Bird Mnemonics
This warbler seems to want the teacher's attention more and more.
Ovenbird
When a birder fails to find a bird, they use this word.
Dipped
Find the culmen on this part of the bird.
Beak/bill
This bird holds the record for having the largest eyes.
Ostrich
Lonely Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
This elusive marsh bird is said to sound like a typewriter.
Yellow Rail
Birders often use this blanket term for sparrows
Little Brown Jobs/Birds (LBJs/LBBs)
Use the extension on this part of the bird’s wing to pick out empids.
Primaries
This species is the smallest falcon of North America.
American Kestrel
Cat Gull
Mew Gull
Quick! Somebody get this flycatcher three beers!
Olive-sided Flycatcher
This is a nickname for a birder who continuously reports false, or misleading rare bird sightings.
Stringer
Look for the yellow color on this part of a Tundra’s face to separate it from a Trumpeter Swan.
Lores
This is the smallest bird in the world.
Bee Hummingbird
Beer Crafter’s Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
We're not sure who he is, but this White-throated Sparrow seems to be grieving this poor man.
Sam Peabody
A term for an invasive or common bird not even worth lifting the binoculars to look at.
Trash Bird
The stripe above the eye or eyebrow on a bird is formally named this.
Supercillium
You might get in trouble if you enter an eBird sighting for this top endangered bird found in North America.
Whooping Crane
Monochrome Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Antlered bovines beware! This shorebird is announcing a murderous rampage--also, its name.
Killdeer
There’s a superstition that in a group stakeout for a rarity, the bird will only show up after this unlucky person leaves.
Sacrificial Birder
Another name for ear coverts/cheeks
Ariculars
Wisdom, from this family of birds, is the oldest bird in the world.
Albatross
Northern Gluten-feeder
Northern Wheateater