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)