Black bill, legs and feet. These ducks can be in the form of pelican, surf scoter, brant, and even ducks that have a long tail. The wings have a unique brown, black, and white pattern visible in flight. The male Bald Eagles weight is approximately 11.50 pounds. Head is glossy green-black; neck has black-and-white rings. Summer Tanager: Large tanager, dark-red overall with a large, pale gray bill. Alternates steady wing beats, short glides. Fast direct flight with rapid wing beats. Bouyant, graceful flight. As its name suggests, it eats a steady diet of moth caterpillars and worms. Its small wings are also capable of fast and strong flight. Gadwall. Pink legs and feet. White-winged Scoter: Medium sea duck, mostly black except for white eye patches, large white wing patches. Eyes are red and bill is orange-red with black tip. The sides of body are white and dull with a mixture of blood color, also equipped with a line pattern on the sides of the body. The birds in Colorado are usually able to make nests in trees, soil, or even close to the coast. They are very quick in capturing their prey, it is because they love to spend time at tree. Found in pine stands, mangroves and overgrown fields rather than prairies. They are also able to dig various holes in trees to find their prey. Alternates between strong wing beats and gliding. Feeds on marine worms and insects. Swift, powerful undulating flight. Feeds on fish by plunge diving and scooping them up with pouch. Hood is black and extends onto upper neck. The flight is labored and slow with dangling legs. Feeds while wading in shallow water, sweeping its bill back and forth. The wings show rufous primaries in flight. Red-faced Warbler: Medium-sized warbler with gray upperparts, white nape and rump, and paler gray underparts. Flies in straight line formation. Tail is black with white undertail coverts. You will catch the beautiful scenery while observing some ducks. Weak fluttering flight with tail jerking, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Hudsonian Godwit: Large sandpiper with white-scaled, brown-black upperparts, black-barred chestnut-brown underparts. Head has gray-brown crown and nape, orange-brown face, and gray cheeks. The eyes are dark and the bill is yellow with a red spot on the lower mandible. Throat to belly is yellow, broad black V on breast. Red Knot: This medium-sized sandpiper has black, brown and gray scaled upperparts, a red-brown face, neck, breast and sides, and a white lower belly. Blue-phase birds have spread westward in recent decades and are now found locally throughout their winter range among the thousands of white Snow Geese. Tail is long and rufous. Their legs are dark and they can fly directly to the beat of a very fast wing. Painted Redstart: Medium warbler with black head, upperparts, bright red breast and belly. Red-orange legs, feet. 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. The bill is yellow with a red spot on the lower mandible. It has a buoyant, graceful flight with steady wing beats. Henslow's Sparrow: Small sparrow, black-streaked brown upperparts. Anhinga: Large, dark waterbird with long tail, snake-like neck, small head, red eyes, and long olive-brown bill. This is very important in the survival of birds because you must not be wrong to feed it. You must learn how to provide food, water, to the right place for the wind direction. Underparts are orange-brown with strongly barred black, white flanks. Sexes are similar. Nelson's Sparrow: Small sparrow with brown streaked upperparts. Legs and feet are brown. There will be more than three hundred birds that lived in Colorado which can be identified and learned by you. Brown-crested Flycatcher: Medium-sized flycatcher with olive-brown upperparts, yellow underparts, and pale gray throat. Besides, this species is also able to breed in North America, Southern Nevada, and the coast of Mexico. Tail is short. The bill is thick, long, and curved downward. Circles like a turkey vulture. It dives for food, primarily mollusks and crustaceans. Greater Scaup: This large diving duck has a glossy green-black head, white sides and belly, black tail, neck and breast, barred gray flanks and back. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Its feet are neutral in color, and this species is the most circular bird in North America. Dives for small fish, crustaceans. Wings have large white patches visible in flight. The throat is white with dark moustache stripe, eyes are yellow, and black bill is long and strongly decurved. Its pale brown under wings are visible in flight. Roseate Spoonbill: Large ibis, pink body, white upper back, neck. Tail is dark brown and has thin white bars across top. If you find a nest on the coast there is a possibility it belongs to duck. This bird can also live up to 60 years. Brown underparts are lightly barred on flanks, belly, and undertail. Reddish Egret: Medium egret with blue-gray body and shaggy, pale rufous head and neck. This bird really likes living in habitats that have oak shrubs, and ravines that have a variety of plants. Eats fish, crustaceans, jellyfish. Dives for small fish and crustaceans. Wings are blue-gray with two white bars. Head has brown cap, white eyebrows, and dark eye-lines. You must learn the common birds of Colorado that make nests in certain places. Field guides, illustrations, and database Copyright © 2004 - 2013. Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats. Long black tail with long slender feathers, pale gray mask and black bill with dark pink saddle. Common Tern: This medium-sized tern has medium gray upperparts, pale gray underparts and a glossy black cap and nape. This bird is a native bird from the East Sea that is able to cross southern Canada, to Florida. Soars on thermals. Brant is a large goose that is dark brown in color, and has a pale ash color on its underpart. This bird also only can breed in small numbers, despite its very long life. Underparts are white with rust-red barring. The most common backyard birds in Colorado in winter (December to February) are these: House Finch (35% frequency) Dark-eyed Junco (35%) Black-billed Magpie (33%) It hides in dense thickets, where it forages on the ground looking for insects, spiders, and caterpillars. Broad-winged Hawk: Medium hawk, dark brown, mottled upperparts and brown-barred, white underparts. Tail is long, broad, edged with white (black near base). Anna’s hummingbird is a bird that has a green color in males, and has a dull grey color at the bottom of the body. 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