Birds of Florida listed by their systematic.

Schellente am Südende des Pfäffikersee Ich hätte gern ein besseres Foto aber die Schellenten waren nur etwa 100 Meter vom Weg entfernt und dazu hinter Schilf. Auch mein 600mm Objektiv hat nicht gereicht, aber zugegeben, ein Stativ hätte geholfen. 2021-01-26 15.36.26 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Etymology: Nabu: Schellenten verdanken ihren Namen dem pfeifenden und wie ein Klingeln («Schellen») tönenden Fluggeräusch. [Vogelwarte.ch erklärt: ]
Gruener Kopf mit gelbem Auge (Goldeneye), weisser Kreis zwischen Auge und (schwarzem) Schnabel, weisser Bauch und Seiten mit etwa 5 duennen schwarzen Streifen, schwarzer Ruecken. In Island gibt's eine sehr aehnliche Ente und in kleineren Mengen auch diese.
Wintergast am Pfäffikersee.
Vocalization: Male display sound a dry nasal disyllabic "Ka-weerr". First note introductory and second longer and descending. Usually accompanied by back-throwing head motion. Female: dry harsh "aahrrrr aahrrrr aahrrrr ". Wings make a characteristic whistling sound. [Link]
Physical details: length=42-50 cm, wingspan=65-80 cm, weight=650-1200 g
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: Bufflehead Source: OTHER 1200px-Bucephala-albeola-007.jpg
General: The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola.^[2] [more]

Mittelsaeger Weibchen auf Lago Maggiore, Locarno. 2021-04-06 13.18.48 Northern Lago Maggiore
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-06.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Personal notes: Zuerst gesehen in Lago Maggiore in Locarno. Jan 2022 auch als Wintergast am Pfaeffikersee. [Link]
Appearance and identification: In winter you can admire a few of these birds with the straggly tuft. [Link]
Habitats: River and lake
Looks similar to: Greater scaup.

Eiderente, vom Steg aus gesehen in Rapperswil. 2021-02-12 13.42.20 Rapperswil
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Etymology: Nabu: Auch heute noch erinnert ihr wissenschaftlicher Name an die Bedeutung ihrer isolierenden Daunen für die Menschen. Übersetzt bedeutet ihr Name nämlich „die Allerweichste mit dem schwarzen Körper“. [Link]
Geography: Die im Norden Europas häufige und wegen ihren Daunenfedern bekannte Eiderente war in der Schweiz früher ein seltener Gast. Doch in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts erfolgten mehrere grosse Einflüge. Dank der Wandermuschelvermehrung war das Nahrungsangebot ausreichend und die Vögel verbrachten zunehmend den Sommer bei uns. Mittlerweile gehört die Eiderente sogar zu den Brutvögeln, was für einen ans Meer angepassten Vogel bemerkenswert ist. [Link]
Calls: Males call a typical, pleasant, clear, 2-3 second long "aaaooooooh". Starting on a low note, slowly ascending and ending on a descending note. Usually accompanied by the female "ga ga ga ga". [Link]
Physical details: length=50-71 cm, wingspan=80-108 cm, weight=1500-2800 g
Habitats: River and lake

Mother and 4 of 9 babies on the Pfäffikersee 2020-05-20 09.12.44 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee
Etymology: Der heutige Name kann als Hinweis auf ihre Brutplätze verstanden werden, zu denen auf Stock gesetzte Weiden, Weidengebüsch oder auch Reisighaufen gehören. ['Stock' wird weiter erklärt: Als Stockausschlag bezeichnet man bei Bäumen und Sträuchern Triebe, die nach dem Verlust der primären Sprossachse neu aus dem Stumpf oder Stubben (der dann „Stock“ genannt wird) austreiben.] [Link]
The name 'was derived from the Old French malart or mallart for "wild drake"' [Link]
Vocalization: Female: A distinct coarse, laughing quacking; "haaa ha ha ha ha ha", with first note accented and then descending in pitch. Male: a more silent, very nasal "rriib". [Link]
Calls: Display call a high-pitched short whistle. [Link]
Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 g
Habitats: River and lake

Krickente am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee 2021-01-26 15.41.54 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Wintergast am Teich am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee
Etymology: Die hellen «krrik»-Rufe der stimmfreudigen Erpel verhalfen dieser Art zu ihrem deutschen Namen. [Link]
Vocalization: Male: characteristic, short, highly resonant and metallic "plytt". A bit similar to Pintail, but higher pitched and lacking accompanying whistling sound. Female: various quacking sounds generally quicker paced, more nasal and noticeably higher pitched than Mallard. [Link]
Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt)
Krickente Ruf von XenoCanto

