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White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi

 

22-25" (56-64 cm). W. 3'1" (94 cm). Chestnut-bronze marsh bird with long, down-curved bill. Band of white feathers around bare face, red eyes, legs. In winter, has streaks on head, neck, brown eyes.… read more

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator

 

60-72" (1.5-1.8 m). Large, with all-black bill. Young birds dusky gray-brown; bill pink with black base, tip. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), an introduced species, a tame pond bird, is smaller, with black knob at base of orange bill; holds neck in graceful curve.… read more

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii

 

14-20" (36-51 cm). W. 28" (71 cm). Long tail, short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, with dark cap, and finely rust-barred below. Immature brown above, whitish below with fine streaks. Tail tip rounded, not squared-off.… read more

Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis

 

20-26" (51-66 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). Long narrow tail, short rounded wings, bold white eyebrow. Adults blue-gray above with black crown; pale underparts finely barred with gray. Young birds similar in size, shape, brown above, streaked below.… read more

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus

 

10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). Long, narrow, square-tipped tail, short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, pale below, with fine rust-colored barring. Immature, brown above with whitish spots, creamy white below with streaks on breast, barring on flanks.… read more

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

 

30-41" (76-104 cm). W. 6' 6" (2 m). A large, all-dark eagle with a pale golden nape. Bill smaller and darker than that of Bald Eagle. In young birds, tail white at base, black at tip; white patches on undersides of wings.… read more

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

 

18-25" (46-64 cm). W. 4' (1.2 m). Light-phase birds have whitish breast, rust-colored tail. Broad, rounded wings, white chest. Young birds duller, more streaked, lacking rust-colored tail . Variable in color, some blackish in West, these usually retain rusty tail.… read more

Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis

 

22 1/2 -25" (57-64 cm). W. 4' 8" (1.4 m). Light-phase adult rufous above, mainly whitish below, with rufous "wrist" patch, leg feathers, black primary tips. Legs, feet feathered to talons. Immatures resemble light-phase adults, but with few or no rufous markings.… read more

Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni

 

18-22" (46-56 cm). W. 4' 1" (1.2 m). Brown above, white below with warm-brown breast; tail dark brown, indistinctly banded. Long, pointed wings. Young similar to immature Red-tail, but tends to have darker markings on breast, Soars with wings held in shallow V.… read more

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

 

16-24" (41-61 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). Long-winged, long-tailed hawk with a white rump, often seen gliding over marshes with wings held in a shallow V. Male, pale gray back, head, breast; wing tips black. Female, young, brown above, streaked below.… read more

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

 

30-31" (76-79 cm). W. 6-7' 6" (1.8-2.3 m). A large blackish eagle with white head, tail, heavy yellow bill. Young birds lack the white head and tail, and resemble adult Golden Eagles, but are variably marked with white and have a black, more massive bill.… read more

Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus

 

17-20" (43-51 cm). W. 3' 6" (1.1 m). A large falcon, sandy brown above, whitish or pale buff below with fine spots and streaks, narrow brown "mustache" stripe, and dark wing linings.… read more

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

 

15-21" (38-53 cm). W. 3' 4" (1 m). Large robust falcon with a black hood and wide black "mustaches." Adults slate-gray above and pale below, with fine black bars and spots. Young birds brown or brownish slate above, heavily streaked below.… read more

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius

 

9-12" (23-30 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). A jay-sized falcon, often seen hovering. Rusty tail and back. Adult male has slate-blue wings. Female has rusty wings and back, narrow bands on tail. Both sexes have 2 black stripes on face.… read more

Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido

 

16-18" (41-46 cm). Heavily barred above, below with grayish brown. Short black tail. Male, yellow-orange air sacs inflated during courtship display, long black feathers on neck sides, erected into "horns" during courtship; horns of female shorter.… read more

Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus

 

15-20" (38-51 cm). Mottled, buff, slightly paler below. Tail short, pointed, with white outer tail feathers. Male, purple neck patch, yellow comb over eye; tail longer than female. Similar prairie-chickens are barred, not mottled, and show no white in tail.… read more

