Order Gaviiformes

Common loon

Order Anseriformes

Canadian Goose

Order: Anseriformes

Snow goose

Order Anseriformes

Mallard Duck

Order Anseriformes

Blue-winged teal

large light blue patches on front of wing

Smaller duck

Order Anseriformes

Wood Duck

Medium sized, crest on head, white patches on face, long tail

Order Anseriformes

Scaup

Order Anseriformes

Goldeneye Duck

Medium sized, chunky body, large head, golden eye

White and black head, circular white dot on face

Not a James Bond villain.

Order Ansiformes

Merganser

Has a mohawk

Order Anseriformes

Whistling Swan

Order Falconiformes

Red-tailed hawk

light colored underside, red above

Order Falconiformes

Kestrel/Sparrow Hawk

Small, reddish back and tail, 2 dark moustache marks on face.

Order Falconiformes

Harrier/Marsh Hawk

medium sized hawk, long tail

long, slender, rounded wings

white rump

Order Galliformes

Ring-necked pheasant

Order: Galliformes

Ruffed Grouse

Order Galliformes

Prairie Chicken

Order Guiformes

Coot/Mudhen

all black, white bill with black mark near tip

Triangular, chickenlike beak (not flat like duck)

Order Guiformes

Sandhill Crane

Order Guiformes

Sora Rail

Order Ciconiiformes

Great Blue Heron

Order Ciconiiformes

American Bittern

medium sized, stocky

brown, tan, white stripes

Order Charadriiformes

Woodcock

plump with round head

no apparent neck, long bill

brown and black concealing pattern

Order Charadriiformes

Killdeer

Order Charadriiformes

Herring Gull

Order Charadriiformes

Black tern

Order Columbiformes

Mourning Dove

Order Strigiformes

Screech Owl

Small owl

Order: Strigiformes

Great Horned Owl

much larger than screech owl

Order Caprimulgiformes

Common Nighthawk

medium sized bird

large head, tiny bill

camoflage pattern; black, brown, grey

Order: Apodiformes

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Only hummingbird

Order Coraciiformes

Kingfisher

Order: Piciformes

Red-headed woodpecker

medium sized, bright red hood, white chest

Order Piciformes

Downy Woodpecker

black and white, red patch on top of head

Order Passeriformes

Eastern kingbird flycatcher

medium-sized songbird

head and back dark

throat, chest, and belly white

dark tail with white tip

Order Passeriformes

Phoebe Flycatcher

Small songbird

dark grayish-brown back and head

lighter underparts

No conspicuous markings on wings.

Order Passeriformes

Barn Swallow

Small, slender songbird

long, forked tail

upperparts steely blue

Order Passeriformes

Tree Swallow

small, slender songbird

smaller bill and forked tail

white underneath, bright blue-green on top

Long wings

Order Passeriformes

Purple Martin (swallow)

largest swallow; medium sized songbird

large head, thick chest

broad, pointed wings

Order Passeriformes

Blue Jay

Order Passeriformes

American Crow

Order Passeriformes

Black-capped Chickadee

tiny songbird

spherical shape, long narrow tail

short bill

Order Passeriformes

White-breasted nuthatch

small bird

large head, almost no neck

short tail; long, narrow beak

gray-blue on back

Order Passeriformes

House Wren

small bird

flat head with long, curved beak

subdued brown feathers.

Order Passeriformes

Robin

Order Passeriformes

Catbird

medium sized songbird

slate gray body, black beak and crest on head

Red butt under tail

Order Passeriformes

Cedar Waxwing

yellow belly, yellow tail tip

black triangles on face

Order Passeriformes

Yellow Warbler

small songbird; no neck

thin, pointed bill

yellow overall

Order Passeriformes

Yellowthroat Warbler

small songbird

yellow throat and upper chest; rest of bird is plain olive

black mask

Order Passeriformes

Redwinged Blackbird

stocky, medium sized bird

red and yellow patch on wing

Order Passeriformes

Meadowlark

medium-sized, stockier songbird; short tail

long neck and legs

throat, chest, and belly yellow; rest is brown and white

Order Passeriformes

Baltimore/Northern Oriole

medium-sized, round songbird

male brilliant orange with black head

Order Passeriformes

Song Sparrow

medium-sized sparrow. Bulky body, larger head

short, stout yellowish beak

long, rounded tail

Order Passeriformes

Chipping Sparrow

somewhat slender body, large head

red head, black line through eye to beak (also black)

Order Passeriformes

American Goldfinch

Yellow and black; orange beak

Order Passeriformes

Cardinal

Order Passeriformes

Starling

chunky, blackbird sized

short tail, long slender beak

purplish iridescent

Order Passeriformes

English/House Sparrow

small, stout songbirds

larger head, stouter body, and stouter bill than the other sparrows.

gray head, white chest, colored wings

Order Falconiformes

Bald Eagle