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Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Last Name: Godwit, Black-tailed
12-15" (30.5-38 cm). Similar to Hudsonian Godwit, except wing linings and wing stripe extensively white. Breeding adult has head, neck, and breast rich orange; sides and flanks variably barred with bl... read more
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Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
Last Name: Gull, Black-tailed
18” Similar in size to Ring-billed Gull, appears to be longer winged and darker above. Adult plumage is attained in four years. In flight the jet black tail band is diagnostic. They have yellow legs... read more
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Last Name: Warbler, Black-throated Blue
5" (13 cm). Male blue-gray above, white below, with black face, throat, and sides; female dull olive green, with narrow white eyebrow and a small, square, white wing patch, but lacking in first year f... read more
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens
Last Name: Warbler, Black-throated Gray
4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Head striped black and white; black bib on throat; white below, with black stripes on sides; gray back, with black striping; 2 white wing bars and white outer tail feathers. Yello... read more
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Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Last Name: Warbler, Black-throated Green
5" (13 cm). Crown and upperparts olive green, throat and sides of breast black, face yellow. Female similar but duller.... read more
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Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Last Name: Sparrow, Black-throated
5 1/4" (13 cm). Gray above, white below, with striking black throat and breast; two conspicuous white stripes on sides of head, one above and one below the eye. Sexes alike.... read more
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Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas
Last Name: Shearwater, Black-vented
12 1/2 -15" (32-38 cm). The smallest shearwater that regularly visits the West Coast. Blackish-brown above, contrasting white underparts and wing linings. Bill black, feet pink. Flight rapid, with muc... read more
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Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
Last Name: Vireo, Black-whiskered
5 1/2" (14 cm). Similar to the Red-eyed Vireo (olive green above, white below), but with a dusky streak below the eye that gives bird its name. Streak is often hard to see, and bird is best identified... read more
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Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Last Name: Warbler, Blackburnian
5" (13 cm). Breeding male black and white with vivid orange throat, crown patch, and eyebrow; and large white wing patch; female similar, but has yellow throat. Back of both sexes boldly striped. Imma... read more
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Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
Last Name: Warbler, Blackpoll
5 1/2" (14 cm). Breeding male gray streaked above, with black cap, white cheeks and underparts, blackish streaks on sides. Female and nonbreeding male greenish above with vague streaking, yellowish gr... read more
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Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Last Name: Bunting, Blue
5 - 5 1/2" (13-14 cm). Male is dark blue-black overall, somewhat paler on the crown, rump and shoulders; coloration of the male Indigo Bunting, by comparison, is relatively uniform. Short, thick bill.... read more
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Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Last Name: Grosbeak, Blue
6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm). Slightly larger than a House Sparrow. Male dark blue with 2 chestnut wing bars and a stout, dark bill. Female dark buff-brown with 2 buff wing bars. Indigo Bunting similar, but is... read more
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Last Name: Jay, Blue
12" (30 cm). Bright blue above with much white and black in the wings and tail; dingy white below; black facial markings; prominent crest.... read more
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Last Name: Booby, Blue-footed
32-34" (81-86 cm). Large seabird with long pointed bill, wings, and tail. Head and neck pale, streaked brown. Wings, back, and tail dark brown; white patches on nape and rump; underparts white. Legs a... read more
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Last Name: Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray
4 1/2 -5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Tiny, slender, long-tailed bird, blue-gray above and white below, with white eye ring and broad white borders on black tail. Looks like a miniature mockin... read more
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Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Last Name: Vireo, Blue-headed
5-6" (13-15 cm). Blue-gray crown, nape, and face; olive-green back; white throat and underparts; 2 broad white wing-bars and large white "spectacles;" yellow flanks and sides. Females and immatures gr... read more
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