Birds Birds
Jan 01, 2016
Canvasback Canvasback • Black Bill and CrownBlack Bill and Crown
• White BodyWhite Body
• Limited Black BreastLimited Black Breast
• White TertialsWhite Tertials
• Head Forms TriangleHead Forms Triangle
Female Female CanvasbackCanvasback• Black BillBlack Bill
• Pale Gray-Brown Pale Gray-Brown SidesSides
• Long Stout NeckLong Stout Neck
• Head Still Forms Head Still Forms Triangle As In MaleTriangle As In Male
Canada gooseCanada goose
• Black Neck and Black Neck and CrownCrown
• Brownish BackBrownish Back
• Pale BreastPale Breast
• White Cheek PatchWhite Cheek Patch
Mallard Mallard • Green HeadGreen Head
• Yellow BillYellow Bill
• Orange Legs and Orange Legs and FeetFeet
• Blue SecondariesBlue Secondaries
Female MallardFemale Mallard• Orange Bill With Orange Bill With
Dark CenterDark Center
• Dark Eye LineDark Eye Line
• Orange LegsOrange Legs
• Whitish TailWhitish Tail
PintailPintail
• Chestnut HeadChestnut Head
• White Neck StripWhite Neck Strip
• White BreastWhite Breast
• Long Pointed TailLong Pointed Tail
Female PintailFemale Pintail• Long NeckLong Neck
• Dark Grey BillDark Grey Bill
• Plain HeadPlain Head
RedheadRedhead• Dark RumpDark Rump
• Gray BackGray Back
• Bright Rufous HeadBright Rufous Head
• Blue Bill with Black Blue Bill with Black TipTip
• Black BreastBlack Breast
Female RedheadFemale Redhead• Plain Soft Brown Plain Soft Brown
HeadHead
• Round HeadRound Head
• Brownish-tawny Brownish-tawny overall overall
• Paler Than The Paler Than The ScaupScaup
Ring-neck duck Ring-neck duck • White outline and White outline and
ring on bill.ring on bill.
• Gray SideGray Side
• White “spur”White “spur”
Female Ring-Female Ring-NeckedNecked• Dark CapDark Cap
• White RingWhite Ring
• Gray CheeksGray Cheeks
• Faint Pale “Spur”Faint Pale “Spur”
Ruddy duck Ruddy duck • Long Tail Often Long Tail Often
RaisedRaised
• Wide Blue BillWide Blue Bill
• White Cheek PatchWhite Cheek Patch
• Dark CrownDark Crown
Female Ruddy Female Ruddy DuckDuck• White Cheek White Cheek
PatchesPatches
• Dark CapDark Cap
• Long Tail Often Long Tail Often RaisedRaised
Scaup (Bluebill) Scaup (Bluebill)
• White SideWhite Side
• Blueish Gray BillBlueish Gray Bill
• Black Head, Neck Black Head, Neck and Breastand Breast
Female ScaupFemale Scaup• White Patches Next White Patches Next
to Billto Bill
• Dull Grayish Brown Dull Grayish Brown Overall AppearanceOverall Appearance
Shoveler Shoveler • Wide Black BillWide Black Bill
• Rufous SidesRufous Sides
• White BreastWhite Breast
• Green Iridescent Green Iridescent HeadHead
Female ShovelerFemale Shoveler
• Broad Pale EdgesBroad Pale Edges
• Large BillLarge Bill
• Green SpeculumGreen Speculum
Snow goose Snow goose • Orange BillOrange Bill
• White BodyWhite Body
• Black Tips of Wings Black Tips of Wings (primaries) (primaries)
Teal Teal • Blue WingedBlue Winged
White CrescentWhite Crescent
White Hip PatchWhite Hip Patch
• Green Winged Green Winged White BarWhite Bar
Dark Rufous HeadDark Rufous Head
Green Eye StripGreen Eye Strip
Blue Winged FemaleBlue Winged Female• Dark Eye-line Dark Eye-line • White Eye ArcsWhite Eye Arcs• White Base Of The Bill White Base Of The Bill
Joins White ThroatJoins White Throat Green Winged FemaleGreen Winged Female
• Head Is DarkHead Is Dark• Faint Eye RingFaint Eye Ring• Dark Line Across The Dark Line Across The
CheekCheek• Buff Streak on RumpBuff Streak on Rump
Whistling Swan Whistling Swan (Tundra)(Tundra)• Large White bodyLarge White body
• Black BillBlack Bill
• Yellow Tear DropYellow Tear Drop
Wood duck Wood duck • Round Head With Round Head With
Drooping CrestDrooping Crest
• Very Brightly Very Brightly ColoredColored
• Bright White Bright White “Bridle”“Bridle”
Female Wood DuckFemale Wood Duck
• Grayish With Pale Grayish With Pale Spotted FlanksSpotted Flanks
• Small BillSmall Bill
• White Around EyeWhite Around Eye
American kestrel American kestrel
• Boldly Patterned Boldly Patterned FaceFace
