Bird Species – Page 13

Yellow-breasted Chat

Look For The yellow-breasted chat is our largest warbler, though it does not really look, act, or sound like a […]

Look For The orange-crowned warbler is a small and very plain warbler with a small finely pointed bill and a

Look For A tiny warbler of the treetops, the northern parula’s yellow throat and white belly are often all you

Look For It’s hard to misidentify a male vermilion flycatcher, with his flaming red crown, throat, and underparts offset by

Look For The graceful curves of the American avocet’s bill and neck serve it well as it feeds while walking

Look For A breeding adult has a dark crown, white eye-stripe, and a subtle dark mustache. Interestingly, it is very

Length: 5.25 inches Wingspan: 9 inches Look for The smallest of our red finches (5 inches long), the common redpoll

Look For The bright canary-yellow and black plumage of the breeding male American goldfinch has earned this species the nickname

Look For The striking male evening grosbeak is a large, mustard-yellow finch with a big pale bill and a gold

Look For This streaky brown finch has a narrow, fine-tipped bill and shows yellow flashes in the wings and tail

Look For The adult male has a crown that is brighter red than the rest of its head and neck,

Look For People who feed birds are familiar with the house finches that sometimes cover feeders with fluttering, tweeting flocks.