Tundra Swan

(cygnus columbianus)

- black bill with yellow patch under eye

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg, grain crop

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Trumpeter Swan

(cygnus buccinators)

- black bill extending to eye

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg

Importance: protected specials, noncomsumptive use

Status: alive

Mute Swan

(cygnus olor)

- orange bill with black knob by eye 

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg

Importance: protected, nonsumptive, seen as possible pest, threat to native species

Status: alive

Snow Goose - lesser and greater sub species

(chen caeralescens)

- white and blue morphs

- large orange bill and grin patch

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: herbivorous - grasses, tubers, wheat, rice, barley

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Canada Goose - 12 subspecies

(branta canadensis)

- black head and white neck and cheek patch

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: herbivorous - grasses, quatic veg, wheat, rice, barley, corn

Importance: hunted, pest

Status: alive

Cackling Goose

(branta hutchinsii)

- smaller than canada goose

- black head and white neck and cheek patch

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anserini

Clutch Size: 2-8

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg, grasses, wheat, rice barley, corn

Importance: previously endangered

Status: alive

Male Wood Duck

(aix sponsa)

- white neck

- crested head

- bright green head

- square tail in flight

- perching duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Cairinini

Clutch Size: 12-15

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg, acorns, grain

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Female Wood Duck

(aix sponsa)

- white lined eye

 - crested head

- blue patch on wing

- perching duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Cairinini

Clutch Size: 12-15

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic veg, acorns, grain

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

male green winged teal

(Anas carolinensis)

- chestnut head, green eye patch

- grey body, white vertical line

- cream but patch

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 10-12

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Female Green winged Teal

(anas carolinensis)

- grey bill with black spots

- grey white and brown body

- green wing speculum

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 10-12

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Male American Black Duck

(anus rubripes)

- black body

yellow/green bill

- blue purple wing speculum

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain

Importance: hunted, hybridization with mallard

Status: alive

Female American Balck Duck

(anas rubrpes)

- olive bill

- brown, black body

- blue wing speculum

- similar to hen mallard, except no white fringe

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain

Importance: hunted, hybridization with mallard

Status: alive

Male Mallard

(anas platyrhynchos)

- yellow bill

- green head and white neck ring

- blue and white wing speculum

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Mallard

(anas platyrhynchos)

- orange bill/feet

- blue wing speculum with white fringe

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Northern Pintail

(anas acuta)

- long tail

- chestnut head

- pale blue bill with black line

- white neck

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Northern Pintail

(anas acuta)

- pail blue bill

- brown body

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, grain, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Blue Winged Teal

(anas discors)

- blue head with white moon shaped patch

- speckled body

- blue wing patch

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, seed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Blue Winged Teal

(anas discors)

- blue winged patch

- dark bill

- brown body

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: Omnivourous - aquatic insects/invertabrates, quatic veg, seed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Northern Shoveler

(anas clypeata)

- spoon shaped bill

- blue wing patch

- green head, white neck and brown under body

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - aquatic invert, insects, also aquatic veg, filter feed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female American Shoveler

(anas clypeata)

- Brown body

- spoon shaped bill

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - aquatic invert, insects, also aquatic veg, filter feed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Gadwall

(anas strepera)

- grey body with spectled pattern

- brown white and black wing speculum

- black rump

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic plant and seed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Gadwall

(anas strepera)

- orange bill with black line

- brown and grey body

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic plant and seed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male American Wigeon

(anas americana)

-  blue and black bill

- green eye patch

- white head patch 

- green and white wing speculum

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic plant and seed,leaves,

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female American Wigeon

(anas americana)

- black and blue bill

- brown speckled body/head

- puddle/dabbling duck

 Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Anatini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - aquatic plant and seed,leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Canvasback

(aythya valisineria)

- chestnut red head

long black bill, neck and rump

- white body

- red eyeball

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: Omnivourous - leaves, bulbs

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Canvasback

(aythya valisineria)

- brown head, neck and rump

- grey body

- black eye

- pointed long black bill

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: Omnivourous - leaves, bulbs

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Red Head

(aythya americana)

- red rounded head

- black neck and rump

- yellow eye

- pale blue bill, black tip

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - quatic veg, seeds

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Red Head

(aythya americana)

- brown body

- black eye with white liner

- blue and black bill

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: herbivorous - quatic veg, seeds

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Ringed Neck Duck

(aythya collaris)

- white band on blue and black bill

- black head, neck and rump

- grey side body

- brown ring on neck

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: herbivorous - quatic veg, seeds

