• Read more about Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

An inconspicuous and drab bird, this flycatcher would pass unnoticed if not for its ringing calls. It is restricted to trees and vegetation in desert riparian areas where it feeds on insects and a few fruits by gleaning them from vegetation. The nest is placed on a limb and is a globular array of plant fibers with an entrance hole on the side.\r\n

• Read more about Green-winged Teal

One of the smallest ducks in North America, this teal is found mainly in shallow ponds, marshes, flooded fields and muddy banks. In the winter it forms small flocks and feeds largely on seeds floating on the water\s surface or on wet beaches. During the summer it adds aquatic insects and other invertebrates as well as plant shoots to its diet. The nest is hidden in dense grass usually near the water. It is made of grass and leaves and lined with feather down.'

• Read more about Eastern Meadowlark

Limited to grasslands, meadows and pastures the Eastern Meadowlark feeds on the ground and eats insects and spiders during the summer and seeds during the winter. Small flocks form during the winter, and when they fly, their \flap-flap-sail\ flight and short tail make them look like a covey of quail. The cup-like nest is made of grass on the ground and covered with a dome of loosely woven long grasses

• Read more about Dusky-capped Flycatcher

The plaintive whistle of this flycatcher is a comforting sound in the oak-pine woodlands and riparian forest of the desert southwest. This species sits on exposed branches at mid to high levels in the trees and flies out to catch passing insects in the air. It will also commonly hover in front of vegetation to snatch insects from the surface. The nest is in a natural tree hole or abandoned Cactus Wren nest.