Biology 222 - Field Ornithology

Checklist for Feb. 20, 2003

Tuttle Creek River Pond

Scientific name Common name
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Chen caerulescens Snow Goose
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
Mergus merganser Common Merganser
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Columba livia Rock Dove
Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Passer domesticus House Sparrow