BirdsBirds

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

Red-tailed hawk Red-tailed hawk

• Stocky, Broad-Stocky, Broad-wingedwinged

• Red TailRed Tail

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

Crow Crow • Large SizeLarge Size

• Black PlumageBlack Plumage

• Broad WingsBroad Wings

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

WoodcockWoodcock

• Pale Orange Buff Pale Orange Buff BellyBelly

• Barred Head Barred Head

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