Common Loon 

Family: Gaviidae 

Order: Gaviiformes 

Pied-Billed Grebe 

Family: Podicipedidae 

Order: Podicipediformes 

Western Grebe 

Family :Podicipedidae 

Order: Podicipediformes 

Western has black plumage that goes under eyes 

Clark's Grebe 

Family: Podicipedidae

Order: Podicipediformes 

Clarks has white plumage under eyes 

American White Pelican 

Family: Pelecanidae 

Order: Pelecaniformes 

Doubl-crested Cormorant 

Family: Phalacrocoracidae 

Order: Pelacaniformes 

Great Blue Heron 

Family: Ardeidae 

Order: Ciconiiformes 

Snowy Egret 

Family: Ardeidae

Order: Ciconiiformes 

American Bittern 

Family: Ardeidae 

Order: Ciconiiformes 

White-faced Ibis

Family: Threskiornithidae 

Order: Ciconiiformes 

Greater White-fronted Goose

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Snow Goose 

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Canada Goose

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Trumpeter Swan 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseiformes 

Godwall 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

American Wigeon 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbling 

White Beak 

Mallard 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Blue-winged Teal 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

Cinnamen Teal 

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

Green-winged Teal 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

Northern Pintail 

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

Northern Shovler

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Spoon Shaped bill 

Dabbler 

Wood Duck 

Family:Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Dabbler 

Cavity Nester 

Canvasback 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Diver 

White Back looks like redhead 

Redhead 

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Diver 

Grey back looks like Canvasback 

Ring-necked Duck 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Diver

Spur Solid black looks like Lesser scaup 

Lesser Scaup

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Diver 

Speckled grey back looks like ring-necked duck 

Bufflehead male 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Diver 

White crown looks like common goldeneye

Bufflehead Female

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Diving 

Common Goldeneye

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Diving 

Black Crown looks like female Bufflehead 

Hooded Merganser 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Diving 

Large white hood 

Common Merganser 

Family: Anatidae

Order: Anseriformes 

Diving 

Orange bill looks like it has teeth 

Ruddy Duck 

Family: Anatidae 

Order: Anseriformes 

Diving

Blue Bill 

Rarely found on land 

hold tails up 

Osprey 

Family: accipitidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Bald Eagle 

Family: Accipitidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Golden Eagle (Difinative plumage) 

Family: Accipitridae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Golden Eagle (Juvinile) 

Family: Accipitidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Northern Harrier Female

Family: Accipritidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Northern Harrier Male 

Family: Accipitridae

Order: Falconiformes 

Sharp Shinned Hawk (Adult) 

Genus: Accipiter

Family: Accipitridae

Order: Faconiformes 

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Juvenal) 

Genus: Accipter

Family: Accipiteridae

Order: Falconiformes 

Looks like juvenal northern goshawk 

Northern Goshawk (Juvenal) 

Genus: Accipiter 

Family: Accipitidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Looks like juvenal sharp-shin and coopers 

Cooper's Hawk (Juvenal)

Genus: Accipiter

Family: Accipitidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Northern Goshawk (Adult)

Genus: Accipiter

Family: Accipitidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Cooper's Hawn (Adult) 

Genus: Accipiter

Family: Accipitridae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Swainson's Hawk 

Genus: Buteo 

Family: Accipitridae

Order: Falconiformes 

Soaring Hawk 

Red-tailed Hawk 

Genus: Buteo 

Family: Accipitridae

Order: Falconiformes 

Speckled V (dark patagium on outer wing) 

Ferruginous Hawk 

Genus: Buteo 

Family: Accipitridae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Largest hawk in North America 

American Kestral (Female) 

Family: Falconidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

American Kestral (Male) 

Family: Falconidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Peregrine Falcon 

Family: Falconidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Prairie Falcon

Family: Falconidae

Order: Falconiformes 

Turkey Vulture 

Family: Catharitidae 

Order: Falconiformes 

Ring-necked Pheasant 

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes 

Greater Sage-Grouse

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes 

Black Throat and Belly 

White-tailed Ptarmigan (alternate plumage) 

