Canada Goose
Black head and neck
Brownish body
White cheek
Pale chest
Bufflehead (male and female)
Male
Large, round head
White back of head
Very white overall
Female
Oval white patch on cheek
Gray bill
Dark grey-brown body
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQywYDOUVjeIDtuG3e3OUdLFZqgtRADpWQb_8B-pQ4C4tCllnigZg
American Wigeon (male and female)
Male
White forehead
Green patch around eye
White patch on side
Black tail
Female
Grey-brown head
No white patch on side
Speckled orange/brown body
https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlLSlzkUmyEgs19-HLFwW7rVGrI4Lqx6Xqo-NUsEClv_qC7KXcxQ
Hooded Merganser
Black head with bright white patch
Black "spurs" across chest
Brown/tan sides
Black top
http://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/images/Hoodmerganser02.jpg
Ring-billed gull (adult)
Pale grey back
Yellow legs
White chest
Yellow bill with dark ring
Ring-billed gull (juvenile)
Dark grey body with contrasts of brown/black
Mostly light underside
Pink bill with black tip
Adult plumage appears after two years
Double-crested Cormorant
Black body
Longer legs
Long, pointed beak with yellow around edges
https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWmwOP3S4huWUtwThvmr6pHhwiV0OI2Bkm5UK91ZCPRzjJOCMvHg
Great Black-backed Gull
White head and chest
Black back
Pink legs
Yellow bill with red dot on end
https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrjhq3l1ETjzL-a-byx2HiN-myajRnOIqenT8GFvyI2sMSon2P
Neighborhood Inlet
Mallard (male and female)
Male
Dark green head
Yellow bill
Pale body
Curly tail
Female
Brown/tan speckled body
Grey/brown head
Orange bill with dark center
https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTldHxwixChgFJ9maGsniEpPvTipusfJfcm7RSk1lk96BeBtR_M
Great Blue Heron
Long black/white crest
Grey/blue body
Long neck/legs/beak
Rusty color on legs near the body
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRHGlHPwedVnmujEEtW-OHzY06F-N0BPopNeBhwDURP22tZkzHyjw
American Robin
Dark head
Grey back and sides
Yellow bill
Rusty orange chest
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP5jvOv6JlD8KAMEE-tmyehfvbq2JU0zUfaBXFJwtquk3mKdP5nQ
Northern Mockingbird
Thin, dark eye line
Pale grey back and sides
Long grey tail
Whitish chest
Deer Park
Dark-eyed Junco
Many different color variations
All variations include:
White/light chest or underside
Darker coloring on back and wings
Blackish lores around eye
Short, broad bill
https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmLyDb-qha-llRv_Izqbd0BHxwQZh0aEyLbcUA-eNjJt75w3bM
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red back of neck (top of head also red if male)
Black and white barred back
Plain pale brown front
https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmj11Umi4YsmYKv0rA6vV-9eaMWlzYY6-n5RLIuBMhntPVKBKh
Carolina Chickadee
Pale brown/tan chest
Black top of head and neck
White section around eye
Short bill
Can be easily confused with the black-capped chickadee
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Downy Woodpecker
Small bill
White chest
White patch on back
Black and white wings
Dark bars on tail
Red spot in back of head
Easily confused with the Hairy Woodpecker
http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/449px-Downy_Woodpecker-Male.jpg
Pileated Woodpecker (heard but not seen)
Red crest
Long neck with white stripe
All black body
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium/pileated-woodpecker-john-radosevich.jpg
Yellow-crowned Night-heron (seen through VLM aviary)
Dark head with white cheek
Long bill and legs
Greyish body
Long yellow crest
Orange/yellow legs
http://www.animalspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Yellow-Crowned-Night-Heron-Images.jpg
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