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256 Bird species

Alder Flycatcher

This species is nearly identical to Willow Flycatcher. Alder and Willow Flycatchers were once considered the same species, Traill's Flycatcher. The two are best distinguished by voice. Upperparts are olive, with darker grayish tones on head. The blackish wings show two whitish wing bars and fairly lo more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

American Avocet

This species is recognized by its bold black-and-white pattern, long blue-gray legs, and long upturned bill. Alternate Adult: Wings are black with white scapulars and secondaries. The back and underparts are white. The head, neck, and upper breast are buffy orange to cinnamon--about the color of a pe more...

Length: 43 cm Wingspan: 69 cm

American Crow

All black. Bill strong, stout, and black. Black back with hint of gloss. Fish Crows are smaller and sound different. Northwestern Crows may be indistinguishable, but may have faster wing beats, are smaller, sound hoarser, and probably do not overlap in range. more...

Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 99 cm

American Golden-Plover

Very similar to other golden-plovers. At rest, the wingtips of this species extend well beyond the tail, with four or five primaries visible beyond the tertials. In flight, the undersides of the wings are gray. The upperside of the wings show an indistinct white stripe. In flight, the toes usually do more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

American Goldfinch

Small finch varying from bright yellow to drab brown. Short, thick, pointy bill. Pink legs. Alternate Male: bright yellow with black cap, forehead and eye. Pink bill. Black wings with yellow lesser coverts, two white wingbars and white tertial edges. Black tail with white streaks. White rump and unde more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

American Pipit

This species is recognized by its slender build, white outer tail feathers, and constant tail-bobbing. Several subspecies occur, creating a lot of variation. Alternate Adult: Birds that breed in the Rocky Mountains are pale gray above, with light edges on the wing feathers. The underparts, cheek, and more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

American Redstart

This warbler is easily recognized by its bold pattern and active feeding behavior. Adult Male: Black upperparts, including the entire head and upper breast. Belly is white. Bright salmon-orange patches occur on the tail, the bases of the secondaries and inner primaries, and on the sides of the breast more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

American Robin

The largest and most familiar thrush across North America, this species is quickly recognized by its slate-gray or brownish-gray upperparts and orange-red breast. The head is blackish, with white crescents around the eyes (occasionally a whitish supercillium), a yellow bill, and a white throat with f more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

American Three-toed Woodpecker

One of two woodpecker species in North America with only three toes, this trait requires extremely close approach to be of much use in identification. Black upperparts, with white outer tail feathers and irregular black barring on the white back. The amount of barring on the back varies with subspeci more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

American Tree Sparrow

This sparrow winters farther north than most other species, and frequents bird feeders. It appears long and slender, with a long notched tail and short bill. The upper mandible is blackish, while the lower mandible is yellow. Upperparts are streaked with black, brown and buffy, with two crisp white w more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 25 cm

American Woodcock

This uniquely shaped shorebird is plump, round-winged. long-billed, and appears to lack both a neck and a tail. The long bill is pinkish, with a black tip. The eyes are set far back on the head to allow the bird to see behind it as well as in front. The upperparts are finely mottled black, brown, buf more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm

Anhinga

Large, black, slender cormorant-like bird with longer tail and neck. Long, yellowish, pointy bill. Adult male: black overall. Short white plumes and sides of head and neck. Orange patch at base of bill. Dark greenish lores. Silvery-white wing panels. White streaks and spots on scapular feathers and b more...

Length: 89 cm Wingspan: 114 cm

Arctic Tern

One of several small white terns that do not attain full adult alternate plumage until at least their third summer (three years after hatch year), this species is slightly smaller, shorter-legged, and shorter-billed than similar Common, Forster's and Roseate terns. Alternate adult has gray back and w more...

Length: 30 cm Wingspan: 78 cm

Atlantic Puffin

Unmistakable; the only puffin found in the Atlantic Ocean. Crisply marked with black upperparts, white underparts, a black breast band, white face, orange legs, and large blue and orange bill. A bit smaller than Tufted and Horned Puffins, which are unknown from Eastern North America. Without range as more...

Length: 32 cm Wingspan: 53 cm

Baltimore Oriole

Common in eastern North America, the male Baltimore Oriole is distinctive and showy, with a black hood, back, wings, and tail; bright orange underparts; and orange and white wing coverts. Females and immatures are more drab yellow to yellow-orange overall, brightest on the breast, without any black o more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 29 cm

Bank Swallow

Relatively small and slender swallow; dark, defined breast band diagnostic in all plumages. White throat wraps around cheeks. White belly. Upperparts and breast band dark brown, usually shows noticeable contrast between the back, which is the color of dried garden soil, and the darker wings. Juvenile more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 27 cm

Alder Flycatcher
7 Photographs
American Avocet
26 Photographs
American Crow
10 Photographs
American Golden-Plover
41 Photographs
American Goldfinch
38 Photographs
American Pipit
17 Photographs
American Redstart
13 Photographs
American Robin
42 Photographs
American Three-toed Woodpecker
6 Photographs
American Tree Sparrow
34 Photographs
American Woodcock
5 Photographs
Anhinga
7 Photographs
Arctic Tern
18 Photographs
Atlantic Puffin
9 Photographs
Baltimore Oriole
18 Photographs
Bank Swallow
9 Photographs