Ornithology (harder cards)

calls, behaviors, not great images

Cooper’s Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk (behavior)

this raptor often hunts in dense canopies, furcula (wishbone) injuries are common, but survivable

red-shouldered hawk

red-shoulderd hawk (call)

red-tailed hawk

Red-tailed Hawk (call)

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle (call)

Bald Eagle (juvenile)

Osprey

Canada Goose

Muscovy Duck

American Wigeon

American Wigeon (call)

Mallard

Ring-necked duck

Redhead

Canvasback

Great/Lesser Scaup

Bufflehead

Goldeneye

Gadwall

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Hooded Merganser

Wood Duck

pied-bill grebe

Horned Grebe

Common Loon

Common Loon (call)

American Coot

Virginia Rail

Virginia Rail (ecology)

this bird is very elusive with a laterally compressed body, it grunts a lot. Marshy or wetland habitat

Virginia Rail (call)

Double crested Cormorant

Double crested Cormorant (call)

American White Pelican

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile)

Black-crowned Night Heron (adult)

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Mockingbird (call)

Northern Mockingbid

Brown Thrasher (call)

their song repeats only in pairs rather than triplets

Brown Thrasher

Northern Cardinal (call)

Northern Cardinal (ecology)

they don’t migrate or molt between season, have a crested head, laser call,

Northern Cardinal

Eastern Bluebird (call)

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin (call)

American Robin

Hermit Thrush (call)

Hermit Thrush

American Pipit

American Pipit (call)

Eastern Phoebe (call)

Eastern Phoebe

Brown-headed nuthatch (ecology)

tiny birds zigzagging up tree trunks, sound like rubber duckies, can use tools

Brown-headed nuthatch (call)

Brown-headed nuthatch

White-breasted nuthatch

European Starling

Carolina Chickadee (call)

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse (call)

Tufted titmouse

Song Sparrow

Song sparrow (call)

White-throated sparrow

white-throated sparrow (call)

Eastern Towhee

Eastern Towhee (call)

Dark-eyed Junco

Savannah Sparrow

Swamp sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (call)

Blue Jay (call)

Blue Jay

American Crow (call)

American Crow

Fish Crow (call)

Fish Crow

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

ruby-crowned kinglet (call)

Golden-crowned kinglet

Golden-crowned kinglet (call)

Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren (call)

Winter Wren

Cedar Waxwing

Palm Warbler

Pine Warbler

Yellow-rumped warbler

Common Yellowthroat (call)

Common Yellowthroat

Common grackle (call)