Steller's Jay

Steller's Jay are found in the forests in the western mountains and coast.  They love to be around camp grounds or they like to visit other bird feeders.  The are the only dark jay with a crest.

 There is a small spots on forehead near the eye.  It could be white or blue(near the coast).

Enjoy this posting.  Kitfoxgal

Fish Crow

I am back.
The Fish Crow is common in the southeast. They  are found north along the coast and along rivers.
They foraging on beaches and I swamps.  They can be recognized by their sound. They have a
high-pitched sound. 

Missed posting. Kitfoxgal

Doves

 The "Dove White-winged" is a southwestern dove.  They have white on the tip of their wings.
  They are common in the summer in  the desert, towns and brushy country sides..  They are also common all year in parts of Florida.

The "Common Ground-Dove walk about on the ground, in pairs or a small flocks.  They favor brushy places or the edges of woodlands.  They use to be very common in the southwest.
In flight their wings show bright rusty red and the short black tail shows pale corners.

Red-Tail Hawk

  The "Red-Tailed Hawk" live in all of the South West year round..  50% of the hawks are

 Red-Tailed Hawks. 

 Their head, back and wings are dark brown; under parts a light rufous and white, lower chest has a band of heavy brown streaks; tail is a pale orange below , a rufous above .

 

 

They live in the open country, woodlands, prairie groves, mountains, plains.  They are more common in April  to September in Nevada and Utah.  Their diet varies with location and seasons.  They do munch on small mammals, birds, reptiles and snakes.
Kitfoxgal

"Double-crested Cormorant"

The Double-crested Cormorant is a member of cormorant family of seabirds.  It is North America's most wide spread and familiar cormorants.  They are found in sea water and fresh water.

They are a stocky, with a medium length tail, thick neck, plus a thick bill and a yellow to orange gular pouch.  They feed on other water-life , such as fish, crabs, shrimp, crayfish, ells and even snakes.  They also feed on plant material.

 

They often fly in the V-formation.  Thy are in lakes, marshes, coastal estuaries and off-shore islands.  They have colonies on rocky or sandy islands, marsh vegetation, flooded snags, waterside trees and even artificial structures. 

They winter mainly in coastal habitats.  In the summer they wonder north.  There are over 350,000 breeding pairs in North America.

 

Enjoy DesertDale photos, as I have many more of the "Cormorants".

Kitfoxgal

Moutain Bluebird

The male "Mountain Bluebird" are almost entirely blue. The female are gray underneath, some do have orangeish cast to the chest and their upper sides.  
They winter in the lower 48 states and Mexico.  They like open pines, sagebrush deserts, grasslands, and farms. 
 They are found in Nevada, Utah,  Arizona and New Mexico. They are often found  in large flocks.

 
 Enjoy.   
Kitfoxgal      

Northern Cardinal

 The "Northern Cardinal" is  one of the most recognizable birds in North America.  It is found in eastern United States in a variety of habitats.  Males usually sing from exposed perches.  They are very colorful, with their bright red body and  their black face and a pointed head.

The female are similarly shaped but are a buffy brown and a reddish tinges on their wings and tail and chest.

They are very common throughout the east.  In the west the found in southwestern Texas, South
New Mexico and Southern  Arizona where it is common in mesquite and their habitats are usually near water.  They do not migrate and they don't molt into a dull plumage.  They are common at bird feeder. In the summer, their sweet whistles are on of the first sounds of the morning

More in a few days.  went birding this morning at "Mason Valley  Wild Area" near Yerington.
Kitfoxgal