8-9" (20-23 cm). Grayish brown above; slightly paler underparts, with buffy belly and tawny undertail. Black facial patch surrounds pale bill.... read more
6" (15 cm). Olive green above, whitish or sometimes yellow below (especially on flanks and belly), with distinct white eye ring. Identified chiefly by voice and habitat. Juvenile similar to adult, but... read more
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Last Name: Woodpecker, Acorn
8-9 1/2" (20-24 cm). Male has yellowish-white forecrown; red crown; light eyes; black nape, back, wings, and tail. Chin black; throat and sides of head yellowish white; breast and flanks whitish with ... read more
5-6" (13-15 cm). Slightly smaller than a House Sparrow. Dull gray-green above, whitish below, with two dull white wing bars and narrow white eye ring (often not noticeable). Indistinguishable in appea... read more
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Last Name: Tern, Aleutian
13 1/2-15" (34-38 cm). Mantle and wings dark gray, cap black but forehead white; underparts grayish; forked tail white.... read more
3-3 1/2" (8-9 cm). A very small hummingbird. Male has iridescent green crown and back; rufous rump and tail. Bright, iridescent copper-red gorget (appears dark when not in direct sunlight), white brea... read more
9" (23 cm). Robin-sized. Bright orange-yellow with black face and throat, upper back, wings, and tail. Similar to Hooded Oriole but larger, with heavier bill and orange-yellow shoulders. Male and fema... read more
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Last Name: Avocet, American
16-20" (41-51 cm). A large, long-legged shorebird with a slender, upturned bill. Upperparts and wings patterned in black and white; underparts white. Head and neck rust-colored in summer, white in win... read more
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Last Name: Bittern, American
23-34" (58-86 cm). A secretive, medium-sized, streaked brown heron. Outer wing appears blackish brown in flight, contrasting with lighter brown of inner wing and body. At close range adults show long ... read more
19-22" (48-56 cm). Sooty brown with paler head and conspicuous white wing linings and violet speculum; olive or dull yellow bill. Sexes similar. Female Mallard paler and sandier, with bill mottled wit... read more
American Coot Fulica americana Last Name: Coot, American
15" (38 cm). A gray, duck-like bird with white bill and frontal shield, white undertail coverts, and lobed toes. Frontal shield has red swelling at upper edge, visible at close range. Immatures simila... read more
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Last Name: Crow, American
17-21" (43-53 cm). Stocky black bird with stout bill and fan-shaped tail. Smaller Northwestern Crow has hoarser voice; larger Common Raven has wedge-shaped tail.... read more
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Last Name: Dipper, American
7-8 1/2" (18-22 cm). A uniformly slate-gray, wren-shaped bird with stubby tail; yellowish feet. Always found near rushing water.... read more
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Last Name: Flamingo, American
48" (1.2 m). W. 4'7" (1.4 m). Unmistakable. A tall, long-legged, long-necked pink bird with a short, down-curved bill. Wings have black tips and trailing edges.... read more
9-11" (23-28 cm). A quail-sized plover. In breeding plumage, dull golden-brown above, with black throat, breast, flanks, belly, and undertail coverts; bold white stripe runs from forehead, over eye, a... read more
4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Breeding male bright yellow with a white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail, and yellow at bend of wing. Female and winter male dull... read more