Family: Phasianidae 

Order: Galliformes 

White-tailed Ptarmagin (diffinative plumage) 

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes 

Seasonal Dichromatism 

Dusky (Blue) Grouse

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes 

Greater Prairie-chicken 

Family: Phasianidae

Order: Galliformes 

Orange around new when male displays 

Virginia Rail 

Family: Rallidae

Order: Gruiiformes 

American Coot

Family: Rallidae 

Order: Gruiiformes 

Looks like a duck but not one!!!!

Sandhill Crane 

Family: Guidae 

Order: Gruiiformes 

Flys with straight neck herons fly with S shaped neck

American Avocet

Family: Recuvirostridae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

Recurved Bill!! 

Black-necked Stilt 

Family: Recuvirostridae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

orange legs

Greatter Yellowlegs 

Family: Scolopacidae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

longer bill then lesser yellowlegs that is blunt at end 

Lesser Yellowlegs

Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

smaller bill than greater yellowlegs that's sharp at end 

Spotted Sandpiper 

Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

Least Sandpiper

Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

Long-billed Dowitcher 

Family: Scolopacidae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

Wilson's Snipe 

Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

Wilson's Phalarope (Female) 

Family: Scolopacidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

Polyanderous (Female is Bright) 

Wilson's Phalarope (Male)

Family: Scolopacidae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

Male dull colored during breeding season 

Killdeer

Family: Charadriidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

2 Breast stripes 

Mountain Plover

Family: Charadriidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

No Breast Stripes 

Semipalmated Plover

Family: Charadriidae

Order: Charadriiformes 

1 Breast Stripe 

Orange Legs 

Ring-billed Gull

Family: Laridae 

Order: Charadriiformes 

Forster's Tern 

Family: Laridae

Order: Charadriiformes 

Rock Pidgeon 

Family: Columbidae

Order: Columbiformes 

Mourniong Dove

Family: Columbidae

Order: Columbiformes 

small spot on neck compared to Eurasion collared-dove 

Eurasian Collared-dove

Family: Columbidae

Order: Columbifomes 

Large spot on neck compared to Mourning Dove 

Barn Owl

Family: Tytonidae

Order: Strigiformes 

Larger Disk Shaped face then other owls 

Eastern Screech Owl 

Family: Strigidae 

Order: Strigiformes 

Ears 

Great Horned Owl 

Family: Strigidae

Order: Strigiformes 

Big Ears 

Burrowing Owl

Family: Strigidae

Order: Strigiformes 

no ears and long legs

Short-eared Owl

 Family: Strigidae

Order: Strigiformes 

looks like no ears 

Common Nighthawk 

Family: Caprimulgidae

Order: Caprimulgiformes 

small and nocturnal usually 

Chimney Swift 

Family: Apodidae 

Order: Apodiformes 

small feet!! 

White-throated Swift 

Family: Apodidae

Order: Apodiformes 

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 

Family: Trochilidae 

Order: Apodiformes 

FLICK

Belted Kingfisher (female) 

Family: Alcedinidae

Order: Coraciiformes 

Female has two breast bands (one brown) and male only has one 

Belted Kingfisher (Male) 

Family: Alcedinidae 

Order: Coraciiformes 

Male only has one Band 

Red-naped Sapsucker 

Family: Picidae

Order: Piciformes 

shorter bill with spots on retricies (tail) 

Downy Woodpecker

Family: Picidae

Order: Piciformes 

Swooping flight 

Hairy Woodpecker

Family: Picidae

Order: Piciformes 

longer bill with no spots on tail 

Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker 

Family: Picidae 

Order: Piciformes 

top of head/ back of neck red Red shafted have red on throat 

Red-Shafted Northern Flicker 

Family: Picidae

Order: Piciformes 

Red is on throat were yellow shafted red is on back of head