Bird Watching Tips

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpeckers can be mistaken for Red-headed Woodpeckers as they have red caps, but they are much smaller … Read more

Northern Flickers are large brown woodpeckers with colorful black-spotted plumage with a white patch on its rump in … Read more

Northern Goshawks are the bigger and fiercer relative of the Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks. They are mostly gray … Read more

Ferruginous Hawks are the largest hawks in North America. They have large heads and long wings. To make … Read more

Swainson’s Hawks are long-winged hawks with short tails and pointed wingtips. They are usually brown or gray mottled … Read more

The feathered legs give the Rough-legged Hawks their name and help to keep them warm in the arctic. … Read more

The Broad-winged Hawk is a compact, stocky bird between the size of a crow and a goose. They … Read more

Adult Sharp-shinned Hawks are small hawks with blue-gray across the back and red-orange breasts. They have dark bands … Read more

Northern Harriers are slender with long broad wings and are between the size of a crow and a … Read more

The Cooper’s Hawk looks very similar to the Sharp-shinned Hawk but is bigger at about the size of … Read more