Ornithology: Bird Identification

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck

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Canada Goose

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Wood Duck

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Mallard 🔊

Blue = "speculum" patch

<p>Blue = "speculum" patch</p>
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Northern Shoveler

shovel shaped bill

<p>shovel shaped bill</p>
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Green-winged Teal

- iridescent green wing patches

- smallest species of dabbling duck

<p>- iridescent green wing patches</p><p>- smallest species of dabbling duck</p>
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Canvasback

non-breeding males browner than breeding males

<p>non-breeding males browner than breeding males</p>
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Hooded Merganser

wings thin, tail relatively long and rounded

<p>wings thin, tail relatively long and rounded</p>
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Ruffed Grouse 🔊

- displaying males create "ruff" w/ long neck feathers and fan tail

- dark band near tip of tail

<p>- displaying males create "ruff" w/ long neck feathers and fan tail</p><p>- dark band near tip of tail</p>
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Wild Turkey

- largest and heaviest birds; smaller than a Trumpeter Swan; about twice the size (and four times as heavy) as a Ring-necked Pheasant

- dark overall with a bronze-green iridescence to most of their plumage. Their wings are dark, boldly barred with white. Their rump and tail feathers are broadly tipped with rusty or white. The bare skin of the head and neck varies from red to blue to gray.

- live in mature forests, particularly nut trees such as oak, hickory, or beech

- Wild Turkeys in the Rocky Mountains tend to have whitish tips to the rump and tail feathers, whereas other populations have rusty or chestnut tail tips.

<p>- largest and heaviest birds; smaller than a Trumpeter Swan; about twice the size (and four times as heavy) as a Ring-necked Pheasant</p><p>- dark overall with a bronze-green iridescence to most of their plumage. Their wings are dark, boldly barred with white. Their rump and tail feathers are broadly tipped with rusty or white. The bare skin of the head and neck varies from red to blue to gray.</p><p>- live in mature forests, particularly nut trees such as oak, hickory, or beech</p><p>- Wild Turkeys in the Rocky Mountains tend to have whitish tips to the rump and tail feathers, whereas other populations have rusty or chestnut tail tips.</p>
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Northern Bobwhite 🔊

Both sexes use sharp whistles and soft contact calls to stay in touch with each other while moving and foraging. Adults point out food items to their chicks with a soft tu-tu-tu.

<p>Both sexes use sharp whistles and soft contact calls to stay in touch with each other while moving and foraging. Adults point out food items to their chicks with a soft tu-tu-tu.</p>
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Common Loon 🔊

The wail is the haunting call that loons give back and forth to figure out each other's location. Hoots are soft, short calls given to keep in contact with each other. Parents might hoot to a chick, or one mate might hoot to another.

<p>The wail is the haunting call that loons give back and forth to figure out each other's location. Hoots are soft, short calls given to keep in contact with each other. Parents might hoot to a chick, or one mate might hoot to another.</p>
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Pied-billed Grebe

- virtually no tail

- breeding birds have vertical black stripe on bill

<p>- virtually no tail</p><p>- breeding birds have vertical black stripe on bill</p>
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Red-necked Grebe

- breeding adults have a black cap ending sharply at gray-white cheeks and a chestnut-gray neck

- eye is NOT red

- non-breeding have yellowish bill and white cheeks, darker gray "ear" patch

<p>- breeding adults have a black cap ending sharply at gray-white cheeks and a chestnut-gray neck</p><p>- eye is NOT red</p><p>- non-breeding have yellowish bill and white cheeks, darker gray "ear" patch</p>
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American White Pelican

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American Bittern 🔊

Produces a distinctive "pump-er-lunk" call by repeatedly inflating their throat. These low-pitched calls allow American Bitterns to communicate effectively even when blocked by dense vegetation.

