Bird Watching Tips

Grasshopper Sparrows are tiny birds with light and dark brown streaking and a distinctive orange or yellow stripe … Read more

Canyon Towhees are plain grayish-brown sparrows with long tails and plump bodies. Although they look similar to California … Read more

Brewer’s Sparrows are gray underneath and streaked brown on their backs. They have long tails with a notch … Read more

Harris’s Sparrows are distinctive, with a black face and bib darker in adults than juveniles. They also have … Read more

Seaside Sparrows are grayer than most sparrows, and they have a yellow spot in front of their eye. … Read more

Rufous-crowned Sparrows are large sparrows that are gray underneath and streaked brown on the back. They have reddish-brown … Read more

Male Lark Buntings are one of the easiest of the sparrow family to recognize. Males are black with … Read more

Nelson’s Sparrows are more orangy in color across the head and chest. Their backs are gray and brown-streaked, … Read more

LeConte Sparrows are a dull orange with black streaks on their backs and wings. Their belly is white … Read more

Bell’s Sparrows are medium-sized sparrows that have a gray head with a white patch in front of the … Read more