Wings and tail are blue with black bars. The male Hermit warbler has a bright yellow head, set off by a black throat and nape. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America. My first photos were a Powershot and digiscoping starting about 2004. Wings and tail are blue with black bars. Pacific Northwest Bird Images : northern shovelers . Close the window when you are through viewing the image. What kind of bird has a black head and solid blue-gray body in Oregon? In 2007 I obtained a Canon XTi DSLR and 100-400mm IS lens. greater yellowlegs . In winter the plumage is dulled by pale edgings, and the bill is yellowish brown.

The bill in summer is blue-black, and the legs are brown. Photo Checklist of Oregon Birds.

Listen to the House Sparrow's call below, and learn more about its range and behaviors here. Feeds on pine seeds, acorns, fruit, frogs, snakes, carrion, insects and eggs and young of other birds. Head has slight white eyebrow, forehead, and chin spots. Good bird fact: House Sparrows live in organized, military-like units that are led by the male with the biggest black patch. The male Eastern Bluebird, the Indigo or Lazuli Buntings are examples of beautiful looking blue birds. Feeds on pine seeds, acorns, fruit, frogs, snakes, carrion, insects and eggs and young of other birds. You've got yourself a Dark-eyed Junco! Feeds on pine seeds, acorns, fruit, frogs, snakes, carrion, insects and eggs and young of other birds. Visitors submit on a regular basis questions about "small blue birds" or "small blue finches" that they encountered and would like to have identified.This resource was created to facilitate the identification of species they might have seen. Instructions & Sighting Information: Select the picture file you wish to view. This album contains only photos of birds obtained in Oregon, in taxonomic order as of 2014. 328 species are represented. Some of the most attractive birds seen in North America fall into this category, such as bluebirds and the bunting families. The bird still had the black “mask” on its face and the pointed head, but instead of its beak and feathers being red they where a vibrant blue almost aqua color. The Queen Charlotte Islands off British Columbia are home to the largest and darkest race. Pictures are in JPEG format and will display in a new browser window. The female has no black on head or throat, nor a grey crown; her upperparts are streaked with brown. Photo courtesy of Shawn Stephensen/USFWS. Wings and tail are blue with black bars. Note: The images above dated ('06 - '09) were taken with a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera, with a 12X optical zoom lens.