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Northern Cardinal

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Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes

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Northern Mockingbird

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Mimus polyglottos
Order: Passeriformes

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Carolina chickadee

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Poecile carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes

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Eastern Bluebird

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Sialia sialis
Order: Passeriformes

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American Robin

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Turdus migratorius
Order: Passeriformes

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Turkey Vulture

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Cathartes aura
Order: Cathartiformes

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Hairy Woodpecker

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Dryobates villosus
Order: Piciformes
*larger than a Downy woodpecker, they have longer beaks

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Downy Woodpecker

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Dryobates pubescens
Order: Piciformes
*smaller than a hairy woodpecker, shorter beak

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Cedar Waxwing

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Bombycilla cedrorum
Order: Passeriformes

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Mallard Duck

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Anas platyrhynchos
Order: Anseriformes

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Blue-Winged Teal

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Spatula discors
Order: Anseriformes
*spatula = based on beak
*males have light blue feathers with green patch, females just has light blue patch on its wing

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Canada Goose

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Branta canadensis
Order: Anseriformes

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Great Blue Heron

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Ardea herodias
Order: Pelecaniformes

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Barred Owl

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Strix varia
Order: Strigiformes

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Dark-Eyed Junco

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Junco hyemalis
Order: Passeriformes
*hyemalis = winter, bird very common in the winter

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Brown Thrasher

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Toxostoma rufum
Order: Passeriformes
*rufum = brown

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White-Breasted Nuthatch

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Sitta carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes

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Carolina Wren

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Thryothorus ludovicianus
Order: Passeriformes

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris
Order: Caprimulgiformes

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Red-Bellied Woodpecker

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Melanerpes carolinus
Order: Piciformes

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Blue Jay

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Cyanocitta cristata
Order: Passeriformes

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Black Vulture

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Coragyps atratus
Order: Cathartiformes
*head is gray/black, white tips on wings

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Eastern Phoebe

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Sayornis phoebe
Order: Passeriformes

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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

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Sphyrapicus varius
Order: Piciformes

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Bald Eagle

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Order: Accipitriformes

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Red-Tailed Hawk

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Buteo jamaicensis
Order: Accipitriformes

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Common Yellowthroat

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Geothlypis trichas
Order: Passeriformes

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Red Shouldered Hawk

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Buteo lineatus
Order: Accipitriformes

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European Starling

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Sturnus vulgaris
Order: Passeriformes

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Eastern Towhee

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Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Order: Passeriformes
*males have reddish sides, black head and white belly
*females have a brown head and white belly

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House Finch

A

Haemorhous mexicanus
Order: Passeriformes
*males: reddish head and breast; streaky brown back, belly, and tail
*females: same as males minus the red

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Brown-Headed Cowbird

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Molothrus ater
Order: Passeriformes
*males: thick conical bill, brown head, and black shiny body
*females: same as males but is a light brown color

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Tufted Titmouse

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Baeolophus bicolor
Order: Passeriformes
*crest, gray back, big dark eye, peach underside with white belly

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White-Throated Sparrow

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Zonotrichia albicollis
Order: Passeriformes
*yellow spot between eye and bill, white throat, black and white crown stripes, brown and white wings

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Belted Kingfisher

A

Megaceryle alcyon
Order: Coraciiformes
*females: shaggy crest, chestnut belly band and flanks, long bill, blue-gray
*males: same but no chestnut

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Red-Winged Blackbird

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Agelaius phoeniceus
Order: Passeriformes
*males: black beak, red shoulder patch bordered in yellow, completely black
*females: brown streaked!

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American Goldfinch

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Spinus tristis
Order: Passeriformes
*males: dark wings with white stripes, bright yellow, conical bill
*females: duller yellow

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Song Sparrow

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Melospiza melodia
Order: Passeriformes
*long-tailed, brown streaks on chest

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American Crow

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Corvus brachyryhnchos
Order: Passeriformes
*large, all black with slight gloss, long and thick black bill

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Pine Siskin

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Spinus pinus
Order: Passeriformes
*sharp pointed bill, brown and streaky with yellow edges on wings

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Chimney Swift

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Chaetura pelagica
Order: Apodiformes
*very short bill, slender bodies, short tail

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Killdeer

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Charadrius vociferus
Order: Charadriformes
*large eye, two black chest bands

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Mourning Dove

A

Zenaida macroura
Order: Columbiformes
*blue/black head back and wings, orange/brown throat and forehead, light brown belly, forked tail

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Barn Swallow

A

Hirundo rustica
Order: Passeriformes
*black mark on side of the neck, peach head and breast, gray wings with black spots on wings

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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus americanus
Order: Cuculiformes
*yellow beak slightly curved, long slim body, spotted tail

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