Bird List 2 Flashcards
Northern Mocking Bird
Song is mimicked phrases, each given 3 or more times.
White Breasted Nuthatch
Song is a series of low notes in a loose “trill”
Call is whining “Yank”
Red Breasted Nuthatch
Blue Jay
Calls are loud screams, many of which sound like “JAY”
Mourning Dove
Song is a hooting, “hoooooo, hooohoo”
White-Throated sparrow
Song is “poor sam peabody, peabody, peabody”
Song Sparrow
Song is “maids, maids, put on your TEA-
kettle-ettle-ettle”
Red Tailed Hawk
Dark Smudge towards the shoulders, tail is expanded during flight
Song is a shrill scream
Coopers Hawk
Tail is narrow in flight
Song is a repetitive “kek-kek-kek-kek…”
Call is a single “kek”
Northern Flicker
Song is loud “SKEW” or “PE-OUGH”
Call is a repeated “wik-wik-wik…”
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
