Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The Fork-tailed Flycatcher






The Fork-tailed Flycatcher is like the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher but this flycatcher has a tail that splits into four different tails or you can say that it looks like a flying fork, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has a tail that only splits into two tails so it looks like a scissor. But this two birds have different appreances the Fork-tailed Flycatcher has a gray back and black wingsand head with a white chest. This bird can be seen in many different parts of the country. It is a member of the flycatcher family.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The Magnolia warbler






The Magnolia Warbler is a medium-sized warbler with a dark back, yellow rump, and black-streaked yellow underparts. Head has a blue-gray crown, yellow throat. The wings are dark with two white bars. This bird lives in the eastern part of the country. Its habitat is almost any place with shrubbery or trees. This bird is a member of the wood warbler family. Click this for video. Posted by Tommy Jones of birds rock.

Monday, September 18, 2006

The Chestnut-sided Warbler






The Chestnut-sided Warbler is a medium-sized warbler with black-streaked upperparts and white underparts, and chestnut-brown flanks. Cap is bright yellow and moustache stripe is black. Female has less chestnut-brown on flanks. Winter adult and juvenile have lime-green upperparts, conspicuous yellow eye-ring, dark gray wings with two yellow bars, and gray. This bird lives in the eastern part of the country. This bird is a member of the warbler family. Posted by Tommy Jones of birds rock.

The Brown-headed Nuthatch






The Brown-headed Nuthatch is a medium-sized nuthatch with a gray head and a brown cap, dark eye-line and a white face. The wings and tail are gray. The sexes are similar. The Brown-headed Nuthatch is a resident in much of the southeastern U.S. Preferred habitats include coniferous and mixed forests. Nuthatches are sometimes seen climing up or bown tree trunks. This bird is a member of the nuthatch family. Posted by tommy jones of birds rock.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

The Sage Thrasher





The Sage Thrasher is a small thrasher with a gray head and is heavily spotted, with a white chest washed pale brown. The wings are a dark gray and the tail is dark with white corners. The sexes are similar. The worn adult plumage is duller. The juvenile is browner and has a streaked head and back. This bird lives in the weastern part of the country. This bird is a member of the thrasher family. Click this for more images of this bird. Click this for link. Posted by tommy jones of birds rock.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

The Bridled Titmouse






The Bridled Titmouse is a small titmouse with a gray head and a black and gray crest with a white face. The sexes are similar. This bird is a Resident from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico southward through mountains of Mexico to southern Mexico. Its habitat are oak and mixed oak-pine-juniper woodlands. It is a member of the titmice and chickadee family. Click this for more images of this bird. Click this for link. Posted by tommy jones of birds rock.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

The Hooded Robin






The Hooded Robin has a black head or hood and back with a white chest. The Hooded Robin is a medium-large robin with a short slender bill and a moderately long tail which is square-tipped. Hooded Robins are found in lightly timbered woodland. They construct a cup-shaped nest of leaves and bark. Clearing of woodlands in south-eastern Australia has caused a decline in populations of the Hooded Robin. This bird lives in Australia. This bird is a member of the thrush and robin family. Click this for more images. This was posted by birds rock.

Friday, September 01, 2006

The Variegated Fairy-wren






The Variegated Fairy-wren. The breeding male Variegated Fairy-wren is brightly colored. The crown and sides of the head are blue, and the shoulder patch is a rich chestnut. The Variegated Fairy-wren is found in forest, woodland and shrub land habitats. This bird lives in most of Australia. The Variegated Fairy-wren is a member of the fairy-wren family. Click this for images. Click this for video. This was posted by birds rock.