♫ Krickente Ruf von XenoCanto Source: XENOCANTO XC619133-Krickente von Peter Bosman, Belgium.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Loeffelenten am Greifensee bei Silberweide Es gab dutzende davon, dazwischen eine Krickente. 2021-02-08 15.20.36
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
Wintergast am Greifensee.
PK: white, black, rust-brown, yellow eyes, black spoonbill, red legs.
Vocalization: Male is characteristic and most often heard: A hoarse nasal knocking sound "took took", often staccato or disyllabic. Female similar to Mallard but flatter and more creaking. [Link]
Physical details: length=44-52 cm, wingspan=70-84 cm, weight=470-800 g
Habitats: River and lake

Spiessente Paar. 2022-02-05 13.14.54 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Long tailfeathers make the name obvious, also a thin white stripe from the white neck up the back of the head.
Vocalization: Female: similar to Mallards coarse laughing sound, but with a more emphasized first "haaa", and a more silent accelerating subsequent "laugh". Male: Pleasant, resonant "plop" similar to Teal, but lower pitched, richer, mellower and not so metallic. Accompanied by a higher pitched, slightly raspy whistling "aiiooo" rising and falling in pitch. [Link]
Physical details: length=51-66 cm, wingspan=51-66 cm, weight=500-1100 g
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: American black duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Blackduck.jpg
General: The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas, weighing 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with a 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan. It somewhat resembles the female mallard in coloration, but has a darker plumage. The male and female are generally similar in appearance, but the male's bill is yellow while the female's is dull green with dark marks on the upper mandible. It is native to eastern North America. During the breeding season, it is usually found in coastal and freshwater wetlands from Saskatchewan to the Atlantic in Canada and the Great Lakes and the Adirondacks in the United States. It is a partially migratory species, mostly wintering in the east-central United States, especially in coastal areas. [more]

MerlinBirdID says mottled ducks near Mark's place in St Petersburg - they resembled female mallards but darker, males have yellow bills, females they call olive but pictures show orange and brown too. 2023-09-25 09.52.18 Florida
First observed in Florida on 2023-09-25.
The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula)^{[note 1]} or mottled mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the former, but this is inappropriate (see Systematics below). [more]

Pfeifente Erpel , Neeracher Ried. Die zehnte Entenart, die ich gefunden habe. 2021-02-24 14.05.08 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Etymology: Es ist der Ruf des Männchens, der zu dem deutschen Namen der Art geführt hat. Das Männchen leitet seine kurzen, scharfen, zwei- bis dreisilbigen pfeifenden wiu-Rufe häufig mit einem krr krkrkrr ein. [Link]
Funny red head (made me confused it with the Kolbente) that's brown with a golden forehead (Kolbente is brown, a bit lighter at the back of the head) is the obvious characteristic. Also has a nice black and white pattern on its back and wings with white-rimmed black feathers at the end of the wing, a bit of white before a black butt.
Vocalization: Male: a pleasant high pitched whistle "piiiiuuu", rapidly rising in pitch and then falling. Quite vocal. Female: a harsh "kraaa kraaa kraa" more like female diving-ducks than other dabbling-ducks. [Link]
Physical details: length=45-51 cm, wingspan=75-86 cm, weight=500-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Pfeifen, fast wie ein Rotmilan oder Maeusebussard. Ton steigt und faellt!
Pfeifente von XenoCanto

