Rufous Hummingbird
(There is a seperate page of poor hummer photos)

Audubon's Oriole

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed (formerly Solitary) Vireo

Eastern Kingbird

Acadian Flycatcher, the only locally nesting Empidonax Flyctcher

Painted Bunting, male

Painted Bunting, female or immature male

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker adult, Dec. 2013.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - immature

Red-naped Sapsucker - note incomplete black line
seperating red throat and white cheek stripe

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, immature

Black-crowned Night-Heron adult

Snowy Egret at Utopia Park

Hooded Oriole, adult male
(Orioles have their own page of photos)

Black-headed Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female

American Robin - male

Hermit Thrush

Orange-crowned Warbler, which
will use hummer feeders in winter

Cedar Waxwing

Indigo Bunting, male

Northern Mockingbird, a great mimic of other birds,
but contrary to some local folklore I heard, it
does NOT lay eggs in other birds' nests.

Common Poorwill, probably hibernates locally
in winter, the only hibernating bird in the U.S.
is mostly a nocturnal moth eater.

Pied-billed Grebe - a couple often winter
in the pond at the park in Utopia.

Sora, a rail

Black-eared Bushtit with a fairly dark ear, which
is a rare color phase of some immature males.

Marsh Wren, in Cypress tree

Texas Ruby Red House Finch (June)
This picture is slightly (barely) juiced a bit
to better show the extent of red in back.
Check out the House Finch photo page.