Mallards
Mallards are ducks which frequently are seen in pairs. That’s helpful, because the female is easily confused with other ducks, but the male has a bright metallic green head and neck.
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Red-tailed Hawks
If you see a large bird soaring above the Willow Spring Open Space, chances are good that it is a Red-tailed Hawk. As it turns, you may be able to notice the rust colored tail that the name describes.
American Crows
American Crows are large black birds that travel in flocks called a “murder” of crows. Their distinctive “caw caw” sometimes announces them before they are seen.
Black-billed Magpies
Black-billed Magpies are large birds that are easily recognized by their striking black and white colors along with their long tails.
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Black-capped Chickadees
Black-capped Chickadees are small, cute, active birds that visit bird feeders in the neighborhood and also forage in thickets and low branches of trees.
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Great Plains Yucca
The Great Plains Yucca plant is easily recognized by its stiff, sword shaped leaves that all originate at the base of the plant in a rosette. Its white flowers are on tall stalks and the dry flowers remain throughout the rest of the year.
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American Plum Shrub
The American Plum can grow in either small tree or shrub form. It has fragrant white blooms in the spring, edible plums in the summer and red leaves in the fall.
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Golden Currant Shrub
The Golden Currant shrub can grow up to 9 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet across, growing best along streams and in open woods. In the spring, they have small golden flowers.
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Common Rabbitbrush Shrub
The Common Rabbitbrush shrub is a beautiful gold shrub which gets its name by providing a good spot for rabbits to hide. It is recognized in most seasons by its globe shape dotting the dry landscape.
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Sandbar Willow Shrub
Sandbar Willow shrubs grow along the banks of streams and on floodplains in multi-stemmed thickets, with branches up to 8 feet tall.
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