♫ Pfeifente von XenoCanto Source: XENOCANTO XC613742-Pfeifente von Adrien Mauss.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Schnatterente am Greifensee bei Silberweide Es gab dutzende davon, dazwischen eine Krickente. 2021-02-08 15.45.18
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
In my mind this is the chocolate duck.
Etymology: The etymology of the word gadwall is not known, but the name has been in use since 1666.[9] [Link]
Nabu: Die Schnatterente fällt aber – wie ihr Name schon vermuten lässt – durch ihre Art der Nahrungssuche auf. Sie durchschnattert das Wasser mit ihrem Schnabel. [Link]
Chocolate bill, black-and-white pattern on head, shoulders, belly, sides of wings, chocolate patterned wings, black butt, a bit of white before the butt.
Appearance and identification: Nabu: Die Schnatterente ähnelt auf den ersten Blick so sehr der weiblichen Stockente, dass man diese schnell verwechseln kann. [Link]
Wintergast am Greifensee.
Calls: Males display-call a short dry rattling or croaking sound and some high whistling notes. Female quacking similar to Mallard, but drier and shriller. [Link]
Physical details: length=46-56 cm, wingspan=84-95 cm, weight=550-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Schnatterenten, Moewen und an 29 Sekunden eindeutig ein Jet von Swiss, da wir in Neeracherried sehr nach am Kloten Flughafen sind, BirdNet schlaegt auch Teichrohrsaenger vor, wie auch ein Moewe-Typ aus Kalifornien. Source: Zoom H6 2021-10-24 13.12.46 Neeracherried (song?)

Wikipedia: American wigeon Source: OTHER 1200px-Anas_americana_-_drake.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. Mareca is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word Marréco for a small duck and americana refers to America.^[2][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Greater scaup Source: OTHER 1200px-2017-03-24_Aythya_marila%2C_male%2C_Killingworth_Lake%2C_Northumberland_15.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Calls: Male call carries only a few meters: a whistling "po-ho" last syllable slowly descending. Female calls with harsh "harr-harrr-harrr". [Link]
Physical details: length=42-51 cm, wingspan=72-84 cm, weight=700-1300 g
Habitats: River and lake
Looks similar to: Red-breasted merganser.

Wikipedia: Redhead Source: OTHER 1200px-Woman_redhead_natural_portrait_1.jpg
General: Die Rotkopfente (Aythya americana) ist eine Tauchente aus der Familie der Entenvögel. Sie ist ein nordamerikanischer Brutvogel. In ihrem Federkleid ähnelt sie der ebenfalls in Nordamerika brütenden Riesentafelente und der in Europa beheimateten Tafelente. Die drei Arten können jedoch anhand ihrer Schnabelfärbung unterschieden werden. Die Riesentafelente hat einen durchgängig dunkelgrauen Schnabel. Die Stirn fällt außerdem flach ab, wodurch ihr Profil keilförmig wie bei der Eiderente wirkt. Die Tafelente hat eine schwarze Schnabelbasis, so dass der Schnabel in der Mitte ein hellgraues Band aufweist. Bei der Rotkopfente dagegen ist nur die Schnabelspitze dunkelgrau bis schwarz. [more]

Wikipedia: Lesser scaup Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_scaup_-_Aythya_affinis.jpg
The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp—the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels; however, some credit it to the female's discordant scaup call as the name's source.^[2] It is apparently a very close relative of the Holarctic greater scaup or "bluebill" (A. marila), with which it forms a superspecies.^[3][4] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin, affinis "related to", from its resemblance to the greater scaup.^[5] [more]

Wikipedia: Canvasback Source: OTHER 1200px-Aythya_valisineria_at_Las_Gallinas_Wildlife_Ponds.jpg
The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. [more]

Wikipedia: Ring-necked duck Source: OTHER Aythya-collaris-001.jpg
The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes.^[2] The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin collaris, "of the neck" from collum, "neck".^[3] [more]

Nilgans am Südende des Greifensee 2021-02-08 15.21.56
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-24.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Wintergast am Greifensee. Invasiv. Nach Vogelwarte.ch: 'als Ziervogel im 18. Jahrhundert in Europa eingeführt... Ausgehend von einer in den 1970er Jahren in den Niederlanden und Belgien gebildeten Population breitete sich die Nilgans rasant dem Rhein und seinen Nebenflüssen entlang aus und hat inzwischen auch die Schweiz erreicht.
Vocalization: Quite vocal when interacting. [Link]
Calls: Female calls may resemble RS, but are coarser, harder and trills are more rolling. Single calls are longer, and falls markedly in pitch. Male calls quite different, with husky, wheezing or hissing "kaahhh", or with the same timbre in series lika a steam engine. [Link]
Physical details: length=63-73 cm, wingspan=134-154 cm, weight=1500-2250 g