• Blue Gray WingsBlue Gray Wings
• Rufous Barred BackRufous Barred Back
Broad-winged Broad-winged hawk hawk • Wing Tips Are Just Wing Tips Are Just
Shorter Than TailShorter Than Tail• Chest Is Heavily Chest Is Heavily
MarkedMarked• Will Have One Will Have One
White Tail BandWhite Tail Band
Cooper’s hawk Cooper’s hawk • Large HeadLarge Head
• White Tipped TailWhite Tipped Tail
• Rounded TailRounded Tail
• Pale NapePale Nape
Northern harrier Northern harrier (Marsh hawk) (Marsh hawk)
• White Rump Always White Rump Always ObviousObvious
Sharp-shinned Sharp-shinned hawk hawk • Square TailSquare Tail
• Smaller Head Than Smaller Head Than CoopersCoopers
Barred owl Barred owl
• Heavily Streaked Heavily Streaked BreastBreast
• Yellowish BillYellowish Bill
• Short TailedShort Tailed
Great horned owlGreat horned owl
• Densely Barred Densely Barred BellyBelly
• Large HeadLarge Head
• Stout Ear Tufts Stout Ear Tufts Create A Catlike Create A Catlike Head ShapeHead Shape
Screech owl Screech owl
• Small EarsSmall Ears
• Prominent Dark Prominent Dark Streaks and Weak Streaks and Weak Cross BarsCross Bars
Short-eared owl Short-eared owl • Very Fine StreaksVery Fine Streaks
• Dark Eye PatchDark Eye Patch
• Back Mostly Dark Back Mostly Dark With Buff SpotsWith Buff Spots
CowbirdCowbird
• Dark Brown HeadDark Brown Head
• Black Body With Black Body With Green Iridescent Green Iridescent
Female CowbirdFemale Cowbird
• Whitish ThroatWhitish Throat
• Usually Finely Usually Finely Streaked BreastStreaked Breast
• Dull Gray Brown Dull Gray Brown OverallOverall
House Sparrow House Sparrow • Stout, Blunt-tipped, Stout, Blunt-tipped,
black Billblack Bill
• Black BreastBlack Breast
• Large HeadLarge Head
Female House Female House SparrowSparrow
• Plan Drab CrownPlan Drab Crown
• Dingy Gray Brown Dingy Gray Brown BreastBreast
• Plain FacePlain Face
Grackle Grackle • Long Heavy BillLong Heavy Bill
• Pale EyePale Eye
• Glossy Black with Glossy Black with limited Iridescencelimited Iridescence
Great blue heronGreat blue heron• Black PlumesBlack Plumes
• Dark CrownDark Crown
• Two Toned Upper Two Toned Upper WingWing
Hungarian Hungarian Partridge (Gray)Partridge (Gray)
• Bland Gray and Bland Gray and RufousRufous
• Rufous Bars and Rufous Bars and Pale Streaks On Pale Streaks On FlanksFlanks
Loon Loon
• Extensive White Extensive White Checkering On BackCheckering On Back
• Black Head and BillBlack Head and Bill
Ring-necked Ring-necked pheasant pheasant • Red Facial SkinRed Facial Skin
• Bright Orange Bright Orange
• Rufous FlanksRufous Flanks
• Neatly barred Neatly barred orangish brown tailorangish brown tail
Female PheasantFemale Pheasant
• Long Pointed TailLong Pointed Tail
• Drab Buffy Brown Drab Buffy Brown Color Color
• Pale Drab Buff With Pale Drab Buff With Dark Spots and Dark Spots and BarsBars
Red-winged Red-winged blackbird blackbird • Dull Black BodyDull Black Body
• Orange-Red Lesser Orange-Red Lesser ConvertsConverts
Female Red-Winged Female Red-Winged BlackbirdBlackbird
• Throat Often Washed Throat Often Washed Pinkish OrangePinkish Orange
• Rufous Tones, Rufous Tones, Especially on the Especially on the ScapularsScapulars
• Usually All Dark Usually All Dark UndersideUnderside
Ruffed GrouseRuffed Grouse• CrestedCrested
• Dark Neck RuffDark Neck Ruff
• Dark Tail BandDark Tail Band
• Bold Dark Bars On Bold Dark Bars On Flanks Flanks
Sharp-Tailed Sharp-Tailed GrouseGrouse• Slightly CrestedSlightly Crested
• Pale Below With Pale Below With Dark ChevronsDark Chevrons
• White Spotted Wing White Spotted Wing Coverts Coverts
Starling Starling
• Yellow BillYellow Bill
• Oily, Greenish Black Oily, Greenish Black BodyBody
• Intricately SpottedIntricately Spotted
Wilson snipe Wilson snipe • Striped HeadStriped Head
• Boldly Striped BackBoldly Striped Back
• Barred FlanksBarred Flanks
• Orange TailOrange Tail
• White BellyWhite Belly
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