by webmaster | Jan 22, 2015 |
All-black, large and intelligent, with instances of tool use and problem solving. Widespread across North America in a wide variety of habitats. Black with a heavy, straight bill; much larger than blackbirds such as grackles and cowbirds. Loud, hoarse “caw” is a...
by webmaster | Jan 22, 2015 |
Acrobatic, gregarious, and vocal. Widespread across much of North America. Uses a wide variety of habitats, including weedy fields, riparian areas, farms, roadsides and backyards. Small and bright yellow with a black cap in the summer; drab olive and patchy in the...
by webmaster | Jan 22, 2015 |
Orange-breasted worm hunter. Common across North America on lawns, fields and parks, as well as woodland habitat. Our largest thrush, with a gray-brown back, dark head, and orange breast with a white lower belly. Typical of thrushes, they run a few steps then stop,...
by webmaster | Jan 2, 2015 |
Melodious, canopy-dwelling, and strikingly plumaged. Often heard in the spring in Eastern parks and backyards; or high in deciduous trees in open woodlands and edges. Medium-sized songbird, ranging from yellow-orange to a brilliant deep orange, with gray or black...
by webmaster | Jan 2, 2015 |
Large, sedentary and dark-eyed, and sometimes loudly vocal with a “Who-cooks-for-you” call. Originally an Eastern bird, now spread to the Pacific Northwest and sometimes competing with Spotted Owls. Mottled brown, without ear tufts, and short, rounded tails. Often...