Wikipedia: Mandarin duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Aix_galericulata_-_Z%C3%BCrich_-_Hafen_Riesbach_2011-01-14_15-58-32.JPG
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Deutschland: etabliertes Neozoon, Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization: Other sounds include a short and sharp, coot-like "ket", and a short "ack". [Link]
Calls: Display call a thin, whistling and rapidly rising "hueessst, accompanied by deeper clappering sounds. [Link]
Physical details: length=41-49 cm, wingspan=68-74 cm, weight=571-608 g
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: Wood duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Wood_Duck_%28Aix_sponsa%29%2C_Parc_du_Rouge-Clo%C3%AEtre%2C_Brussels.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.^[2][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Muscovy duck Source: OTHER MuscovyDuck.jpg
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico and Central and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, the Big Island of Hawaii, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in parts of Europe. [more]

Wikipedia: Ruddy duck Source: OTHER Oxyura_jamaicensis_FWS.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
Deutschland: eingebürgertes Neozoon, ausnahmsweise Brutvogel

Wikipedia: Long-tailed duck Source: OTHER Long-tailed-duck.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: Surf scoter Source: OTHER Melanitta_perspicillata.jpg
General: The surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a large sea duck native to North America.^[2] Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white patches on the forehead and the nape and adult females are slightly smaller and browner.^[3] Surf scoters breed in Northern Canada and Alaska and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.^[2] Those diving ducks mainly feed on benthic invertebrates, mussels representing an important part of their diet.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: White-winged scoter Source: OTHER White-winged_Scoter.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Melanitta fusca deglandi [more]

This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.

Wikipedia: Hooded merganser Source: OTHER 1200px-Hooded_merganser_male_in_Central_Park_%2895790%29.jpg
The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of merganser. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'.^[2] The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser. [more]

White-fronted goose closeup, on the way home from Laphroiag? 2023-08-11 13.38.38 Islay
First observed in Islay on 2023-08-11.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück
Habitats: River and lake

General: Die Zwergschneegans (Anser rossii), auch Ross-Schneegans, ist eine in Nordamerika einheimische Art der Feldgänse und gehört damit zu den echten Gänsen (Anserini). Sie wird zuweilen auch mit der Schneegans (Anser caerulescens), der Kaisergans (Anser canagicus) und der Streifengans (Anser indicus) in eine eigene Gattung mit dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Chen gestellt. Sie ist die kleinste der arktischen Gänse. Die Art wurde erstmals 1861 durch J. Cassin wissenschaftlich beschrieben. [more]

Wikipedia: Snow goose Source: OTHER 1200px-Snow_goose_in_Central_Park_%2833138%29.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed in the genus Chen, but is now typically included in the "gray goose" genus Anser.^[2][3] [more]

Canada goose. 2022-05-01 09.55.20 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2022-05-01.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Australia.
vagrant, presumably from introduced NZ population
Vocalization: Trumpet like, resonant, honking sounds. Closer to Whooper Swans than many of the other geese. [Link]
Physical details: length=80-105 cm, wingspan=160-175 cm, weight=3670-5410 g


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_104414 birdnet - Canada Goose - 2022-05-03 10:44:14 - Canada Goose - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 10.44.14 Cockeysville (song?)

Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)

Wikipedia: Blue-winged teal Source: OTHER 1200px-Blue-Winged_Teal.jpg
General: The blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America. [more]

Cinnamon teal (alternate) / Zimtente (Spatula cyanoptera)

Die Zimtente (Spatula cyanoptera, Syn.: Anas cyanoptera), selten auch Kupferente genannt, zählt mit ihren fünf Unterarten zur Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae) und gehört dort zur Gattung Spatula. Die Zimtente ist eine Entenart der Neuen Welt und in Nord- und Südamerika weit verbreitet. Sie gleicht in vielem der nordamerikanischen Blauflügelente, mit der sie eng verwandt ist. Die Weibchen der beiden Arten sind anhand ihres Gefieders kaum voneinander zu unterscheiden. Der Schnabel der Zimtente ist allerdings lang und breit ausgezogen und gleicht dem der Löffelente. Zimtenten suchen ihre Nahrung entsprechend ähnlich der Löffelente.^[1] [more]

