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Bird Field Guide

Bird Field Guide. A field guide is a really helpful book to take on hikes, picnics, camping with you. If you come across a critter, a field guide can help you identify what you’re looking at! As I go over the animals, draw arrows that indicate “field marks”

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Bird Field Guide

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  1. Bird Field Guide • A field guide is a really helpful book to take on hikes, picnics, camping with you. If you come across a critter, a field guide can help you identify what you’re looking at! • As I go over the animals, draw arrows that indicate “field marks” • Field marks- patterns, colors, stripes, etc. that make that bird species what it is • In addition, you will be given calls- so try your best to write down the mimic of the bird, or what it sounds like to you • Call- a noise that is just “talking” to other members of the flock • Song- a noise that is aiming to find a mate or claim territory

  2. Red-Winged Blackbird Song Male has red patch on their shoulders

  3. Blue Jay Blue crest on head Pinstriped tail Bluish-black line extending under chin and around head Song

  4. Canada Goose Long black neck Call White “chinstrap”

  5. Northern Cardinal Female is less red and more of a brownish yellow; also has red crest on head Male is more red, and has red crest on top of head Song

  6. Black-Capped Chickadee Black cap extending over the eyes Call

  7. American Crow Tail is more of a rounded square Medium sized compared to a raven Call

  8. Mourning Dove Tan or cream colored body Song

  9. Common Grackle Iridescent Head, Yellow Eyes Call

  10. Ruffed Grouse Fanned Tail with Black Stripe Call

  11. Herring Gull Has a patch of red on mouth Has yellow eyes Call Whitish legs

  12. Broad-Winged Hawk Dark and white stripe on tail Call

  13. Great-Blue Heron Long black stripe extending over the head Call Large grey-blue body

  14. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Flying Male has red throat; female has same coloration on body but no red throat

  15. Killdeer Banding on chest

  16. Common Loon Darker bill White striped neck Song Greenish-Blackish head

  17. Mallard Male has green head Song Female has brown body with a purple or blue coloration under wings

  18. Baltimore Oriole Orange Chest Call

  19. Great Horned Owl Large tufts on head Call

  20. Eastern Screech Owl Smaller Body Call

  21. American Red-Breasted Robin Call Male has bright red chest Female has a less of an intense coloration

  22. Song Sparrow Song Dark spot on chest

  23. European Starling Iridescent body and Yellow beak

  24. Tree Swallow White chest Song V-shaped tail

  25. Wild Turkey Male has large wattle Females smaller Male is much rounder Call

  26. Downy Woodpecker Shorter bill Smallest of the woodpeckers Call

  27. Pileated Woodpecker Call Large body with red crest Call

  28. House Wren Call Pin tail and brown thatching

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