A crested bird with a black mask, measuring between six and eight inches… More

The American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) is a small bird, measuring… More

Last issue I demonstrated how I carved a rose-breasted grosbeak. In this… More

The house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) measures between five and six… More

The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is our largest woodpecker… More

The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) measures between 7 and 11 inches in… More

The chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is one of the smallest… More

The pine siskin (Carduelis pinus) measures between 4 and 5 inches long. It… More

The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is the larger of the crows,… More

The Western wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus) measures between 6 and 6… More

There may be as many as three species of meadowlarks, and it is hard to… More

Like the Northern mockingbird and the brown thrasher, the gray catbird can… More

The chipping sparrow (Spizella passerine) measures between 41/2 to 51/2… More

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) is a songbird that does not… More

The sleek violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) has long, pointed… More