Wikipedia: Fulvous whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_bicolor_wilhelma.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has plumage that is mainly reddish brown, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling call which is given in flight or on the ground. Its preferred habitat consists of wetlands with plentiful vegetation, including shallow lakes and paddy fields. The nest, built from plant material and unlined, is placed among dense vegetation or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. The breeding adults, which pair for life, take turns to incubate, and the eggs hatch in 24–29 days. The downy grey ducklings leave the nest within a day or so of hatching, but the parents continue to protect them until they fledge around nine weeks later. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-bellied whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Whistling_duck_flight02_-_natures_pics-edit1.jpg
The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States, Mexico, and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the US, it can be found year-round in peninsular Florida, parts of southeast Texas, coastal Alabama and seasonally in southeast Arizona, and Louisiana's Gulf Coast. It is a rare breeder in such disparate locations as Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, though it is now a common breeder in parts of central Florida. There is a large population of several hundred that winter each year in Audubon Park in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. Since it is one of only two whistling duck species native to North America, it is occasionally just known as the "whistling duck" or "Mexican squealer" in the southern USA. [more]

Neotropic cormorant (alternate) (Nannopterum brasilianum)

Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)

Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER Wikicommons 2016.10.30--Silberreiher.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Auf dem Heimweg von Schwanden haben wir bei Benken ganz weisse Reiher gesehen. Laut ornitho.ch waren sie Silberreiher.
Bei den meisten Quellen heisst es, sie sind in der Schweiz nur Durchzüger oder Wintergäste. Aber laut Balzari und Gygax, brüten auch einige Vögel am Lac Neuchatel seit 2013.
Vocalization: Silent outside breeding ground. [Link]
Calls: In colonies various harsh calls like a dry, and mechanical "kerrrrrrr", and a very nasal "geet" or "ga-geet ga-geet" are heard. [Link]
Physical details: length=85-102 cm, wingspan=140-170 cm, weight=960-1030 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Partly an awkward quack: uck uck. Rattles. Deep-toned urrr. Higher-toned trill.
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Great blue heron / Kanadareiher (Ardea herodias)

Great blue heron. 2022-04-28 18.15.08 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
General: The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether this represents a white color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species.^[2][3] The status of white individuals known to occur elsewhere in the Caribbean, and very rarely elsewhere in eastern North America, is unclear.^[3] [more]

Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Wikipedia: Black-crowned night-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-BCNH_CMCNJ_for_Wiki.png
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). [more]
Calls: Most commonly hear call is a nasal, soft croaking "roack", like cross between Raven and frog. [Link]
Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland

Snowy egret / Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula)

Snowy egret at John's Pass, Madeira Beach, Florida. 2023-09-27 11.51.14 Florida
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.^[3] [more]

Little blue heron / Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea)

Wikipedia: Little blue heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Egretta_caerulea_-Cananeia%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brasil-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae. [more]

Tricolored heron / Dreifarbenreiher (Egretta tricolor)

Beautiful tricolored heron near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10.04.30 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas; in the Atlantic region, it ranges from the northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region, it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a nonbreeding visitor to the far north. [more]

Reddish egret / Rötelreiher (Egretta rufescens)

Elegant reddish egret near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10.05.52 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico.^[2] There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade. [more]

Yellow-crowned night heron / Krabbenreiher (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned night heron in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-13 09.00.32 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2020-03-13.
The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the "bihoreau violacé" in French and the "pedrete corona clara" in Spanish. [more]

American bittern / Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Wikipedia: American bittern Source: OTHER 1200px-Botaurus_lentiginosus_28079.JPG
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America. [more]

Cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Bubulcus ibis)

Cow-plus-cattle egret. 2020-03-07 15.17.34 Panama
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. [more]
Vocalization: Usually silent away from breeding ground. In the colonies a chorus of various coarse sounds can be heard. Most distinct is a disyllabic "rick-rack". Other sounds includes short, guttural utterings, or drawn, harsh shrieks. [Link]
Physical details: length=48-53 cm, wingspan=90-96 cm, weight=300-400 g


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain. Source: XENOCANTO XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Green heron / Grünreiher (Butorides virescens)

Green heron. 2023-04-16 08.37.04 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-16.
General: The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".^[2] [more]

Least bittern / Amerikanische Zwergdommel (Ixobrychus exilis)

Wikipedia: Least bittern Source: OTHER Ixobrychus_exilis.jpg
The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. [more]

American anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Wonderful patterns of an anhinga near RIo Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.57.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.

