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