EC Birds (Image Descriptions)

Question 1

Have chunky beaks and frequent birdfeeders. Males are brighter while females are duller and more brown

Answer 1

Northern Cardinal

Question 2

Smaller swan with small yellow spot on concave beak

Answer 2

Tundra swan

Question 3

Woodpecker with blue/gray and black feathers, with a dark strip that extend across the top of the head. (in addition to namesake feature) Unlike other woodpeckers, they don’t always peck at a head up / tail down orientation

Answer 3

White-breasted Nuthatch

Question 4

Have brown eyes that are separated and surrounded at a distance by dark brown strips.

Answer 4

Barred owl

Question 5

Have a “snood” or projection that points up above beak. It expands into a long, red string that hangs down when they become agitated or aroused

Answer 5

Turkey

Question 6

Tend to be feisty and hog birdfeeders from other birds. Known for their color

Answer 6

Blue jay

Question 7

Their namesake feature is a black line around an otherwise white beak. They are mostly gray and usually swimming

Answer 7

Pied-billed grebe

Question 8

Larger swan with completely black and straight beak (no yellow or orange)

Answer 8

Trumpeter swan

Question 9

Males: Bright green heads. Dark breast feathers with white or gray sides. Narrow bills (yellow for both males and females). Females have brown bodies

Answer 9

Mallard Duck

Question 10

Males: Dull green heads. Prominent brown-red splotch on the sides and white breast feathers. Very broad bills (black for males, yellow for females) Females have brown bodies

Answer 10

Northern shoveler

Question 11

Very exotic appearance. Often have green, blue, or purple crests that come off the back of their heads. Dark brown breast, light brown belly. Has many colors that are separated by black and white stripes

Answer 11

Wood duck

Question 12

When showing off, they have black fur that wraps around their head and large, patterned feathers with rectangular black tips that they hold up like a peacock. Otherwise, they are a speckled mix of brown, white, and black, often with a spike of “hair” on top of their head

Answer 12

Ruffed grouse

Question 13

Most identifiable by very long and narrow beak that angles towards ground. Have shades of brown and black

Answer 13

American Woodcock

Question 14

You already know

Answer 14

Canada Goose

Question 15

Large swan with fatter necks and orange beak, seen at RVC

Answer 15

Mute swan

Question 16

Similar body shape to herons. Has a brown and white striped belly, a pattern that extends to a pointy beak. Are shy and often found in wetland grasses

Answer 16

American bittern

Question 17

Have a black stripe around an otherwise white neck. Gray heads and black and white bodies. Usually swimming

Answer 17

Common loon

Question 18

Tall, with long black legs and a red spot above the eyes. White neck area transitions to brownish feathers.

Answer 18

Sandhill crane

Question 19

Males are black with the namesake feature while females are a mottled brown and white pattern. I get divebombed by them at hole 3 at Timber Pointe

Answer 19

Red-winged blackbird

Question 20

Have chicken-like feet with yellowish legs. Round, black bodies with red eyes and white beak with black spots at the end

Answer 20

American coot

Question 21

Their namesake color is found on their head and feathers, and contrasts with brown breasts and white undersides

Answer 21

Eastern bluebird

Question 22

Have pointy ear tufts (namesake feature) and yellow eyes with an intense stare. Look very aloof and confident

Answer 22

Great horned owl

Question 23

Visit birdfeeders but eat along the ground. Roundish and dull beige colored, usually with black-tipped wings and black spots further up feathers

Answer 23

Mourning dove

Question 24

Have ear tufts and intense yellow eyes like great horned owl but are smaller. Come in gray and rufous (red/brown) color phases

Answer 24

Screech owl

Question 25

“Scamp” of a bird that is small, with a black and white “V” pattern on head that converges at beak. Can get used to human presence

Answer 25

Black-capped Chickadee