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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

 

39-52" (99-132 cm). W. 5'10" (1.8 m). Large, mainly grayish heron with a pale or yellowish bill. Flies with neck folded, not extended. In southern Florida an all-white form, "Great White Heron," has greenish-yellow rather than black legs.… read more

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

 

23-28" (58-71 cm). W. 3'8" (1.1 m). A medium-sized, short-necked heron with black crown, back, gray wings, white underparts. Bill short, black, legs pinkish or yellowish. In breeding season it has 2 or more long white plumes on back of head.… read more

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

 

25-32" (64-81 cm). W. 6' (1.8 m). Eagle-sized blackish bird, In flight, wings held upward in a wide, shallow V; rolls, sways from side to side. Flight feathers silvery below. Tail long; head small, bare, reddish; gray in immatures.… read more

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta

 

Male, 25-29" (64-74 cm); female, 21-23" (53-58 cm). Male, brown head, white underparts, neck, white line extending onto head, grayish back, long black pointed central tail feathers. Inner wing, metallic brown. Female mottled brown, gray, slender.… read more

American Wigeon
Anas americana

 

18-23" (46-58 cm). Male is brownish with white crown, green ear patch, and bold white shoulder patches easily visible in flight. Female is mottled brown with grayish head and whitish shoulder patches. Bill pale blue in both sexes.… read more

Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata

 

17-20" (43-51 cm). Large shovel-shaped bill. Male has green head, white body, and chestnut flanks. Female streaked brown with pale blue shoulder patches; similar to female Blue-winged Teal, but bill much larger.… read more

Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca

 

12-16" (30-41 cm). Male,chestnut head, green ear patch, flashing green inner wing, pale gray sides, pinkish breast with a vertical white stripe down the side. Female is dark brown without distinctive markings.… read more

Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors

 

14-16" (36-41 cm). Brown with pale blue shoulder patches. Male, gray head, white crescent in front of eye. Female mottled brown, gray, obscure patterning on face, pale blue shoulder patches like the male.… read more

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

 

18-27" (46-69 cm). Male, green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, grayish body; inner wing, metallic purplish blue, bordered with white. Female, mottled brown, with white tail, purplish-blue inner wing, mottled orange brown bill.… read more

Gadwall
Anas strepera

 

18-21" (46-53 cm). Male is a medium-sized grayish duck with white patch on hind edge of wing, black rump, and sandy brown head. Female mottled brown, with white patch on hind edge of wing.… read more

Canvasback
Aythya valisineria

 

19-24" (48-61 cm). Male, whitish body, black chest, reddish head with low forehead. Long bill gives head a distinctive sloping profile. Female grayish, sandy-brown head. At a distance males can be distinguished by their white bodies.… 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

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

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

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

 

21-24" (53-61 cm). W. 4' 6 "-6' (1.4-1.8 m). A large, long-winged "fish hawk." Brown above and white below; head white with dark line through eye and on side of face. Wing shows distinctive bend at "wrist." At a distance, can resemble a gull.… read more

Merlin
Falco columbarius

 

10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 23" (58 cm). A jay-sized falcon, stockier than American Kestrel. Slate colored (males) or brownish (females) above; light and streaked below. Long tail boldly banded. Lacks facial stripes of most other falcons.… 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

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

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo

 

Male, 48" (1.2 m); female, 36" (91 cm). Dusky brown, barred, iridescent bronze sheen; head, neck naked, bluish, reddish wattles; tail fan-shaped, chestnut, buff, or white tail tips. Male, spurs, long "beard" on breast. Female smaller, lacks spur.… read more

Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii

 

10-11 1/2" (25-29 cm). A stocky, mainly gray quail with a curved black head plume. Male has bold black face and throat, chestnut crown, rusty sides with diagonal stripes, and unscaled buff-white belly with black patch in center. See California Quail.… read more

Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata

 

10-12" (25-30 cm). A small stocky quail, gray-brown above, with buff-white crest. Bluish-gray feathers on breast and mantle have black semicircular edges, creating scaled effect; belly also has brown "scales." Sexes alike.… read more

American Coot
Fulica americana

 

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 similar but paler, with duller bill.… read more

Sora
Porzana carolina

 

8-10" (20-25 cm). A quail-sized rail with short yellow bill, gray breast, and black face. Upperparts mottled brown; lower abdomen banded with black and white. Young birds in fall lack black face and have buff breast.… read more

Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola

 

9-11" (23-28 cm). A small rail with a long reddish bill, rusty underparts, barred flanks, and gray cheeks. Much larger King Rail has dark bill and buff or rusty cheeks. Late-summer young birds are similar to adults, but have blackish breasts and dark bills.… read more

Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

 

9-11" (23-28 cm). Our largest "ringed" plover. Brown above and white below, with 2 black bands across breast, long legs, and relatively long tail. In flight, shows rusty uppertail coverts and rump.… read more

Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia

 

7 1/2" (19 cm). Bobs tail almost constantly. Breeding adults are brown above, with bold white wing stripe, white below with bold black spots on breast and belly. Fall birds lack black spots below, have brownish smudge at sides of breast.… read more

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla

 

6" (15 cm). The smallest of American shorebirds. Brownish above, with yellowish or greenish legs, short thin bill, and streaked breast. Grayer in winter plumage. Bill shorter, thinner, and more pointed than in Semipalmated or Western sandpipers.… read more

Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

 

15" (38 cm). A large shorebird, gray-brown, with a long straight bill. Best identified in flight by its flashy black and white wing pattern. Gray legs and thicker bill distinguish it from Greater Yellowlegs.… read more

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria

 

8 1/2" (22 cm). A small dark sandpiper with dark olive legs, speckled upperparts, white tail barred with black, and prominent eye ring. Flight is swallow-like. No white wing stripe, as seen in Spotted Sandpiper.… read more

Band-tailed Pigeon
Columba fasciata

14-15 1/2" (36-39 cm). Larger than Rock Dove. Dark gray above; pale gray terminal band on tail. Head and underparts purplish plum, whitening toward extreme lower belly. Adults have narrow white semi-collar on nape. Yellow bill tipped with black; yellow legs.… read more

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia

 

13 1/2" (34 cm). Common pigeon of towns, cities. Chunky, short rounded tail. Typically bluish-gray with 2 narrow black wing bands, broad black terminal tail band; white rump. Many color variants, ranging from all white through rusty to all black.… 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

Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus

 

24" (61 cm). Bigger than a crow. A long-legged, long-tailed, streaked, gray-brown ground bird with a bushy crest. Bright yellow eyes.… read more

Barn Owl
Tyto alba

 

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

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

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