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