The Hairy Woodpecker, or Picoides Villosus, is a medium sized woodpecker with a habitat range spanning over most the United States and up into Southern Canada. It is primarily black, white, and grey in colour, while the males also have recognizable red feathers on the back of their heads. They have a white streak down their backs, while their wings are spotted white on black.
Order: Anseriformes Family:Anatidae Genus: Lophodytes Species: Lophodytes cucullatus Introduction The Hooded Merganser is a small duck identifiable by its crested head, which is a warm brown in adult females and black with a white spot on either side on adult males. This… Continue Reading →
Horned Grebe, is a small migratory water bird that averages around 13 inches in length and weighs around 1lb. This Grebe is most familiar to the people of the Pacific Northwest while in its winter plumage, at that time it can be identified by its bright white throat, cheeks, chest, and underbelly with its contrasting dark brownish black sides, back, and crown area.
Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passeridae, Genus: Passer, Species: Passer domesticus.
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is an Old World sparrow that was introduced to North America and took rapidly to the continent becoming known as somewhat of a pest. Although also called sparrows, Old World Sparrows belong to a different family than our native sparrows (family Emberizidae). They are seemingly similar to emberizid sparrows…
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Charadrius Species: Charadrius vociferus Introduction Killdeer are named after their unique and unmistakable call that reiterates it’s name. With a two foot wingspan, they are the largest species of ringed plover found in North America… Continue Reading →
Order: Charadriformes Family: Scolopacidae Genus: Calidris Species: C. minutilla
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Anas Species: Anas platyrhynchos Introduction: A far as dabbling ducks go, the Mallard duck or, Anas platyrhynchos, is the most common species of duck in North America. This duck can be found in almost any water… Continue Reading →
Introduction Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Larus Species: Larus canus The Mew Gull formerly known, and still sometimes classified as the Short-billed Gull, is the smallest of the “white headed gulls” measuring a length of only 41-46 cm and weighing 360… Continue Reading →
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Zenaida Species: Zenaida macroura Introduction The mourning dove is a bird most known for its somber call. However, with its wide range and its rank as the eleventh most abundant bird in its breeding range,… Continue Reading →
Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Colaptes Species: Colaptes auratus Subspecies: Colaptes auratus cafer Colaptes (ko-LAP-teez) Latinized from Greek, kolapto, to chisel or peck auratus (aw-RA-tus) Aurata, golden or gilded, from aurum, gold cafer (KAY-fer) After South Africa, a mistake made in 1788 by… Continue Reading →
