1. Bird Field Guide A field guide is a really helpful book to take on hikes, picnics, camping with you. If you come across a critter, a field guide can help you identify what you’re looking at! As I go over the animals, draw arrows that indicate “field marks” – Field marks - patterns, colors, stripes, etc. that make that bird species what it is In addition, you will be given calls- so try your best to write down the mimic of the bird, or what it sounds like to you – Call - a noise that is just “talking” to other members of the flock – Song - a noise that is aiming to find a mate or claim territory

2. Red-Winged Blackbird Male has red patch on their shoulders Song

3. Blue Jay Blue crest on head Bluish-black line extending under chin and around head Pinstriped tail Song

4. Canada Goose White “chinstrap” Long black neck Call

5. Northern Cardinal Male is more red, and has red crest on top of head Female is less red and more of a brownish yellow; also has red crest on head Song

6. Black-Capped Chickadee Black cap extending over the eyes Call

7. American Crow Medium sized compared to a raven Tail is more of a rounded square Call

8. Mourning Dove Tan or cream colored bodySong

9. Common Grackle Call Iridescent Head, Yellow Eyes

10. Ruffed Grouse Fanned Tail with Black Stripe Call

11. Herring Gull Has yellow eyes Has a patch of red on mouth Whitish legs Call

12. Broad-Winged Hawk Call Dark and white stripe on tail

13. Great-Blue Heron Long black stripe extending over the head Large grey-blue body Call

14. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Male has red throat; female has same coloration on body but no red throat Flying

15. Killdeer Banding on chest

16. Common Loon White striped neck Greenish-Blackish head Darker bill Song

17. Mallard Male has green head Female has brown body with a purple or blue coloration under wings Song

18. Baltimore Oriole Orange ChestCall

19. Great Horned Owl Large tufts on headCall

20. Eastern Screech Owl Call Smaller Body

21. American Red-Breasted Robin Male has bright red chest Female has a less of an intense coloration Call

22. Song Sparrow Dark spot on chest Song

23. European Starling Iridescent body and Yellow beak

24. Tree Swallow White chest V-shaped tail Song

25. Wild Turkey Male is much rounder Male has large wattle Females smaller Call

26. Downy Woodpecker Smallest of the woodpeckers Shorter bill Call

27. Pileated Woodpecker CallLarge body with red crest Call

28. House Wren Call Pin tail and brown thatching