Bird Species – Page 12

Bewick’s Wren

Look For A medium-sized wren, plain brown above, pale gray below with a bold white eyebrow line. The long gray-brown […]

What Does a Hooded Merganser Look Like? Of the three mergansers—ducks with narrow, serrated bills—the hooded merganser is the smallest

Look For A medium-sized diving duck named for its deep rust-red head. The male redhead’s black breast contrasts with a

Look For The white crown stripe of the male American wigeon has earned this species the nickname “baldpate.” This field

Look For The black duck is a medium-sized dabbling duck with a dark charcoal body. Males and females are very

Look for Song is often an important clue in identifying the little gray and greenish flycatchers. In the South, the

Look for One of our larger flycatchers at 8 ½ inches tall, the great crested flycatcher is a pleasing blend

Look For A medium-sized gray-brown flycatcher with rufous pink sides and a square black tail. Dark eye line stands out

Look For Among our common flycatchers, the western kingbird, with its pale gray head, white throat, and lemon yellow belly,

Look For Crawling like a zebra-striped nuthatch along a tree branch or trunk, the black-and-white warbler makes its living gleaning

Look For It’s the golden face patch and black throat that are the most noticeable features on the male black-throated

Look For The male magnolia warbler has one of almost every field mark common to our songbirds: eye line, mask,