1/26/2012 Field Trip (Thursday Lab)

Sandy Bottom Park:

Pied-Billed Grebe

Diving bird with small, chicken like head
http://www.animalspot.net/pied-billed-grebe.html

Double-crested Cormorant

Diving bird with snake like head and neck, can usually be seen sunny itself as seen in photo
http://www.borealbirds.org/guide/guide_zoom.php?title=Birds%20of%20the%20Boreal%20Forest&groupid=1&imageid=16948

Hooded Merganser

Can easily be spotted because of the large white patch on the side of the hood
http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet/hooded-merganser

Mallard

Males have the colorful green head and blue patch on body; females all brown with same blue patch on side

http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/ig/Pictures-of-Mallards/Mallard-Drake.htm

Great Egret

Large, graceful birds, all white with yellow bill and long ornamental feathers
http://world.std.com/~eva/florida.html

Field Sparrow

Small brown brown, with seed eating bill
http://www.roysephotos.com/FieldSparrow.html

Great Blue Heron

Large wading bird, blueish-gray in color, black stripe running behind eye
http://jennifermkarn.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-blue-heron.html

American Crow

Large all black birds, with unique call
http://www.planetofbirds.com/passeriformes-corvidae-american-crow-corvus-brachyrhynchos

Northern Cardinal (female)

Female Cardinal is not as colorful as the bright red male, but has a red ting of color in crest, wing tips and tail. Also has a bright orange colored beak.
http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/female-northern-cardinal-bird-comfort-texas-usa-10475-pictures.htm

Gadwall

Most noticed because of their black rump
http://www.ducks.org/news-media/news/6021/duck-of-the-month-gadwall

Ring-billed Gull

Common seagull, with black ring around the yellow beak
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/ring_billed_gull_info.htm

Lions Bridge


Mallard

Males have bright green head with brown/beige body and blue patch on side; females are all brown with blue patch on side.
http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/ig/Pictures-of-Mallards/Mallard-Drake.htm

Great Blue Heron

Tall and large wading bird, blueish-gray in color, with long bills and black stripe that runs along the head behind the eye
http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/great-blue-heron.cfm

Ring Billed Gull

Common seagull to Hampton Roads area, has a black ring around the yellow bill and black patches at the wing tips
http://www.peoriaaudubon.org/images/Gallery/2008-01_CBC-Chilli/CBC-Chilli-2008-Jan.htm