Week 5 bird appearance Flashcards
Eastern Bluebird
Blue upper, white lower, rusty neck/breast/flanks
Male: deeper color
Female: paler
Wood Thrush
Black spots on white belly
no wing bars
reddish brown upper parts
American Robin
Male: Black head, brighter
Female: Duller, gray head
Juvenile: Speckled bottom
orange bottom, gray top
Gray Catbird
Black cap, gray body, rusty under tail
Brown Thrasher
brown upper parts
black striping on white belly
long tail
Northern Mockingbird
gray body, lighter on bottom
black line in front of eye
2 white wing bars
white on tail
European Starling
irredecent
Breeding: Unspotted head
nonbreeding: spotted head
Cedar Waxwing
waxy red tips on wings
tan on head/belly
black mask
crest
black tail
Ovenbird
Orange crown bordered in black
white streaked belly
olive brown upper parts
Common Yellowthroat
Male: Black mask, white forehead
female: plain face
yellow under tail and throat
American Redstart
Black body
orange on wing, flanks, and tail
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow crown, black mustache
chestnut flanks
Yellow-rumped warbler
Blueish gray body
yellow rump, crown, flanks