Adirondack Birds

1. Adirondack Birds Adirondack Birds

2. Creeper Family Creeper Family Certhiidae Certhiidae

3. Brown Creeper- Certhia Americana Charateristics Length: 4.75 inches Small size Thin, decurved bill Bold white supercilium Brown upperparts with white spots Rusty rump White underparts Fairly long tail Sexes similar Feeds by creeping along tree trunks and branches Common Summer Resident- Uncommon in the winter

5. Crow Family Crow Family Corvidae Corvide

6. Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Characterists Length: 10 inches Black sturdy bill Blue crest and upperparts Black eyeline and breastband Grayish-white throat and underparts Bright blue wings with black bars and white patches Long blue tail with black bars and white corners Dark legs Migrates during the day insmall flocks Common Permanent Resident

7. Common Raven -Corvus corax Charateristics Length: 21 inches Entirely black plumage Larger than crows Wedge-shaped tail Relatively short legs Common permanent resident Similar species: Crows are smaller, have squared-off tails and different calls. Chihuahuan Raven similar but smaller with somewhat different calls and occupies more arid habitats. Permanent resident

9. American Crow- Corvus brachyrhynchos CHARATERISTICS Length: 17 inches Entirely black plumage Squared-off tail Very common in urban and agricultural areas Common permanent resident

10. Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis Characteristics Length: 10 inches Short, sturdy, dark bill White forehead, face and under parts Dark cap and nape (variable amounts of dark depending on range) Gray upper parts Juveniles very dark Rare

12. Lark Family Lark Family Alaudidae Alaudidae

13. Horned lark Eremophila alpestris Characteristics Length: 6.5 inches Thin bill Black mask, horns and breast band White or yellow super cilium White or yellow throat Gray-brown upper parts Pale under parts Black tail with white outer tail feathers Dark legs Juvenile is duller, lacks horns Inhabits open areas with short or sparse vegetation Often found in large flocks - Rare Migrant

14. Wren Family Wren Family Troglodyidae Troglodytidae

15. House wren Troglodytes aedon Characteristics Length: 4.25 inches Short, thin bill Indistinct supercilium Eye ring Gray-brown upperparts (browner in eastern United States birds) Pale gray underparts with dark barring on belly and undertail coverts Wings and tail barred with black Tail frequently held upright Pink legs Sexes similar Uncommon Summer resident and migrant

16. Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes Characteristics Length: 3.25 inches Short, thin bill Indistinct supercilium Reddish-brown upperparts (more reddish in eastern United States birds) Buffy breast with dark barring on belly and undertail coverts Wings and tail barred with black Very short tail frequently held upright Pink legs Sexes similar Frequently found very near the ground in brush piles, root tangles and along stream banks Common Summer Resident and migrant

17. Mimic Family Mimic Thrush Family Mimidae Mimidae

18. Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum Characteristics Length: 10 inches Slender bill with base of lower mandible yellow Rufous crown, nape and upperparts Gray face Yellow eye White underparts with heavy black streaking White wing bars Long rufous tail Yellow legs Sexes similar Most often found in dense vegetation in hedgerows, old fields, and wood edges where it often forages on the ground • Uncommon Summer resident and migrant

19. Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis Characteristics Length: 7.75 inches Slender bill Dark gray plumage Dark eye Chestnut undertail coverts Crown and tail black Black legs Sexes similar Often found in dense vegetation Distinctive call like cat's meow Often found in small flocks Uncommon Summer resident and migrant

20. Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Characteristics Length: 9 inches Slender bill Gray head and upperparts Yellow eye White underparts Long black tail with white outer tail feathers White wing bars White patch in wing, especially visible in flight Black legs Sexes similar Juvenile has spotted breast Rare transient

21. Nut Hatch Nut Hatch Family Sittidae Sittidae

22. Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis Characteristics Length: 4 inches Straight gray bill Black crown and eyeline with white supercilium White lower face and throat Blue-gray upperparts Reddish underparts Short tail Sexes similar but female duller Feeds by hopping along tree trunks and branches often hanging upside down Most often found in pine trees Common permanent resident

23. White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Characteristics Length: 5 inches Straight gray bill Black crown and nape White face and underparts Blue-gray upperparts Rusty undertail coverts Short tail Sexes similar but female duller Feeds by hopping along tree trunks and branches often hanging upside down Common Permanent

24. Swallow Family Swallow Family Hirundindae

25. Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Characteristics Length: 6 inches Tiny bill Dark orange forehead and throat Pale orange underparts Dark, iridiscent upperparts Long, deeply forked tail Juvenile similar to adult but paler underneath with a shorter tail Most often seen flying Will nest communally in mud nests under bridges, in barns and caves Common summer resident and migrant

26. Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Characteristics Length: 5 inches Tiny bill Pale orange rump and forehead (dark in some southwestern birds) Blackish cap, throat and upperparts Side of neck brown Tip of tail squared Juveniles similar to adults but duller Most often seen flying Will nest communally in mud nests under bridges, in barns and caves Common summer resident and migrant

27. Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Characteristics Length: 5 inches Tiny bill Iridiscent blue-green upperparts White underparts Forked tail Female duller than male Juvenile dull brown above and may have hint of a gray breast band Most often seen flying Nests in cavities near water Often found in large flocks Common summer resident and migrant

28. Purple martin Progne subis Characteristics Length: 7 inches Tiny bill Largest swallow Most often seen flying Will nest communally at martin houses in residential and agricultural areas Rare migrant

29. Adult male: Dark purple plumage, usually appears black Forked tail Immature males similar to female but may be splotched with dark purple Adult female: Dark gray upperparts with some purple coloration Whitish underparts with gray breast band and throat with some speckling on sides and belly Forked tail Immature plumages similar to female

31. Bank swallow Riparia riparia Characteristics Length: 4.75 inches Tiny bill Smallest swallow Dark brown upperparts White underparts with dark breast band Rump paler than back and tail Forked tail Most often seen flying Nests in cavities near water Locally common summer resident and migrant

32. Titmice Family Titmice Family Paridae Paridae

33. Boreal chickadee Poecile hudsonica Characteristics Length: 4.25 inches Short bill Gray-brown crown and back Face white near bill but mostly gray Black throat Gray wings and tail Brown flanks White belly Sexes similar Rare permanent resident

35. Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla Characteristics Length: 4.5 inches Short bill Black crown and throat White face Pale gray upperparts White edges to wing coverts Grayish-white underparts Rusty flanks Sexes similar Often found in small flocks Common permanent resident

36. Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Characteristics Length: 4.5-5.5 inches Short bill Gray crest Dark forehead Pale gray upperparts White underparts Rusty flanks Birds from central and southern Texas (formerly a separate species, Black-crested Titmouse) have black crests and pale foreheads Accidental

39. Gull Family Gull Family • Laridae Laridae

40. Herring Gull – Larus argenatus Characteristics Length: 20 inches Wingspan: 55 inches Large gull Fairly large bill with distinct gonydeal angle Flat forehead and large bill give "mean" appearance Locally common summer resident and migrant Adult basic: Like adult alternate but blurry brown streaking and spotting on head and nape

41. Adult alternate: Bright yellow bill with red spot at gonys Pink legs Yellow iris White head, neck, breast, and belly Gray back and upperwings White tertial crescent Black primaries with white tips and two white mirrors on outer primaries White tail

42. Juvenile/First-year: Black bill Brown body plumage Dark brown primaries and secondaries Black legs quickly become pink Dark barred rump Dark tail Second-year: Pinkish bill with black tip Pale brown head, neck, upper breast, and belly Dull brown upperwing coverts Dark brown primaries and tail Gray back White tail with black terminal band

43. Third-year: Like adult basic, but often lacks adult bill pattern, wing pattern, and often retains a partial tail band

44. Dove Family Dove Family • Columbidae Columbidae

45. Rock dove Columba livia Characteristics Length: 11 inches The familiar "pigeon" of cities and parks Sexes similar Adult similar to juvenile Large, chunky dove Medium length tail is squared off at tip Highly variable plumage (some can be entirely chestnut, white, black or anything in between) Uncommon transient

46. Typical color morph: Dark bill Dark gray head, neck and upper breast Green and purple iridescence on hindneck Pale gray back, wings and belly Two dark bars on wings (formed from dark tips to secondaries and greater secondary coverts) Dark gray primaries White rump Pale gray tail with black terminal band

47. Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Characteristics Length: 10.5 inches Sexes similar Medium-sized, somewhat slender dove with very thin neck Black bill Uncommon Summer resident and migrant

48. Adult: Pale buff-brown head, neck, breast, and belly Purple and green iridescence on neck Small black mark on lower neck Medium brown back and upperwings, with large black spots on coverts Long tail is pointed at tip Dark brown tail with white tips to outer four tail feathers

49. Juvenile: Dark brown mottled head neck and breast Scaly neck and upper wings with numerous black spots on coverts and scapulars Pale belly Medium length tail is pointed at tip

50. Cuckoo Family Cuckoo Family • Cuculidae • Cuculidae