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Ring Necked Duck

(aythya collaris)

- brown body

- white cheek patch

- white eye liner

- blue grey bill with small white band

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: herbivorous - quatic veg, seeds

Importance: hunted

Status: alive  

Male Greater Scaup

(aythya marila)

- green iridescence on head

- blue bill

- black neck and rump

- grey speckled (vermiculated) body with white siding

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Greater Scaup

(aythya marila)

- blue bill

- brown body

- large white cheek patch

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Lesser Scaup

(aythya affinis)

- blue bill

- purple iridescent head

- white sides and grey vermiculated top

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: omnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants,leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Lesser Scaup

(aythya affinis)

- blue bill

- brown body

- small white cheek patch

- diving/bay duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Aythyini

Clutch Size: 7-9

Food Habits: omnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants,leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Black Scoter

(melanitta nigra)

- black body

orange and yellow at back of bill

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 6-8

Food Habits: omnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants,leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Black Scoter

(melanitta nigra)

- grey cheek patch

- brown body

grey bill

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 6-8

Food Habits: omnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, aquatic plants,leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Surf Scoter

(melanitta perspicillata)

- black body

- white neck, forehead

- orange bill with white, black dot

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 6-8

Food Habits: carnivourous - mollusks, insects, crustaceans, aquatic plants

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Surf Scoter

(melanitta perspicillata)

- brown body

- grey/white spots  (2) base of bill and behind eye

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 6-8

Food Habits: carnivourous - mollusks, insects, crustaceans, aquatic plants

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male White Winged Scoter

(melanitta fusca)

- black body

- white eye liner

- orange bill

- white spot on wing

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - mussels, clams, scallops

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female White Winged Scoter

(melanitta fusca)

- brown body

- orange/grey bill

- grey eyepatch

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - mussels, clams, scallops

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Hooded Merganser

(lophodytes cucullatus)

- black white and brown body

- white and black head crest

- serrated bill

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - fish, frogs, crustaceans, mollusks, insects

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Hooded Merganser

(lophodytes cucullatus)

- brown head crest

- brown body

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-10

Food Habits: carnivourous - fish, frogs, crustaceans, mollusks, insects

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Common Merganser

(mergus merganser)

- green head

- red bill

- white and black body

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-12

Food Habits: piscivorous - fish

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Common Merganser

(mergus merganser)

- brown head crest

- white chin patch

- grey body

- red bill

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 9-12

Food Habits: piscivorous - fish

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male red Breasted Merganser

(mergus serrator)

- Green head crest

- red orange chest

- grey black and white body

- orange red bill

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: piscivorous - fish, mollusks and crustaceans

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Red Breasted Merganser

(mergus serrator)

- brown head crest

- grey/white body

- sea/diving duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: mergini

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: piscivorous - fish, mollusks and crustaceans

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Male Ruddy Duck

(oxyura jamaicensi)

- red chestnut body

- black head, white cheek patch

- blue bill

- stiff tail duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Oxyurini

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: omnivorous - insects, crustaceans, aquatic veg

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Female Ruddy Duck

(oxyura jamaicensi)

- grey body

- white cheek patch with grey band

grey bill

- stiff tail duck

  Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Tribe: Oxyurini

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: omnivorous - insects, crustaceans, aquatic veg

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Red Tail Hawk

(buteo jamaicensis)

- red tail

- hooked bill

- yellow feet

   Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

Clutch Size: 1-4

Food Habits: carnivorous - small mammals, birds reptiles

Importance: protected species, non cinsumptive, falconry

Status: alive 

Sharp shinned Hawk

(accipiter striatus)

- smallest

- redish barring on chest

- grey blue back

- yellow hooked bill with black tip

  Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 4-5

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds

Importance: protected species, prized eggs

Status: alive 

Coopers Hawk

(accipiter cooperii)

- banded tail feathers

- heavily barred chest

- grey blue back

- dark head cap

- red eyes

yellow feet

   Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 2-6

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds, small mammals

Importance: protected species, prized eggs

Status: alive   

Northern Goshawk

(accipiter gentilis)

- red eyes

- black and white body

- speckled chest

- yellow feet

  Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 3-5

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds

Importance: protected species, falconry

Status: alive 

Rough legged Hawk 

(buteo lagopos)

- brown wrist patches

white tail with brown tip

- streaked feather pattern

  Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 3-4

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds, mammals

Importance: protected species

Status: alive 

Golden Eagle

(aquila chrysaetos)

- dark body with golden feathers

  Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 2-3

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds, mammals, reptiles, carrion

