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BIRDS



Birds of Prey
EaglesFalconsHawksOspreyOwls


Waterfowl
DucksGeeseSwansCormorantsLoonsGrebes


Near Shore Birds
BitternsCranesEgretsHeronsPloversRailsKingfisherPhalaropesSandpipers


Galliforms
GrousePheasantsTurkeys


Corvids
CrowsJays


Other Birds
BlackbirdsCardinalsChickadeesCreepersCuckoosDovesFinchesGrosbeaksGullsHummingbirdsKingletsLarksNight JarsNuthatchesOriolesPigeonsPipitsShrikeSparrowsStarlingsSwiftsSwallowsTernsTanagersThrashersThrushesTitmiceTowheesTyrant FlycatchersWarblersWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensVireoVultures

All the original photographs on these pages were taken by Dave Malak, who borrowed the original bird list from a brochure for the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (INWR), adding the latin names himself. Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols and

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak

Tanagers

  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Sparrows & Towhees

  • Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
  • American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
  • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
  • Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
  • Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
  • Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  • Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
  • White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
  • White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  • Dark-Eyed Junko (Junko hyemalis)
  • Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies

  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

Blackbirds & Orioles

  • Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
  • Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  • Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
  • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Finches

  • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
  • Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
  • House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
  • Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
  • Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
  • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)