Birds seen - tuesdays lab 4-10-12

Red tailed hawk

red tail feathers

sharp pointed beak

sloted wings

 

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/id

                                                          Black vulture

all black plumage

scale covered head

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                                                          Sharp shinned hawk

straight tail feathers

banned tail

yellow eyes

brown and white barred plumage

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sharp-shinned_hawk/id

                                                                  Brown pelican

long beak with orange at tip

blue base of beak

over all grey/brown plumage on wings

head and neck are white

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelican

                                                     Ring-billed gull

black tips on wings

ring around bill

yellow feet

white plumage

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ring-billed_gull/id

                                                                       American crow

all black plumage

strong beak

black eye

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Crow

                                                         Tufted titmouse

                                                 black beak
                                                  white under carriage
                                                     black tips on wings and tail feathers
                                                     orange under the wings
                                                          black eye

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tufted_titmouse/id

                                                           European starling

orange legs

multi colored metalic plumage

orange beak

 

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/id

                                                       American Robin

bright orange under belly

orange beak

grey plumage

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

                                                            Bald Eagle

white head

sharp orange beak

orange feet

brown plumage

white tail feather

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle

                                                                      house finch

purple/red head and breast

brown wings and tail

brown cheeck patch

black eye

 

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/house_finch/id

                                                                 song sparrow

white eye brow

barred brown and white plumage

white underbelly

 

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_Sparrow/id

                                                                 chipping sparrow

white underbelly and head

black beak

black eyes

black stripe through eyes

brown head cap

brown wings with white bars

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chipping_Sparrow/id

                                                                     fish crow

all black plumage

black beak, feet, and eyes

short stubby neck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_Crow

                                                                       bonaparte's gull

black beak

white underbelly

grey wings

black head or head cap

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bonapartes_Gull/id

                                                             Double-crested cormorant

                                                               light blue eyes
                                                                   orange bill
                                                                    dark brown plumage

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/double-crested_cormorant/id
                                                                      herring gull

all white plumage

grey eyes

bright yellow beak

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/herring_gull/id

                                                            Osprey

black pointed beak

white head and underbelly

black wings

black stripe through the eye

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

                                                     American Goldfinch

bright yellow plumage

orange beak

black and white barred tipped wings and tail feathers

black head cap

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id