Importance: protected species

Status: alive 

Bald Eagle

(haliaeetus leucocephalus)

- Black body

- white head

- yellow beak and feet

  Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Clutch Size: 2-3

Food Habits: carnivorous/iscivorous - fish, carrion, mammals, waterfowl

Importance: protected species

Status: alive 

Peregrine Falcon

(falco peregrinus)

- grey body

scalloped under belly

- black side burns

- black and yellow beak

- yellow feet  

- white chest

Order: falconiformes

Family: falconidae

Clutch Size: 2-6

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds

Importance: protected species - previously endangered, falconry

Status: alive 

American Kestrel (M/F)

(Falco sparverius)

- rust tail

slate blue wings

-orange top with black spots

- two side burns

- orange and blue head

 Order: falconiformes

Family: falconidae

Clutch Size: 3-7

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds, rodents, insects, frogs, reptiles, bats

Importance: protected species, most common

Status: alive 

Merlin

(falco columbarius)

- single side burn

- blue grey back

brown speckled chest

yellow and black beak

- white eyebrow

 Order: falconiformes

Family: falconidae

Clutch Size: 2-7

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds

Importance: protected species

Status: alive 

Ring Necked Pheasant

- barred tail

- green neck

- white necklace

- red face

- gallinaceous

Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 10-12+

Food Habits: herbivorous - seeds, grasses grains, corn

Importance: introduced - hunted

Status: alive 

Spruce Grouse

(dendragapus canadensis)

- red eye - male

dark head and neck

barred chest

- gallinaceous

 Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 6-7

Food Habits: herbivorous - needles, beries, fruit, leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Ruffed Grouse

(bonasa umbellus)

- brack ruff collar

- tail dark band (incomplete for females)

- male - crest on head

- gallinaceous

 Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 10-12

Food Habits: herbivorous - buds, twigs, catkins, berries, fruit, seeds

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Willow Ptarmigan

(lagopus lagopus)

- red head

- winter and summer morphs

- white beak

-gallinaceous

 Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 7-8

Food Habits: herbivorous - needles, beries, fruit, leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Rock Ptarmigan

(lagopus mutus)

- winter and summer morphs

red head

black beak

gallinaceous

  Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 6-8

Food Habits: herbivorous - needles, beries, fruit, leaves

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Wild Turkey

(meeagris gallopavo)

- gallinaceous

 Order: galliformes

Family: phasianidae

Clutch Size: 10-13

Food Habits: omnivorous - insects, plants, seeds, acorns, grains, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive  

northern bobwhite

(colinus virginanus)

male - white stripped head

female - yellowish cream head

gallinaceous

 Order: galliformes

Family: odontophoridae

Clutch Size: 12-14

Food Habits: herbivorous - seeds, legumes, grass, corn, insects

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Rock Pigeon

(columba livia)

 Order: columbiformes

Family: columbidae

Clutch Size: 1-2

Food Habits: herbivorous - seed, grass, corn

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Morning Dove

(zenaida macroura)

 Order: columbiformes

Family: columbidae

Clutch Size: 1-2

Food Habits: herbivorous - nuts, berries, seed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive

Virginia Rail

(rallus limicola)

 - red orange bill/legs

- grey cheeks

  Order: gruiiformes

Family: rallidae

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: omnivorous - aquatic invertabrates, slugs, snails, small fish, insect larvae, flies, caterpillars, cray fish, sakes, plants

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Sora

(porzana carolina)

- yellow bill, black cheek

  Order: gruiiformes

Family: rallidae

Clutch Size: 8-10

Food Habits: omnivorous/ herbivorous - duckweed, rice, grass, crickets, invertabrates

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

american coot

(fulica americana)

- ivory bill

- lobate feet

- black body

red eye

  Order: gruiiformes

Family: rallidae

Clutch Size: 6-12

Food Habits:herbivorous -  algae, insects, molluscs, duckweed

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

Sandhill Crane - 6 subspecies

(grus canadensis)

- red head cap

- grey overall body

  Order: gruiiformes

Family: gruidae

Clutch Size: 1-3

Food Habits: omnivorous - frog, insects and invertabrates, grains

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

whooping crane

(grus americana)

- black under eye

little red cap

   Order: gruiiformes

Family: gruidae

Clutch Size: 1-3

Food Habits: omnivorous - aquatic invertabrates, insect, frog, grain

Importance: protected, endangered species

Status: alive 

Wilsons Snipe

(gallinaro gallinago)