Magnificent frigatebird / Prachtfregattvogel (Fregata magnificens)

Magnificent frigatebirds in Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-26 13.47.02 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) or man o' war is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (35–45 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7.1–8.0 ft) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Perú on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast.^[1] There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic. [more]

American white pelican / Nashornpelikan (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Wikipedia: American white pelican Source: OTHER 1200px-American_White_Pelican.jpg
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.^[2] [more]

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Brown pelican, Madeira Beach, Florida. 2023-09-27 11.48.26 Florida
First observed in Panama on 2020-03-08.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon–brown. The upper sides of the neck have white lines along the base of the gular pouch, and the lower fore neck has a pale yellowish patch. The male and female are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The nonbreeding adult has a white head and neck. The pink skin around the eyes becomes dull and gray in the nonbreeding season. It lacks any red hue, and the pouch is strongly olivaceous ochre-tinged and the legs are olivaceous gray to blackish-gray. [more]

White-tailed tropicbird / Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon lepturus)

Wikipedia: White-tailed tropicbird Source: OTHER 1200px-White-tailed_Tropicbird_-_Phaeton_lepturus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
The white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) is a species of tropicbird. It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a "longtail".^[2] [more]

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

Wikipedia: Brown booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Atob%C3%A1-pardo.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species.^[3] It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when these are driven near the surface by their predators. They only nest on the ground, and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface.^[3] [more]

Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

Wikipedia: Masked booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Starr_080606-6808_Coronopus_didymus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus Sula. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed yellowish bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black wings, a black tail and a dark face mask; at 75–85 cm (30–33 in) long, it is the largest species of booby. The sexes have similar plumage. This species ranges across tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the latter, it is replaced by the Nazca booby (Sula granti), which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of masked booby. [more]

Northern gannet / Basstölpel (Morus bassanus)

Wikipedia: Northern gannet Source: OTHER 1200px-Morus_bassanus_adu.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Heard mostly at breeding ground. Even, rhythmical series of harsh "harrr, harrr, harrr,". [Link]
Physical details: length=87-100 cm, wingspan=165-180 cm, weight=2400-3600 g

Glossy ibis / Brauner Sichler (Plegadis falcinellus)

Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried. Source: WIKIPEDIA 20220904_071146-DSC_0059 Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried.JPG 2022-09-04 07.11.46
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Generally silent away from breeding ground. Dry, crow-like "garr garr", may be heard occasionally in flight. At breeding ground various guttural grunts, and piping, hissing sounds. [Link]
Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=80-95 cm, weight=530-768 g

White-faced ibis / Brillensichler (Plegadis chihi)

Wikipedia: White-faced ibis Source: OTHER White-faced_Ibis_Great_Salt_Lake_1.jpg
General: The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) is a wading bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. [more]

Roseate spoonbill / Rosalöffler (Platalea ajaja)

Roseate spoonbills near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.56.42 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States,^[2][3] and from central Florida's Atlantic coast^[4] at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center at least as far north as South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.^[5] [more]

White ibis (Eudocimus albus)

White ibises in flight, St Petersburg. 2023-09-23 19.16.50 Florida
First observed in Florida on 2023-09-23.

Wikipedia: Golden-crowned kinglet Source: OTHER Regulus_satrapa_-Canada-8a.jpg
The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America. [more]

Five red-whiskered bulbuls. 2024-02-10 15.05.58 Laos
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-21.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
introduced


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC776525 - Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus pattani. Source: XENOCANTO XC776525 - Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus pattani.mp3 (song?)

Barn swallow. 2022-05-05 09.41.44 Maryland
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-16.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Die langen Schwanzfedern vom Rauchschwalbe und anderen geben auch dem Schmetterling Schwalbenschwanz seine deutschen Namen.
Etymology: In früheren Jahrhunderten flogen sie vielfach durch die Öffnungen im Giebel ein und aus, durch die auch der Rauch des Herdfeuers abzog. So erhielten sie den Namen Rauchschwalben. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Rauchschwalbes Bauch ist etwas braun rot, nicht weiss wie der von der Mehlschwalbe - was wahrscheinlich Quelle der zwei Namen ist. [Link]
Song: Characteristic calls and song. Song a sparkling, squeaky energetic improvisation with interspersed contact calls, often with diagnostic ending; an electric and drawn-out "su-eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". [Link]
Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=16-22 g
Habitats: Settlement
Looks similar to: Common house martin.

Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Barn swallows on the hunt, some quite high. 2020-08-18 13.01.00 Luppmen (song?)

