Thursday Feb. 16th: Newport News Park

Birds we saw in Newport News Park:

Canada Goose

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id/ac
-Black neck and head
-White Cheeks

Tufted Titmouse

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tufted_Titmouse/id/ac
-Pointed Crest
-Black patch above small, round bill

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_Woodpecker
-Black and white striped back
-Red cap

American Coot

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id/ac
-All black
-White, chicken-like bill with black mark near tip

Ring-Necked Duck

http://www.njwildlifetrails.org/PineBarrensTrails/Sites/tabid/1698/Scope/site/Guide/PINEBARREN/Site/322/Default.aspx
-Bump on back of head
-Bluish bill with white ring near black tip
-Subtle purplish ring around neck

Double-crested Cormorant

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/id/ac
-Large, dark body
-Long, s-shaped neck

Ring-billed Gull

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-billed_Gull/id/ac
-Black ring around tip of yellow bill
-Black edge of wing

Tundra Swan

http://www.animalspot.net/tundra-swan.html
-Black bill
-Yellow mark by eyes

Bonaparte's Gull

http://www.birdcapemay.org/gallery/main.php/birds+of+cape+may/Gulls_Terns_and_Skimmers/gulls/Bonaparte_s+Gull_+ad+breeding_+June.jpg.html
-Black tipped wings
-Black hood- during mating
-Black bill
-Orange legs

Great Egret

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/id/ac
-Long black legs and feet
-Long yellow bill
-S-shaped neck
-Ornamental feathers