Birds
Some of the birds in our region. Many rare or endangered species thrive in our region.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) by Barry Cocks
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 2
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) by Barry Cocks
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Male & Female Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Ferrunginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) feeding young by Cathy Cocks
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) 2
Pheasant cock showing off, Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), AKA Ring-necked Pheasant
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
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Waterfowl: Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) & Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)
Peek-a-boo by Tracy Hudson
Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Hummingbird by Barry Cocks
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) by Barry Cocks
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Dana
Male Pintail Duck (Anas acuta) by Cathy Cocks
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) by Cathy Cocks
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) by Cathy Cocks
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). AKA Ring-necked Pheasant
Pelican on river, , American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Northern Saw-whet Owl baby (Aegolius acadicus)
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Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) by Cathy Cocks
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) by Barry Cocks (Soliloquy Slide)
Snowy Owl on fence (Bubo scandiacus)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) by Barry Cocks
American Avocet baby (Recurvirostra americana)
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)by Barry Cocks
Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) by Barry Cocks
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) by Barry Cocks
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Common Pheasant hen & cock (Phasianus colchicus), AKA Ring-necked Pheasant
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Snowy Owl in field (Bubo scandiacus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) drumming by Kevin Schonhofer
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) by Dana
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 2
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) by Barry Cocks
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) by Cathy Cocks
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), chicks
Pheasant cocks by Cathy Cocks, Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), AKA Ring-necked Pheasant
Male Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), AKA Shore Lark
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), on the river
Pheasant cock strutting, Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), AKA Ring-necked Pheasant
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) by Cathy Cocks
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) 2
Common Pheasant hen & cock (Phasianus colchicus), AKA Ring-necked Pheasant (Soliloquy Slide)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Canada Geese with goslings (Branta canadensis)
Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Babies (ducklings) by Dawna Martin
American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). AKA Sparrow Hawk
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Clint and Lily Steinley
Great Horned Owl chicks (Bubo virginianus)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
... and a 'partridge' in a 'pear' tree, Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
Great Horned Owl chicks (Bubo virginianus) 2
Male Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Yellow Shafted Flicker by Cathy Cocks
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) by Cathy Cocks
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) by Cathy Cocks
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 2
Watching the World Go By by Carmen S (Hawk?: Swainson's or Red-tailed?)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) by Cathy Cocks
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Male Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) by Barry Cocks
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) basking in the November sun
Female Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Male & Female Shoveler Ducks (Spatula clypeata)
Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) by Barry Cocks
Pelicans on the river, American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Female Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), AKA Shore Lark