has primarily gray plumage, darker on its back and upperwings and a lighter shade on its head and secondary wing feathers. Its tail and the tips of its wings are black. It […]
Look for The California condor is the largest flying land bird in North America. It has a thick black body with a bald, yellowish-orange head. It has massively broad wings with distinct white patches underneath. Juvenile California condors have dark grayish-black coloration throughout. Listen for The California condor isn’t a very vocal bird and is
Look for The rough-legged hawk is a large, broad-winged raptor in the buteo genus named for the distinct feathers that cover its legs. It occurs in two color forms or “morphs”: dark and light. Both morphs have a white tail with a black terminal band. While in flight, viewed from below, both morphs have dark
Look for The snail kite is a medium-sized hawk with a narrow, dramatically hooked bill with an orange base and black tip. It has broad wings and a squared-off tail with a band of white across the tip and base. It has reddish-brown eyes and orange legs. Males are a uniform dark bluish-gray, and female