<p>Produces a distinctive "pump-er-lunk" call by repeatedly inflating their throat. These low-pitched calls allow American Bitterns to communicate effectively even when blocked by dense vegetation.</p>
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Great Blue Heron

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Snowy Egret

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Green Heron

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Black-crowned Night-heron

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Roseate Spoonbill

- distinguishing characteristics include their pink body and legs, white neck and breast. pale green bald head, spoon-shaped bill, and bright red shoulder patch

- average wingspan of 50 inches (127 cm)

<p>- distinguishing characteristics include their pink body and legs, white neck and breast. pale green bald head, spoon-shaped bill, and bright red shoulder patch</p><p>- average wingspan of 50 inches (127 cm)</p>
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Double-crested Cormorant

- long tail and neck

- breeding birds have small (tough to spot) tufts on side of head

- orange yellow skin around the base of bill and chin

- "wing-spreading" dry off wings (lack waterproof feathers)

- breeding fly w/bend in neck & overall dark

<p>- long tail and neck</p><p>- breeding birds have small (tough to spot) tufts on side of head</p><p>- orange yellow skin around the base of bill and chin</p><p>- "wing-spreading" dry off wings (lack waterproof feathers)</p><p>- breeding fly w/bend in neck & overall dark</p>
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Anhinga

- males are black w/silvery streaks (pic)

- females have a pale head, neck, and breast w/ a long, dark belly

-long S-shaped neck and dagger-like bill

<p>- males are black w/silvery streaks (pic)</p><p>- females have a pale head, neck, and breast w/ a long, dark belly</p><p>-long S-shaped neck and dagger-like bill</p>
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Magnificent Frigatebird

- (left - right) male, female

- males have bare patch of red skin on throat (gular sac), barely visible outside of mating season

- females have dark head and white breast patch

- long wings, forked tail

<p>- (left - right) male, female</p><p>- males have bare patch of red skin on throat (gular sac), barely visible outside of mating season</p><p>- females have dark head and white breast patch</p><p>- long wings, forked tail</p>
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Wood Stork

- the stork will produce a loud sound by snapping their bills during courtship or aggressive behaviors. Wood storks are highly social in their nesting habits, often nesting in large colonies of 100-500 nests

<p>- the stork will produce a loud sound by snapping their bills during courtship or aggressive behaviors. Wood storks are highly social in their nesting habits, often nesting in large colonies of 100-500 nests</p>
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American Kestrel

(picture shows male)

- males and females have pairs of black vertical slashes on the sides of their pale faces-sometimes called "mustache" and "sideburn"

-females rusty overall w/ black barring on wings and back + gray crown

<p>(picture shows male)</p><p>- males and females have pairs of black vertical slashes on the sides of their pale faces-sometimes called "mustache" and "sideburn"</p><p>-females rusty overall w/ black barring on wings and back + gray crown</p>
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Peregrine Falcon

- call is a long series of "kak" notes, usually given as an alarm

-primarily hunts other birds, but will take a variety of prey

-largest falcon

-long primary feathers

-dives called "swoops"

<p>- call is a long series of "kak" notes, usually given as an alarm</p><p>-primarily hunts other birds, but will take a variety of prey</p><p>-largest falcon</p><p>-long primary feathers</p><p>-dives called "swoops"</p>
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Osprey

-broad brown line through the eye

-beak black and strongly hooked

-feeds exclusively on fish

-adults sometimes show a distinct crest

-large stick nests on platforms or large trees

<p>-broad brown line through the eye</p><p>-beak black and strongly hooked</p><p>-feeds exclusively on fish</p><p>-adults sometimes show a distinct crest</p><p>-large stick nests on platforms or large trees</p>
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Bald Eagle 🔊

-usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes

<p>-usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes</p>
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Northern Harrier

-characteristic white rump patch

-adult males are grayish with a dark trailing edge on the wings

-females pale with brown streaking, flies w/wings in "V"

<p>-characteristic white rump patch</p><p>-adult males are grayish with a dark trailing edge on the wings</p><p>-females pale with brown streaking, flies w/wings in "V"</p>
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Cooper's Hawk

-bluish-gray upperparts w/ contrasting black cap and red eye

-underparts pale w/dense reddish barring

-short, rounded tail w/thick bands

- long tail

<p>-bluish-gray upperparts w/ contrasting black cap and red eye</p><p>-underparts pale w/dense reddish barring</p><p>-short, rounded tail w/thick bands</p><p>- long tail</p>
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Red-tailed Hawk 🔊

-adults make a hoarse, screaming kee-eeeee-arr lasting 2-3 seconds

-during courtship, several shrill chwirks

-red tail

<p>-adults make a hoarse, screaming kee-eeeee-arr lasting 2-3 seconds</p><p>-during courtship, several shrill chwirks</p><p>-red tail</p>
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Golden Eagle

