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5 Keys to Identifying Birds Size Shape Color – Behavior (including song) Location

5 Keys to Identifying Birds Size Shape Color – Behavior (including song) Location. Size – Use birds you know as reference e.g. crow vs robin vs sparrow. Shape- Body – Slim? Round? Erect?, Horizontal? Head- Large? Small? Crested? Tail – long? Short? Pointed? Square?

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5 Keys to Identifying Birds Size Shape Color – Behavior (including song) Location

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  1. 5 Keys to Identifying Birds • Size • Shape • Color – • Behavior (including song) • Location

  2. Size – Use birds you know as reference • e.g. crow vs robin vs sparrow

  3. Shape- Body – Slim? Round? Erect?, Horizontal? Head- Large? Small? Crested? Tail – long? Short? Pointed? Square? Beak - long? short? Pointed? Hooked?

  4. Size, wing and tail shape defines some falconidae Very large with proportionally long, broad wings, a fan shaped tail twice as long as head and neck. Medium to large hawks with broad, rounded wings, a robust body and a fan shaped tail. . Small to medium sized hawks with short, rounded wings, and a long tail. Make rapid wing beats and then glide Small to medium size with narrow pointed wings, large heads, and long tails

  5. Color and pattern – Pay attention to head and wings

  6. Behavior Accipiters flap-glide Buteos soar Goldfinches and woodpeckers Have undulating flight Crows flap Ravens flap and soar

  7. Behavior

  8. Location - Geographic Area North America Australia Know your Field Guide!!

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