 - long neck and legs

- long bill

- white horizontal racing stripes

   Order: charadriiformes

Family: scolopacidae

Clutch Size: 4

Food Habits: carnivorous - earthworms, snails, insects

Importance: hunted

Status: alive 

american woodcock

(scolopax minor)

- large black eye

- stubby neck

short legs

  Order: charadriiformes

Family: scolopacidae

Clutch Size: 4

Food Habits: carnivorous -  earthworms, snals and larvae

Importance: hunted

Status: alive  

Northern Saw whet

(aegolius acadicus)

- brown with white spots

-white streaking on crown

- grey facial disk

- white "y" between eyes

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 5-6

Food Habits: carnivorous/insectivorous - insects, rodents, bats, birds, frogs

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Long eared Owl

(asio otus)

- under streaking

- red facial disk

- yellow eyes

fan shaped tail with barring

    Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 2-10

Food Habits: carnivorous/insectivorous - insects, rodents, bats, birds, frogs

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Short Eared Owl

(asio flammeus)

- pale facial disk

- white "x" between eyes

- small ear tuffs

- yellow eyes

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 4-7

Food Habits: carnivorous - voles

Status: alive 

Great Horned Owl

(bubo virginianus)

- white throat patch

- yellow eyes

- white brow

- redish facial disk, black outline

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 1-5

Food Habits: carnivorous - mammals, birds

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Snowy Owl

(bubo scandiacus)

- variable black barring

- yellow eyes

black beak   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 3-11

Food Habits: carnivorous - lemming and voles

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Eastern Screech Owl

(megascops asio)

- rufous or grey colouring

-small ear tuffs

- light brows

- moustache

- short tail

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 3-8

Food Habits: carnivorous - mammals

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Barred Owl

(strix varia)

- dark eyes

- grey facial disk, black outlines

- vertical barring on belly

- horizontal barring on breast

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 2-3

Food Habits: carnivorous/insectivorous/piscivorous - insects, rodents, birds, fish, turtles

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Great Gray Owl

(strix mebulosa)

-  light grey and white body

-large grey facial disk

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 2-5

Food Habits: carnivorous - mammals

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Northern hawk owl

(surnia ulula)

- brown with white spotting

grey facial disk, drak boarder

- black crown

   Order: strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Clutch Size: 3-13

Food Habits: carnivorous - voles and mammals

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Barn Owl

(tyto alba)

- white facial disk

tan body 

black eyes

 yellow beak

   Order: strigiformes

Family: tytonidae

Clutch Size: 2-12

Food Habits: carnivorous - birds, mammals

Importance: protected

Status: alive 

Tree Swallow

(Tachycineta bicolor)

- iridescent blue shoulders

- white belly

- long grey wings

- black bill/feet

- forked tail

Order - Passeriforms

family - Hirundinidae

clutch size-4-7

food - insectivorous, baccivorous, grainivorous, berries

importance - pest control of insects

Bank Swallow

(riparia riparia)

- brown upper

- white belly

- brown neck band

- white chin

- forked tail

 Order - Passeriforms

family - Hirundinidae

clutch size-3-7

food - insectivorous

importance - helps control pest insect population 

Barn Swallow

(hirundo rustica)

-  blue upper parts

- red face

- dark chest

- white belly

- deep fork tail

- white spots on tail feathers

Order - Passeriforms

family - Hirundinidae

clutch size-4-7

food - insectivorous

importance - eat insects, pest control

Black capped Chickadee

(poecile atricapillus)

- grey uppers

- short black bill

- beige sides

- black cap

- white cheeks

- black bib

Order - Passeriforms

family - paridae

clutch size-5-10

food - insectivorous, baccivorous, grainivorous, fruit

importance - spatial experiments, caching behaviour

Eastern Bluebird

(sialia sialis)

- white belly

- blue back

red orange chest

- females - grey/blue back

Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-4-6

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - decreasing population due to competition

Wood Thrush

(hylocichla mustelina)

- cinimon brown back

- white belly with black spots

- black eye

white eye liner

 Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-2-5

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - on the decline due to forest fragmentation and nest predation

Swaison's thrush

(catharus ustulatus)

- grey brown back

-creme eye liner

- vertical facial stripes

-white belly

- spotting on chest

Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-3-5

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - displaced by hermit thrust

American robin

(turdus migratorius)

- red belly

- black back

- yellow beak

Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-3-7

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - protected

Nashville Warbler

(varmivora ruficapilla)