Tree swallow at Cromwell. 2022-04-29 12.44.58 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
General: The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae. Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor. It has since been moved to its current genus, Tachycineta, within which its phylogenetic placement is debated. The tree swallow has glossy blue-green upperparts, with the exception of the blackish wings and tail, and white underparts. The bill is black, the eyes dark brown, and the legs and feet pale brown. The female is generally duller than the male, and the first-year female has mostly brown upperparts, with some blue feathers. Juveniles have brown upperparts, and a grey-brown-washed breast. The tree swallow breeds in the US and Canada. It winters along southern US coasts south, along the Gulf Coast, to Panama and the northwestern coast of South America, and in the West Indies. [more]

Could be a wild guess - MerlinBirdID says purple martin - it says identification features are (in part) best left unidentified. 2023-04-01 14.20.30 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-01.
The purple martin (Progne subis) is the largest swallow in North America. Despite their name, purple martins are not truly purple. Their dark blackish-blue feathers have an iridescent sheen caused by the refraction of incident light^[2] giving them a bright blue to navy blue or deep purple appearance. In some light they may even appear green in color. [more]

Northern rough-winged swallow. 2022-05-01 09.39.08 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2022-05-01.
The northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small, migratory swallow. It is very similar to the southern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. [more]

Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15.58.58 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-26.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow, and collared sand martin in India, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries and across the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean. It is a Holarctic species also found in North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America, and the Indian Subcontinent. [more]
Song: Song a primitive improvisation on the contact call. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a mono- or disyllabic "trrrrt". Similar to House Martin but more raucous and less crisp, with less rolling r's, and with stable pitch throughout. Alarm call similar to House Martin; a sharp plaintive "tseep", but somewhat purer and more drawn. [Link]
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=26-29 cm, weight=11-16 g
Habitats: Wetland


Song: Fast raspy one-noter.
Song attributes: Melody: non-musical, fast, Frequency: 1-7 KHz Special sounds: rasp
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC344092 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - raspy song but note, does not sing often.mp3 (song)

Wikipedia: Cliff swallow Source: OTHER Petrochelidon_pyrrhonota_-flight_-Palo_Alto_Baylands-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.^[2] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek; Petrochelidon originates from the petros meaning "rock" and khelidon "swallow", pyrrhonota comes from purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" and -notos "-backed".^[3] [more]

Cave swallows at Izamal, from the name an unlikely city dweller but others also identify them as such. 2023-04-11 18.23.06 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-11.
The cave swallow (Petrochelidon fulva) is a medium-sized, squarish tailed swallow belonging to the same genus as the more familiar and widespread cliff swallow of North America. The cave swallow, also native to the Americas, nests and roosts primarily in caves and sinkholes. [more]

Wikipedia: Horned lark Source: OTHER Eremophila_alpestris2.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Deutschland: Wintergast
Song: Song a stream of thin and tinkling, squeaking notes with a recurring, drawn, ringing and slightly ascending chirp. Timbre resemblant to Lapland Bunting. Often given from high in the air, being difficult to locate. More hesitantly when given from the ground with a stumbling introduction. [Link]
Calls: Flight call quite similar to Meadow Pipit's "tseep" call, but less anxious. [Link]
Physical details: length=14-17 cm, wingspan=30-35 cm, weight=26-46 g

Pair of house sparrows in a tree near Zürichstrasse, Fehraltorf 2020-04-11 07.54.30 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-05-14.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), South America, Africa, Asia.
One of the most common birds anywhere in Europe and North America. In Fehraltorf there are 5 house sparrows for every one tree sparrow. Eugene Schieffelin brought house sparrows and starlings to North Ameria. As a Shakespeare fan, it is often claimed that he wanted to introduce all species to North America that are mentioned in Shakespeare, but apparently this is not supported by any records
Found practically everywhere. Often on the ground or on your table in a cafe (they're very bold) or in groups in bushes and hedges
Song: Song a primitive, monosyllabic, or slightly disyllabic "chilp", hard to distinguish from Tree Sparrow. [Link]
Calls: Most calls very similar to Tree Sparrow, but lacks said species' distinct high pitched call (chew-itt), and alarm call is less dry and raucous. [Link]
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=21-25 cm, weight=24-38 g
not sexually dimporphic.
No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Youth: beak = yellow (Makes it look like a finch)
Habitats: Settlement


Song: An monotone chirping. Mainly 2-5 KHz with higher overtones.
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 2-5 KHz Singing season: 01-01 - 08-31 Dawn chorus start, 30 minutes before dawn.
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20200507_071255 birdnet 457 - good one note recording - House sparrow.mp3 2020-05-07 07.12.55 Luppmen (song?)

