Identifying That Bird!
Hi all,
Come on, admit it... We’ve all done it... We’ve all stared out at the feeder and murmured to ourselves, “What is that? Is that some sort of a grackle, a female Red-winged Blackbird, or is it a European Starling?” And I for one keep confusing Northern Flickers with Red-headed Woodpeckers...
Identifying the birds at the feeder is part of the fun of having a feeder. And to that point, I’ve drawn up a list of Web sites that you can use to name your feathered visitors... Here goes:
See you by the feeder,
Alan
Come on, admit it... We’ve all done it... We’ve all stared out at the feeder and murmured to ourselves, “What is that? Is that some sort of a grackle, a female Red-winged Blackbird, or is it a European Starling?” And I for one keep confusing Northern Flickers with Red-headed Woodpeckers...
Identifying the birds at the feeder is part of the fun of having a feeder. And to that point, I’ve drawn up a list of Web sites that you can use to name your feathered visitors... Here goes:
- Good site for all things birds: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Fun: eBird
- Useful for identifying birds: The USGS and And the USGS yet again!
- Very handy: The Idaho Museum of Natural History
- Great list of links to all sorts of info on natural resources: LACoast
- Impressive: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- And no list of this sort would be complete without: Audubon
See you by the feeder,
Alan
Comments
Also excellent printed reference is Sibley's Field Guide to Birds, available for both Western and Eastern North America.
kathryn
Posted by: kathryn | November 30, 2006 2:19 PM
Alan, I am unable to identlify that little fellow, but it sure is the most gorgeous shade of slate gray!
Posted by: Jen | December 4, 2006 3:21 PM
Hi Jen et al,
That little guy is a Cat-Bird...
Alan
Posted by: CapeCodAlan | December 6, 2006 10:16 PM