Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Underparts are white, and buff-brown wash on throat. Black-capped Chickadee: Medium-sized, stocky chickadee with pale gray upperparts and breast and pale olive-brown underparts. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, results and analysis 1966-2005. 1999.Yellow Warbler (. Black wings with two bold white bars. Whatbird.com logo design courtesy of The Haller Company. It is meant to primarily be a very basic photo ID list with little other information on the more commonly seen species. Bill has black upper mandible and pink lower mandible. Sexes are similar. In Arizona, 86% of breeding evidence was found in riparian habitats dominated by cottonwood and willow, extending from desert habitats containing mesquite and salt cedar up to foothill-montane sycamore habitats (Wise-Gervais 2005). Wings are dark with broad white edges on feathers. Bill, legs and feet are black. Steady deep wing beats. In this cup the female usually lays 4-5 (range 3-6) smooth, grayish, bluish or greenish white eggs, speckled brown or gray, often in a wreath (see Harrison [1979] for a photo of markings). Harrison, H. H. 1979. The breeding season in Oklahoma is April to June (Kuhnert 2004); in Arizona, more comparable to western Texas, most breeding occurs from May through July (Wise-Gervais 2005). Head, throat, nape and upper breast are orange-brown; mask is black. A very secretive bird, skulks in dense underbrush while searching for insects and fallen fruit. Pine Grosbeak: Large, robust finch with red-washed black back, gray sides and undertail coverts, and pink-red rump and underparts. It is a close relative of the Red-eyed Vireo, and at one time the two were considered to belong to the same species. Some don't have the yellow, just all tan color. Females are brown, striped, and sparrow-like, but larger with a pinkish-orange throat. The female (shown in foreground) is uniformly brown with a gray bill. Black-throated Blue Warbler: Small warbler that is the most strikingly sexually dimorphic of all wood warblers. Wings are dark. Wings are dark with two narrow white bars; tail is black and notched. Straight black bill. The nest is lined with a felted mat of plant down, hair and fine grasses (Harrison 1979). Of them, 163 are considered review species. Texas A&M University Throat and breast are gray-washed white, and belly and undertail coverts are pale yellow. Migrants are present from early April to late May and late July to mid-October. Bright yellow eyes contrast with faint mask. Piratic Flycatcher: Small olive-brown flycatcher has brown crown, white face with dark eye-line and moustache stripe, white throat shading to pale yellow on belly, and faint dark streaks on breast, sides. Short, weak flight on rapidly beating wings. 2005. Final Thoughts. One was larger and was hanging on the tel. White eyering is distinct; two wingbars are white. Pyle, P. 1997. Yellow Warblers are common to abundant migrants throughout the state, particularly in the fall. Ranges and species limits among these 3 groups apparently need better definition before their status can be definitely established. The best bird guide and bird watching search engine to identify birds in the world. SEASONAL OCCURRENCE. The wings are dark and edged with white. Hawks are birds of prey and in the same family as eagles and kites, the family Accipitridae. This product and/or its method of use is covered by one or more of the following patent(s): US patent number 7,363,309 and foreign equivalents. Female is olive-green above, olive-yellow below, and has black wings. The male (shown in background) is deep blue overall with black face and upper breast and a stout, black bill. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is a slim brown-backed bird that breeds from southern Canada to Mexico and from California to the Caribbean islands (A.O.U. Bobs tail and often makes short flights to hawk insects. This ID Guide to the East Texas Birds is a work in progress. Observers also found 29 possible records fairly widely scattered. Dark wings with white wing bar. Fan-tailed Warbler: Small, secretive warbler, dark gray upperparts, red-brown underparts, white-tipped tail. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher: Large flycatcher with boldly streaked olive-brown upperparts and pale yellow underparts with dark brown streaks. Feeds on nuts, insects, eggs and young of other birds, lizards, carrion and small mammals. The female is olive-brown. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). Lawrence's Goldfinch: Small finch with gray nape and back and yellow-gray rump. Red-lored Parrot: Medium-sized green parrot with red front and patch in secondaries, blue on crown, and yellow on cheeks and in tail. Mangrove Cuckoo: Medium-sized cuckoo with gray-brown upperparts, black ear patch, yellow eye-ring, white throat, and buff-washed white underparts. A very small wren with barred, dark brown upperparts and buff eyebrows. Eyestripes are thick and black with white borders. Texas Birds: Texas, because of its geographic location and extra diverse regions, is blessed with abundant bird wildlife.It is even considered as the most diverse bird state in the United States of America. Yellow Warblers of the aestiva group winter primarily along the coasts of north and central Mexico, then through Middle America and north and central South America east of the Andes (Howell and Webb 1995, Pyle 1997, Lowther et al. Some bird species in the yard, however, include those whose females are yellowish, or yellowish-green. Black tail with white corners. Sallies to snatch insects in flight. Streak-backed Oriole: Large oriole with mostly bright orange body except for black streaks on back. Yellow Warblers are common to abundant migrants throughout the state, particularly in the fall.