Famous Birders
While modern birders shoot birds with cameras, this birder shot them the old-fashioned way—with a rifle.
John James Audubon
It may seem like its fallen from a tree or is unused, but birders should never remove one of these from the ground.
Nest
A smelly nocturnal raptor.
Foul Owl
MODO
Mourning Dove
This Baltimore team likes orange almost as much as this bird they're themed after.
Oriole
This artist currently creates illustrations for the most widely-used field guide in the birding community.
David Sibley
The Red-headed Woodpecker is often confused with this more common species.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
A strolling raptor.
Hawk Walk
RTHA
Red-tailed Hawk
Another name for this St. Louis baseball team is the redbirds.
Cardinals
Back in the 50’s, this illustrator created the most widely-used field guide for birding.
Roger Tory Peterson
You may sound like a novice if you include the word “sea” as part of the name of this family of birds.
Gull
A ground-feeding Egyptian king
Pharoah Sparrow
BTBW
Black-throated Blue Warbler
This Pittsburgh hockey team has won two of the last three Stanley Cups.
Penguins
Wanna do a big year? You better be Greg Miller, or this actor who portrayed him on the big screen.
Jack Black
This family of birds can confuse birders due to their ability to imitate other species.
Mimids
A boring seabird
Dull Gull
PUFI
Purple Finch
In 2013, the New Orleans Hornets changed their name to this white water bird with a large throat pouch.
Pelicans
This Indiana birder is famous for birding the lakefront and writing “Birds of the Indiana Dunes.”
Ken Brock
Are you sure it's a House Finch at your feeder? Better give this rose-hued bird a closer look!
Purple Finch
A romantic shorebird
Plover Lover
LEOW
Long-eared Owl
This Great Plains university is known as the Jayhawks.
Kansas