- yellow belly

grey olive back

- white eye liner

black eye

- grey head

Order - Passeriforms

family - Parulidae

clutch size-4-5

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - scarce wintering habitiat, threat of cowbird

Chestnut sided warbler

(dendroica pensylvanica)

- white belly

- black, yellow and white top

- yellow cap

- white chim

black side burn

black bill

males - brown side colour

Order - Passeriforms

family - parulidae

clutch size-3-5

food - insectivorous

importance - clearing mature forests

magnolia Warbler

(dendroica magnolia)

- yellow belly

- black vertical stripes on belly

- black head

white brows

 Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-3-5

food - omnivorous

importance - breeding habitat in young spruce forest

Yellow rumped myrtly warbler

(setophaga coronata)

-yellow rump and side spots

- black eye patch

- grey blue back

white belly

Order - Passeriforms

family - Parulidae

clutch size-3-5

food - insectivorous, baccivorous

importance - most abundance in NA

Black and White Warbler

(mniotilta varia)

- black and white striping

females - more brown than black

 Order - Passeriforms

family - Turdidae

clutch size-4-6

food - insectivorous

importance - none

Black throated blue Warbler

(dendroica caerulescens)

- blue back

- white belly

black face, chin and chest

female - brown back and cream belly

Order - Passeriforms

family - Parulidae

clutch size-3-5

food - insectivorous

importance - numbers declining, fragmentation

Yellow Warbler

(dendroica petechia)

- yellow body

- rust vertical striping on chest

black bill

Order - Passeriforms

family - parulidae

clutch size-3-6

food - omnivorous

importance - bird watching, eat pests, dispersal of plant seeds

American Red start

(setophaga ruticilla)

- black head nad chest

- orange ban on wing, side and tail

female - grey, yellow patches on side and tail

Order - Passeriforms

family - Parulidae

clutch size-2-5

food - omnivorous

importance - none

Song Sparrow

(melospize melodia)

- grey brown upper

- white belly

central brown breast spot

- brown streaking on chest

Order - Passeriforms

family - Emberizdae

clutch size-2-6

food - omnivorous

importance - complex song

White Throated Sparrow

(zonotrichia albicollis)

- white and tan morphs

- white under belly with grey

- yellow spot on forehead

- white chin

black bill

 Order - Passeriforms

family - Emberizdae

clutch size-3-6

food - insectivorous and grainivorous

importance - none

White crowned Sparrow

(zonotrichia leucophrys)

- black and white stripped head

- grey belly

- brown back

- yellow/orange bill

Order - Passeriforms

family - Emberizdae

clutch size-2-6

food - omnivorous

importance - best studied songbirds

Dark Eyed Junco

(junco hyemalis)

-  light pink bill

- white belly

- dark grey head

- grey brown top

Order - Passeriforms

family - Emberizdae

clutch size-3-6

food - omnivorous

importance - least concern of population

Male Buffle Head

(bucephala albeola)

- grean head

-white patch, neck, wng patch

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-7-9

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans

importance - hunted

Female Buffle Head

(bucephala albeola)

- grean head

-white patch on cheek

- grey body

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-7-9

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans

importance - hunted

 Male Common Goldeye

( Bucephala clangula)

- green head

white belly, dark back

-ribbed pattern on wing

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-9-10

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, insects

importance - hunted

Female Common Goldeye

( Bucephala clangula)

- brown head

- orange tipped black bill

- brown body with wite ribbing

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-9-10

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, insects

importance - hunted

Male Long tailed Duck

( clangula hyemalis)

- white head cap

- long brown tail

-patched body colouring

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-6-8

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, insects

importance - hunted

Female Long tailed Duck

( clangula hyemalis)

- white eye marking

-red eyes

-brown/ grey body

-black bill

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-6-8

food - carnivorous - mollusks, snails, crustaceans, insects

importance - hunted

[image]

Male Common eider

( somateria mollissima)

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-4-6

food - carnivorous - mollusks

importance - hunted

Female Common eider

( somateria mollissima)

less rippling on body feathers

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-4-6

food - carnivorous - mollusks

importance - hunted

Male King eider

( somateria spectabilis)

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-4-6

food - carnivorous - mollusks

importance - hunted

Female King eider

( somateria spectabilis)

- sea/diving ducks

Order - Anseriforms

family - anatidae

tribe - mergini

clutch size-4-6

food - carnivorous - mollusks

importance - hunted

Snow bunting

(plectrophenax nivalis)

- white and brown body

-yellow bill

Order - Passeriforms

family - Emberizdae

clutch size-4-7

food - grainivorous and insetivorous

importance - none