-golden nape

-very large w/strongly hooked bill

-constructs large stick nests in trees

-fairly open areas and/or near large cliffs

- young chicks white before fledging

<p>-golden nape</p><p>-very large w/strongly hooked bill</p><p>-constructs large stick nests in trees</p><p>-fairly open areas and/or near large cliffs</p><p>- young chicks white before fledging</p>
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Turkey Vulture

- well-developed sense of smell

-feeds on dead animals and sometimes decaying vegetable matter, live insects, or live fish in drying up ponds

-little or no nest

<p>- well-developed sense of smell</p><p>-feeds on dead animals and sometimes decaying vegetable matter, live insects, or live fish in drying up ponds</p><p>-little or no nest</p>
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Clapper Rail

-typically stays hidden in dense marsh vegetation

-plumage varies from cinnamon to grayish depending on location

<p>-typically stays hidden in dense marsh vegetation</p><p>-plumage varies from cinnamon to grayish depending on location</p>
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Sora 🔊

-most commonly heard call is a descending whinny that lasts 2-3 seconds

-Males and females whinny to defend their territory and to keep in touch with each other

<p>-most commonly heard call is a descending whinny that lasts 2-3 seconds</p><p>-Males and females whinny to defend their territory and to keep in touch with each other</p>
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Purple Gallinule

-red and yellow bill

-Still widespread in appropriate habitat, but undoubtedly has decreased with draining of swamps, and still vulnerable to loss of more wetlands.

<p>-red and yellow bill</p><p>-Still widespread in appropriate habitat, but undoubtedly has decreased with draining of swamps, and still vulnerable to loss of more wetlands.</p>
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American Coot

-white bill tipped in a ring of black

-tough, adaptable waterbirds

-For breeding season requires fairly shallow fresh water with much marsh vegetation. At other seasons may be in almost any aquatic habitat, including ponds or reservoirs with bare shorelines, open ground near lakes, on salt marshes or protected coastal bays.

-most permanent resident, others probably migrate mostly at night

<p>-white bill tipped in a ring of black</p><p>-tough, adaptable waterbirds</p><p>-For breeding season requires fairly shallow fresh water with much marsh vegetation. At other seasons may be in almost any aquatic habitat, including ponds or reservoirs with bare shorelines, open ground near lakes, on salt marshes or protected coastal bays.</p><p>-most permanent resident, others probably migrate mostly at night</p>
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Whooping Crane 🔊

-entirely white w/red crown + mustache stripe

-black wingtips

-When startled, Whooping Cranes give a loud, single-note bugle call lasting less than one second. They call in unison when courting. While feeding they give a frequent low purr to keep in contact with each other

<p>-entirely white w/red crown + mustache stripe</p><p>-black wingtips</p><p>-When startled, Whooping Cranes give a loud, single-note bugle call lasting less than one second. They call in unison when courting. While feeding they give a frequent low purr to keep in contact with each other</p>
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American Golden Plover

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Killdeer

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American Oystercatcher

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Black-necked Stilt

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American Avocet

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Spotted Sandpiper

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Ruddy Turnstone

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Dunlin

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Wilson's Snipe

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American Woodcock

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Laughing Gull

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Ring-billed Gull

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Herring Gull

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Least Tern

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Caspian Tern

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Black Tern

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Black Skimmer

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Mourning Dove

immature birds have buff-tipped primary coverts; if buff-tipped coverts not present, pay attention to primary molt

<p>immature birds have buff-tipped primary coverts; if buff-tipped coverts not present, pay attention to primary molt</p>
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Common Ground-Dove

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Rock Pigeon

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Barn Owl

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Great Horned Owl

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Snowy Owl

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Barred Owl

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Screech Owl?

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Chuck-will's Widow

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Common Nighthawk

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Chimney Swift

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Belted Kingfisher

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Downy Woodpecker

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Northern Flicker

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Pileated Woodpecker

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

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Eastern Pheobe

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Great Crested Flycatcher

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Eastern Kingbird

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Loggerhead Shrike

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Warbling Vireo

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Red-eyed Vireo

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Blue Jay

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American Crow

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Common Raven

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Horned Lark

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Purple Martin

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Cliff Swallow

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Barn Swallow

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Tufted Titmouse

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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Brown Creeper

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Marsh Wren

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Carolina Wren

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Eastern Bluebird

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Wood Thrush

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