10 1/2" (27 cm). A smaller, more slender edition of the Greater Yellowlegs, with a proportionately shorter, straighter, more slender bill. Looks longer-legged than Greater Yellowlegs.… read more
14" (36 cm). A slender, gray-streaked wader with conspicuous white rump and long yellow legs. Lesser Yellowlegs is similar but smaller, with a shorter, straighter, and more slender bill and a different call.… read more
18" (46 cm). W. 3' 8" (1.1 m). Crow-sized. Buff-brown above and white below, with heart-shaped face and numerous fine dark dots on white underparts; dark eyes, long legs.… read more
7" (18 cm). A very small, earless, yellow-eyed owl; brown above, with white streaks on forehead, dark bill, and short tail. Juveniles are chocolate-brown above, buff below, with white triangle on forehead extending between eyes. See Boreal Owl.… read more
9-12" (23-30 cm). W. 24" (61 cm). Rare, small owl without ear tufts. Brown with white spots above, rust-streaked below. Dark borders on facial disks, spotting on upperparts, spotted (not streaked) forehead, and yellow (not dark) bill.… read more
16" (41 cm). A crow-sized, long-winged owl of open country. Tawny brown with rather heavy streaks below; blackish patch around each eye. Very short ear tufts are rarely visible.… read more
15" (38 cm). W. 3' 3" (1 m). A nearly crow-sized owl with long ear tufts set close together. Heavily mottled brown; chestnut facial disks.… read more
9" (23 cm). A robin-sized terrestrial owl, short-tailed and long-legged. Yellow eyes; no ear tufts; face framed in white, with blackish collar.… read more
25" (64 cm). W. 4' 7" (1.4 m). A large owl, varying in color from nearly white (in Arctic) to dark brown and gray. Mottled and streaked below, setting off the white throat; prominent, widely spaced ear tufts; yellow eyes.… read more
6 1/2-7" (17-18 cm). Rust-colored, with rusty, faintly cross-barred tail and streaked flanks. Crown streaked with white, underparts streaked with red-brown. White-bordered black patch on each side of nape.… read more
6 3/4" (17 cm). A small, usually rust-colored owl, with tail usually barred rufous and brown or brownish and buff. Usually has dark streaking on crown and nape, but may have whitish spotting instead. Flanks and underparts streaked with red-brown.… read more
7-7 1/2" (18-19 cm). A sparrow-sized owl. Small round head, long, finely barred tail is often cocked at an angle. Varying shades of brown, fine buff spotting above; buff-white with bolder brown streaks below. 2 white-edged black spots at back of neck.… read more
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
5 1/2" (14 cm). A tiny owl with a short tail, no ear tufts, yellow eyes; buff with indistinct dark streaks.… read more
24" (61 cm). W. 4' 7" (1.4 m). A big, round-headed owl, ranging in color from pure white to white with dark spotting or barring. Female is larger and more heavily marked than male.… read more
10" (25 cm). A small, mottled owl with prominent ear tufts; yellow eyes. Both rufous and gray color phases occur, as well as brownish intermediates.… read more
6-7" (15-18 cm). Small indistinct ear tufts, rufous edges on the facial disks, and dark eyes, rather than yellow. Grayish above, light below, with white and rust-colored markings. Sexes look similar, but female larger than male.… read more
7-10" (18-25 cm). Small, mottled gray owl with ear tufts. Eastern Screech-Owl overlaps Western in small part of western Texas; gray phase of Eastern almost identical to Western but has different call: a tremulous descending wail.… read more
6 1/2-8" (17-20 cm). Long bristles at base of bill, large white spots on upperparts, and heavy streaking on breast.… read more
24-33" (61-84 cm). W. 5' (1.5 m). Huge, dusky gray, earless, yellow eyes, large facial disks, distinctive black chin spot bordered by white patches, resembling a bow tie. Barred and Spotted owls are smaller, stockier, and browner, with dark eyes.… read more
16 1/2 -19" (42-48 cm). A medium-sized owl without ear tufts. Upperparts dark brown with white spots; underparts white, heavily barred with brown; eyes dark. Barred Owl is paler and grayer, with streaks (not bars) on breast and belly.… read more
17-19" (41.5-48.5 cm). A medium-size, round-headed, dark-eyed owl of dense northern forests. Dark brown with creamy white spots; breast and belly have regular pattern of brown and white spots. Male slightly smaller than female. … read more
20" (51 cm). W. 3' 8" (1.1 m). A large, stocky, dark-eyed owl. Gray-brown, with crossbarring on neck and breast and streaks on belly; no ear tufts. See Spotted Owl.… read more
15-17" (38-43 cm). W. 33" (84 cm). Smaller than a crow. A long-tailed, day-flying owl that behaves more like a hawk. Barred breast; facial disks have bold black borders.… read more
9-11" (23-28 cm). Robin-sized. A stocky, brown-streaked bird with white-edged tail; bright yellow throat and breast, black V crossing breast. Western Meadowlark is very similar, but paler above, yellow of throat extends onto cheeks.… read more
8 1/2-11" (22-28 cm). Robin-sized. Streaked brown above, bright yellow below, with a bold black V on breast. Very similar to Eastern Meadowlark, but upperparts paler, and yellow of throat extends onto cheeks. Best identified by voice.… read more
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