Can anybody help me ID these birds in my backyard? In a small lake.
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1. It's a diving waterbird (like a loon, but not a loon)
2. About the size of a loon
3. "Rust" colored head, with dark eye area
4. It has "tuffs" of feathers on rear of head pointed back wards "rust" color. Kind of like a woodpecker.
5. "Orangish" colored bill, NOT duck shaped
6. White feathers on chin area
7. White neck & chest
8. Grey body & wings
9. Orange feet
Don't have a pic right now, but I will try to get one. I've never seen these before and I have lived here about 20 years.
Thanks
Brad
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1. It's a diving waterbird (like a loon, but not a loon)
2. About the size of a loon
3. "Rust" colored head, with dark eye area
4. It has "tuffs" of feathers on rear of head pointed back wards "rust" color. Kind of like a woodpecker.
5. "Orangish" colored bill, NOT duck shaped
6. White feathers on chin area
7. White neck & chest
8. Grey body & wings
9. Orange feet
Don't have a pic right now, but I will try to get one. I've never seen these before and I have lived here about 20 years.
Thanks
Brad