Habitats
This wet grassland that can be salty or fresh.
What is a marsh?
These birds look almost identical but sound quite different. Caw.
What are the Fish and American Crow?
Eric's spark bird.
What is the American Redstart or Barred Owl or Baltimore Oriole or House Wren or White-eyed Vireo?
Ka-ronk!
What is a Canada Goose?
Mark said "Yes that is it!" in regard to a bird Eric did not want to say the ID of out loud.
What is the Gray-Headed Swamphen?
A habitat is a home where birds get everything they need like...
What is FWSSAS?
As a group these birds are much easier to Id during spring migration than fall.
What are the Warblers.
This term is used for a sought after bird that has yet to be seen by the observer.
What is a lifer?
Peter! Peter! Peter!
What is a Tufted Titmouse?
Allie commented that "this bird twerks!"
What is a Spotted Sandpiper?
Birds inhabit and are adapted to live in these.
What is a niche?
Made up of long distance migrants that feed on wing these species can be identified by their tail shape in flight.
What are swallows?
Recently habitat loss was replaced by this environmental problem as the largest threat to bird populations.
What is climate change?
🚗 🎺, 🚒, 🚑, 🎶, 🦗.
"What a beautiful Green Heron!"
Who is Pam Smith?
A bird that is able to survive in multiple habitat types is often called a...
What is a generalist?
If A is for arrow, C is for curved beak is used to remember these similar looking species.
Who are the Anhinga and Cormorant?
To be a birder you just have to do this.
What is care about birds?
Laser or lightsaber sounds.
Northern Cardinal
The last name of the authors of the common bird guides you received. Double points if you can say which one is still living.
What are Peterson and Sibley?
This man made land feature was found at or directly adjacent to all of our field trip locations.
The translucent apostrophes at the edges of this birds wing (seen in flight) help to identify this hawk which has similar plumage to other local hawks.
What is the Red-Shouldered Hawk?
Bird song originates from this vocal organ only they have.
What is the syrinx?
“Witchety-witchety-witchety-witchety”
Common Yellowthroat
Diana's popular birding column and books are titled.
What is "A Birders Eye View"?