On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities.

When perched, this bird’s unspotted brown upperparts and neat white crescents along the wing distinguish it from the ubiquitous Mourning Dove. More info. Virtually all birds seek water for drinking and bathing and so these birds will also move into riparian and other areas with water. Yellowish eye stripe. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. The adults have blue-grey wings, with dark brown backs and a buff colored underside with brown spots.

With sooty black plumage, a bare black head, and neat white stars under the wingtips, Black Vultures are almost dapper.
Aside from its smaller size, the sharp-shinned hawk also lacks white tips on the ends of its tail feathers.

Tag Archives: white wing stripe. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina. They tend to feed on small mammals, birds, insects and reptiles. The long falcon-like wings extend beyond the tail when the bird is perched. Barn Swallow Plumage/Description: Males are a deep, dark blue color on the head, back, wings, and tail. Gray back with black shoulders, light head and white underparts. White-tailed Kite A beautiful kite with widely-separated populations in Florida, Texas and California (and parts of Oregon, near the coast). ... Small, streaky, winter sparrow found in open habitats where there are some grasses/seeds. These two hawks regularly hunt birds visiting feeders in winter. It has iridescent blue-green upperparts, white underparts and rump, and white edgings to the secondary flight feathers.

The wings are otherwise black, along with the tail. Larger than a Finch, but smaller than a Robin.The yellow looks like a single long feather that would be the leading edge of the wing in flight.Very black bird… Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. They’re also a great entrée into the world of birdsong, with their pretty, wavering whistle of Oh-sweet-canada. The adult white-winged swallow is 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 14–17 g (0.49–0.60 oz). ‘Birds of prey’ are large, predatory bird species that have hooked bills, sharp talons, strong feet, and keen eyesight and hearing. These large birds of prey are mostly brownish black, but the flight feathers are gray, creating a contrasting pattern.

Swift flight with shallow wing beats. The Peregrine Falcon is a bird of prey. It's a black bird with a yellow stripe on the wing.
Swallow-tailed Kite An amazingly beautiful black and white bird. The flight feathers are gray on the underside. Like all kites, wings ling and pointed.

Fork-tailed Flycatcher: Medium-sized flycatcher with pale gray upperparts, black head, inconspicuous yellow crown stripe, and white underparts. The top of the head is dark gray and it has a white stripe above the eyes. The birds have a wing span of about 2 metres. Larks (Alaudidae) Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae) ... Bird Photography by John Schwarz; Translate: The head is small in proportion to the body and has no feathers on it; adults' heads are red and immatures' are black. Wing linings are white. Albatrosses. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. … The birds listed here are those that are likely to be seen in areas away from ponds, streams, rivers, cities and agriculture, i.e.

Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae) ... Large Tropical Flycatchers. Noticeably smaller than white-crowned sparrows. Feeds on insects.