Ornithology- Birding week 3

Virginia tech- duck pond

Gadwell

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes

AOU:GADW

Bill: Depressed

Feet: Palmate

Notes:

-Female: dark orange-edged bill, smaller size, the white speculum, and white belly.

-Male: patterned grey, with a black rear end, light chestnut wings, and a brilliant white speculum

Mallard

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes

AOU: MALL

Bill: Depressed

Feet: Palmate

Notes: Males have green heads, while the females have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent purple or blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers

Call: yes

Canada Goose

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes

AOU: CAGO

Feet: Palmate

Bill:

Call: yes

Great Blue Heron

Family: Ardeidae

Order: Pelecaniformes

AOU: GBHE

Bill: Straight

Feet:

Notes: Slaty grey-colored flight feathers, white face, pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head, plume feathers

Mourning Dove

Family :Columbidae

Order: Columbiformes

AOU: MODO

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

AOU: YBSA

Notes: The forehead is colored bright red in the male and a lighter shade of red in the female, black bars extend from the crown to the rump

American Crow

Family: Corvidae

AOU:AMCR

Call: yes

Blue Jay

Family: Corvidae

AOU:BLJA

Song/call: yes

Common Raven

Family: Corvidae

AOU:CORA

Note: NOT actually seen this week but wanted it for reference

Carolina Wren

Family :Troglodytidae

AOU:CARW

Notes: Richly colored- chestnut above, butterscotch below, with bold white eyebrow

Song/call: yes

White-throated sparrow

Family: Passerellidae

AOU: WTSP

Notes: Distinct white patch on the chest

Song Sparrow

Family: Passerellidae

AOU: SOSP

Notes: Distinct speckled brown on chest

Song/Call: yes

Northern Cardinal

Family: Cardinalidae

AOU: NOCA

Call/song:yes

American Goldfinch

Family:Fringillidae

AOU:AMGO

European Starling

Family: Sturnidae

AOU:EUST

Notes: Murmuration, invasive, brought due to Shakespeare

Eastern Blue Bird

Family:Turdidae

AOU: EABL