Notes from HBSP field trip, 1/23/01

 

These species were seen by at least some of the students in the class. The birds in boldface are birds that most or all students had an opportunity to study. They are considered fair game for field or lab quizzes - you should be able to recognize these and put the proper name to them, so if you missed them on the trip, read up on their field marks in your field guide. Any of the birds on this list could turn up on our next field trip (to Waites).

Brown Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant

Pied-billed Grebe

Gadwall

Hooded Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

American Wigeon

Redhead

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

White Ibis

Ring-billed Gull

Belted Kingfisher

Rock Dove (on drive)

Northern Mockingbird (on drive)

Turkey Vulture (on drive)

Short-billed Dowitcher

Kildeer

Semipalmated Plover

Black-bellied Plover (winter plumage)

Willet

Greater Yellowlegs

Dunlin

Blue Jay

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Boat-tailed Grackle (female)