BIOL 427 LAB ID 5

Gray Catbird, Passeriformes Mimidae

gray body with black beak and cap
call: meow plus chattering

European Starling, Passeriformes Sturnidae

Slender bill.
HIGHLY VARIABLE APPEARANCE, LOOK AT other images

Cedar Waxwing, Passeriformes Bombycillidae

Notable crest, red strip on wings

House Sparrow, Passeriformes Passeridae

Note the white wing bar on the shoulder region. This is preserved across seasons, the rest of the coloration is somewhat variable.

American Pipit, Passeriformes Motacillidae

big belly, long tail, streaky bird with long legs

Purple finch, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Females are white where males are reddish

House Finch, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Females are white where males are orange

Red crossbill, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Bill
Females are yellow

Pine siskin, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Yellow markings on wings

American Goldfinch, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Yellow, white markings on wings
Black crest in males but not females
Crest is reduced in non-breeding males.

Evening Grosbeak, Passeriformes Fringillidae

Black crest in breeding males
No streaks within the black portion of wings.

Snow Bunting, Passeriformes Calcariidae

white belly, rust cap, supercill and necklace
Variable markings, but the white streaks on wings are present always.
Black wingtips become reduced as white region grows over time.
Color of head goes from tan to white. Females retain tan coloration and brown wings

Orange Crowned Warbler, Passeriformes Parulidae

Grey head in juveniles

Common Yellowthroat, Passeriformes Parulidae

Very dark black mask, white obove, yellow throat
very common
call: witchyiwthcywithcy

Yellow Warbler, Passeriformes Parulidae

very yellow swith some black barring on wings
song: sweet sweet lil more sweet
marsh

Yellow rumped Warbler, Passeriformes Parulidae

yellow rump patch and black mask, white throat patch
Call: fading trill
forested

Wilsons Warbler, Passeriformes Parulidae

Black cap, dark eye,
Smaller black cap in females (absent in juveniles)
Yellow body

Spotted Towhee, Passeriformes Passerellidae

white belly with bronze edges. Wing spots

Song Sparrow, Passeriformes Passerellidae

streaks on body AND streaky
striped crown and chestnut eye ring
call:very chattery, changing pitch

Fox Sparrow, Passeriformes Passerellidae

red tail back, head, spotting on breast, bellybelly with spotting
Grey parts of head

White Crowned Sparrow, Passeriformes Passerellidae

Very strong B&W crown, pink bill, clean gray breast

Golden Crowned Sparrow, Passeriformes Passerellidae

Yellow crown with broad black eyebrown

Dark eyed Junco, Passeriformes Passerellidae

white bill and belly with crest
call: sewing machine like
May have bronze back (rufous feathers

Western Tanager, Passeriformes Cardinalidae

Head may not be this red always, but yellow shoulder stripe is retained.

Black headed Grosbeak, Passeriformes Cardinalidae

Black head, burnt orange underparts

Red Winged Blackbird, Passeriformes Icteridae

Black body, orange wing region with yellow stripe

Brown headed Cowbird, Passeriformes Icteridae

females have dark purple or black/blue gloss over body

Bullocks Oriole, Passeriformes Icteridae

Stripped wing tip, orange body, black eyeline and crown.