Hill said that if the bird has any red feathers on its body at all, then it’s not a yellow cardinal, as the mutation makes those birds incapable of having feathers that color. “There’s no ...

My first experience with a classic western wetland bird harkened back to the days of yesteryear. ... my frightening experience was caused by yellow-headed blackbirds.

Funny thing is, when a bird looks this good, they often don’t sound good. In fact, the male yellow-headed blackbird sounds like he is choking, and when he does get his call out, it sounds like a ...

Shows less red on head than related red-naped and red-breasted, and the back is more extensively scalloped with yellow-buff. Adult male: forecrown, chin, and throat red, outlined completely in ...

The summer tanager, which stops in Houston to nest, is the only breeding bird in North ...