Thursday Lab 2/23/12 Trip to Newport News Park

Downy Woodpecker

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/id/ac

·         Smaller woodpecker

·         Straight powerful bill

·         Checkered black and white pattern

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Round head

·         Black and white striped down back

·         Red cap and nape with white patches near wingtips

Brown Creeper

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/id/ac

·         Small, brown and white streaked underparts

·         Long bill and tail

Tufted Titmouse

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Large head and eyes, thick neck and body

·         Crest

·          Greyish on top and white under with a rust colored area around the flanks

White-breasted Nuthatch

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-breasted_Nuthatch/id/ac

·         Small with large head

·         Gray-blue on back and white face

·         Black or gray cap that looks like a hood

Bald Eagle

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Large size with long broad wings

·         White head and tail over brown body

·         Yellow bill

Double-crested Cormorant

Newport News Park 2/23/11

·         Large dark colored diving bird

·         Long neck and blunt or hooked tipped bill

Ring-billed Gulls

Newport News Park 2/23/12 (Juvenile: Bottom)

·         Small gull with rounded head

·         Yellow or pink bill has black ring

·         Females also have pink legs in addition to their bill

Mallards (Male and Female)

Newport News Park Mallards (Male:Top, Female: Bottom)

·         Large duck

·         Male: Green shiny head and gray body

·         Female: mottled brown

Pied-billed Grebe

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pied-billed_Grebe/id/ac

·         Small, Brown head and body

·         Small head with short, thick bill

American Coot

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Black body, diving bird

·         White bill with dark mark near the tip

·         White stripe on sides under the tail

Ring-necked Duck

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Duck/id/ac

·         Medium size, diving

·         Male: Blueish bill with white ring close to black tip, mostly black with gray sides, white stripe on shoulder

·         Female: Tan and gray, white around eye

American Robin

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/id/ac

·         Large size

·         Long legs and tail

·         Gray-brown color with rust orange color on underparts

Carolina Chickadee

Noland Trail 2/09/12

·         Very small with short neck and large head

·         Black cap and bib with gray wings and long gray tail

American Wigeon

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Wigeon/id/ac

·         Medium size

·         White crown on males with green patch behind eye

·         White patch in wings

·         Black rear with white surrounding

Canada Geese

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Large, with long neck and webbed feet

·         Bill is wide and flat

·         Dark head, white cheeks, light brown breast, and brown back

Great Egret

 

 Sandy Bottom 2/1/12


Large size, white
Long skinny, black legs

Hermit Thrush

Newport News 2/23/12

·         Robbin like shape

·         Brown body with reddish long tail

·         Spots on throat smudging to chest

Yellow-belied Sapsucker

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_Sapsucker/id/ac

·         Medium woodpecker with red crown and throat

·         White stripe on side

·         Disorganized black and white bars running down back

Eastern Bluebird

Newport News Park 2/23/12

·         Small thrush with a large round head and thick body

·         Wings are long, while body is a vibrant blue on top and light orange on throat and chest

·         Bill is short

While Leaving

Tundra Swan

 http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tundra_Swan/id/ac

·         White all over

·         Straight neck, long in length

·         Black extends from bill to cover the face

Mute Swan

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mute_Swan/id/ac

·         All white large body

·         Neck long like the tundra swan but curved

·         Bill is orange in contrast to its black face