Mountain Plover
Charadrius montanus

8-9 1/2" (20-24 cm). Breeding adult has black forecrown, white forehead, thin black eye line. In winter adults, young birds, face plain, dark eye conspicuous. In all plumages, whitish wing stripe, whitish wing linings, black band near tail tip.… read more

Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus

 

23" (58 cm). A large curlew, warm brown and buff below, with cinnamon wing linings, no head pattern, and very long, sickle-shaped bill.… read more

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

 

12" (30 cm). Soft, sandy buff with a long pointed tail bordered with white. Black spots on wings.… read more

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

 

10 1/2-12 1/2" (27-32 cm). Jay-sized. A slender, long-tailed bird, brown above, white below, with large white spots on underside of tail, flash of rufous in wings. Bill slightly curved, with yellow lower mandible.… read more

Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus

 

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

Long-eared Owl
Asio otus

 

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

Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia

 

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

Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus

 

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

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus

 

12" (30 cm). Brown back, dark bars and spots; whitish or buff below with black spots; black crescent on breast; white rump, visible in flight. Eastern, red patch on nape, yellow wing linings; male, black mustache. Western, lack nape patch, salmon-pink wing linings; males, red "mustache."… read more

Northern Shrike
Lanius excubitor

 

9-10 1/2" (23-27 cm). Pale gray above, white below, faint barring on underparts, bold black mask ending at bill. Black tail with white edges. Stout, hooked bill. Immature, browner. Usually seen perched atop a tree in the open.… read more

Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli

 

5-5 3/4" (13-15 cm). Similar to Black-capped Chickadee, but with white eyebrow and pale gray flanks.… read more

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula

 

3 3/4-4 1/2" (10-11 cm). Tiny. Green, narrow white eye ring. 2 white wing bars with dark area beyond second. Males have tuft of red feathers on crown, kept concealed unless bird is aroused.… read more

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides

 

7" (18 cm). Male pure sky-blue above, paler blue below, with a white abdomen; female similar, but duller and grayer.… read more

Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus

 

8 1/2" (22 cm). Brown-gray above, buff below with conspicuous black streaks; bill strongly curved; tail relatively short with white patches in corners; 2 white wing bars (often worn away by spring).… read more

Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata

 

4 1/2-5 1/2" (11-14 cm). Olive green above with orange crown feathers, which usually remain hidden. Olive-yellow underparts with very faint breast streaking. No eye ring or wing bars.… read more

Sage Sparrow
Amphispiza belli

 

5-6" (13-15 cm). Gray above; white belly, small black midbreast spot. Back, sides striped, wings lighter, buff-colored feather edges that also form 2 wing bars. Pronounced white eye ring. Gray cheek, white eyebrow, black "mustache" stripe.… read more

Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis

 

5-6 1/4" (13-16 cm). Western male, black hood, chestnut mantle, white underparts with buff sides. Eastern male, dark slate-gray head, upper breast, flanks, upperparts, with white lower breast and belly. All, pink bill, dark gray tail, white outer tail feathers.… read more

Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri

 

5" (13 cm). Light brown upperparts with black streaks; unmarked pale underparts. Brown crown, finely streaked with black. Darker ear patch, fine black eye line, 2 parallel "whisker" marks. Unstreaked breast; darker, finely streaked back, buff wing bars.… read more

Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena

 

5-5 1/2" (13-14 cm). Sparrow-sized. Male bright blue with pale cinnamon breast, white belly and wing bars. Female dull brown, lighter below, with 2 pale wing bars. Female Indigo Bunting similar, but lacks conspicuous wing bars.… read more

Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum

 

7 1/2-8 1/4" (19-21 cm). Male, black head, mantle, throat, central breast; bright lemon-yellow underparts, rump, outer tail feathers. Black wings, central tail , wide terminal band. Male, 1 thin white wing bar. Female lime-yellow, dusky streaks on back; 2 wing bars.… read more

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