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[[File:HeaderOriole.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak]]
 
[[File:HeaderOriole.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak]]
 
== Tanagers ==
 
* Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)   
 
 
== Sparrows & Towhees ==
 
* Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)   
 
* American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 
 
* Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)     
 
* Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)   
 
* Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)     
 
* Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)     
 
* Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)   
 
* Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)   
 
* Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)   
 
* Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 
 
* Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 
 
* White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 
 
* White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)   
 
* Dark-Eyed Junko (Junko hyemalis) 
 
* Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)   
 
* Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 
 
 
== Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies ==
 
* Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 
 
* Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)   
 
* Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)   
 
  
 
== Blackbirds & Orioles ==  
 
== Blackbirds & Orioles ==  

Revision as of 04:40, 20 January 2011

BIRDS



Birds of Prey
EaglesFalconsHawksOspreyOwls


Waterfowl
DucksGeeseSwansCormorantsLoonsGrebes


Near Shore Birds
BitternsCranesEgretsHeronsPloversRailsKingfisherPhalaropesSandpipers


Galliforms
GrousePheasantsTurkeys


Corvids
CrowsJays


Other Birds
BlackbirdsCardinalsChickadeesCreepersCuckoosDovesFinchesGrosbeaksGullsHummingbirdsKingletsLarksNight JarsNuthatchesOriolesPigeonsPipitsShrikeSparrowsStarlingsSwiftsSwallowsTernsTanagersThrashersThrushesTitmiceTowheesTyrant FlycatchersWarblersWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensVireoVultures

All the original photographs on these pages were taken by Dave Malak, who borrowed the original bird list from a brochure for the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (INWR), adding the latin names himself. Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols and

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak

Blackbirds & Orioles

  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
  • Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Finches

  • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
  • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
  • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
  • Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
  • Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
  • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)