Faith's Birding Torment Nexus

Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

• Grey - mossy green wings and yellowish chest/body

• Yellow chinstrap across neck

• Chestnut red cheek and eyepatch (males)

• Dark cap on head (males)

• Black droplet marks on chest/body

Northern Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

• Buff brown on top

• Whitish/yellow belly

• Thin whitish/yellow eyebrow

• Vertical black streaks down chest/body

• White flash under bottom of tail

• Tail often bobs while moving around

Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

• Light brown wings and top of tail

• Yellow throat, chest, and undertail coverts

• Whiteish crown and black wrap around mask (males)

Yellow-Throated Warbler

Yellow-Throated Warbler

• Black head, and most of above body

• White eyebrow and tiny white under-eye streak

• Black wedge mask and white “squared” cheek

• Bright yellow throat

• Stark white belly

• Black streaks under wings

Black & White Warbler

Black & White Warbler

• Black and white stripes all over

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

• Rusty red crown

• Yellow eyebrow, light brown streak across eye that fades into body and cheeks

• Yellow throat/chest/body with red streaks

Pine Warbler

Pine Warbler

• Yellow chest/throat/body

• Grey and white wings and tail

• White lower belly, yellow rump at base of tail

• Yellow eye ring split horizontally by black line

House Sparrow

House Sparrow

• Short bill

• “Cinnamon” wing and back coloration

• Deep red chestnut wedge-shaped patch behind eyes/neck (breeding males)

• Speckled black bib and eye ring (breeding males)

• Light lower body

Northern House Wren

Northern House Wren

• Plain mottled brown overall

• Thin beak, short tail often popping upwards

• Very stout bodyshape

• Dark striped barring on wings and tail

• Black body underneath base of wings and base of tail

Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

• Reddish-brown head and upper body

• Bright white eyebrow, reddish brown striping begins behind eye and blends into body/neck

• Soft white patch underneath eye/upper throat

• Warm buff brown-orange chest/belly

• Dark stripey barring on wings and tail

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

• Rusty red cap, with black patches along the front and back of red edges

• Grey face outline, with prominent grey/white streak above eye, inner reddish/brown patch under eye, triangular white wedge under front of eye

• White-ish grey throat/chest

• Dark reddish brown wing barring and stripey curtain-like tail

• Light brown lower body and under tail

Field Sparrow

Field Sparrow

• Very plain in appearance

• Pink/orange cone shaped bill

• Thin white eyering

• Light brown rusty crown and light brown boomerang shaped wedge behind eye

• Plain white throat and belly, light simple striping on wings

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

• Black wedge shaped mask with thin white eyebrow and tiny white lower eye line

• Grey body base, with lower body and chest a mottled black and white fading into white

• Yellow patches in front of wings and at base of tail

• Yellow crown

• White throat patch

Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

• Brown crown outline

• Eyebrow begins with a yellow patch at base of beak and fades into white. Black streak through eye. White cheek patch and yellow throat

• Yellow chest with prominent black “V” shape

• Light brown and black mottled back and wings

• Long pointed bill

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

• Very plain in appearance

• Light rusty brown crown

• Black eyeline runs straight through eye, with white eyebrow and grey cheek patch below

• Plain white throat and belly, simple striping on wings

Bachman’s Sparrow

Bachman’s Sparrow

• “Spiky” appearance

• Dark rusty crown, grey eyebrow, and rusty red thin eyeline begins behind eye

• Brownish-grey coloration with radiating dusty yellow on face lower body

• White brown and dark yellow striping on wings

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

• Greyish brown body

• Dusty white-yellow ring around front of neck and into chest/lower body

• Squared “double flap” tail

Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

• Fluffy head, grey throat and neck

• Yellow lower chest and lower body

• Grey-brown wings

Gray Kingbird

Gray Kingbird

• Greyish brown body

• Grey head and face with smeared black eyestripe

• Stark line into white chest and lower body

• Simple brown striped wings

Eastern Wood-Peewee

Eastern Wood-Peewee

• Very plain in appearance

• Mostly grey body with stark white line starting beneath throat and into unstreaked chest and body

• Grey wings fade into simple darker brown stripes