House Finch on Cherrywood Court. 2022-04-28 11.03.30 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
General: The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is native to western North America and has been introduced to the eastern half of the continent and Hawaii. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are placed in the genus Haemorhous. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210612_155654 birdnet 1622 - House Finch plus northern cardinal - House Finch - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-12 15.56.54 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Purple finch Source: OTHER 1200px-Carpodacus_purpureus_CT3.jpg
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. [more]

I observed something new practically every day at Cherrywood Court, hear an American goldfinch. 2021-06-17 05.49.04 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. [more]

Wikipedia: Pine siskin Source: OTHER 1200px-Carduelis_pinus_CT7.jpg
The pine siskin (Spinus pinus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range. [more]

Northern Cardinal, female. 2022-05-01 09.02.04 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-10.
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985). It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is also an introduced species in a few locations such as Bermuda and Hawaii. Its habitat includes woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and wetlands. [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Morning at Cherrywood Court - northern cardinal, gray catbirds, song sparrow. 2021-06-19 07.38.01 Cherrywood (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_104300 birdnet - Northern Cardinal - 2022-05-03 10:43:00 - Northern Cardinal - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 10.43.00 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Painted bunting Source: OTHER Passerina_ciris-20090208.jpg
The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae, that is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male only comes in the second year of life; in the first year they can only be distinguished from the female by close inspection. [more]

Wikipedia: Indigo bunting Source: OTHER Passerina_cyaneaAAP086CA.jpg
The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.^[2] It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate.^[3] Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland.^[4] The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap. [more]

Wikipedia: Blue grosbeak Source: OTHER 1200px-Blue_Grosbeak_by_Dan_Pancamo.jpg
The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars. [more]

Wikipedia: Dickcissel Source: OTHER DickcisselA.jpg
Emberiza townsendi
Emberiza townsendii (lapsus)
Spiza townsendi
Spiza townsendii (lapsus)
(see text) [more]

Wikipedia: Rose-breasted grosbeak Source: OTHER RosebreastedGrosbeak08.jpg
The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner.^[2] Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. [more]

Wikipedia: Bachman's sparrow Source: OTHER Bachmanssparrow.jpg
Bachman's sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) (also known as the "Pinewoods Sparrow" or "Oakwoods Sparrow") is a small American sparrow that is endemic to the southeastern United States. This species was named in honor of Reverend John Bachman.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: American pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Anthus_rubescens_-Harney_County%2C_Oregon%2C_USA-8.jpg
The buff-bellied pipit or American pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica.^[2] It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. It is known as "American pipit" in North America and "buff-bellied pipit" in Eurasia. [more]

Scaly breasted munia, Vientiane. 2024-02-18 06.54.12 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-18.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia, Australia.
introduced, mainland; vagrant, Ashmore Reef


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC797137 - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata topela - song, Pha Chang Park, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC797137 - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata topela - song, Pha Chang Park, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)

Wikipedia: Tricolored munia Source: OTHER 1200px-Tricoloured_munia_%28cropped%29.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.
General: The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh,^[2] India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China. The species has also introduced to the Caribbean, in Trinidad, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This species, like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia. [more]

Red winged blackbird, female. 2022-05-03 10.27.30 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years. It also ranks among the best-studied wild bird species in the world.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird's diet. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_101845 birdnet - Red-winged Blackbird - 2022-05-01 10:18:45 - Red-winged Blackbird - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 10.18.45 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Eastern meadowlark Source: OTHER 1200px-Sturnella_magna_-Mexico-8.jpg Mexico
First observed in Panama on 2020-03-02.
The eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a medium-sized icterid bird, very similar in appearance to the western meadowlark. It occurs from eastern North America to South America, where it is also most widespread in the east. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20200302_220235 birdnet 24 - Eastern Meadowlark - 2020-03-02 22:02:35 - Eastern Meadowlark - Bajo Boquete.mp3 2020-03-02 22.02.35 Panama (song?)

Boat-tailed grackles. 2023-09-24 09.53.28 Florida
First observed in Florida on 2023-09-24.
The boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found as a permanent resident on the coasts of the Southeastern United States. [more]

The Common Grackle has yellow eyes, unlike the boat-tailed. 2023-09-27 14.24.20 Florida
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail. Adults often have an iridescent appearance on their head, especially males. Common grackles are found in much of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. [more]

Wikipedia: Bobolink Source: OTHER Bobolink%2C_Mer_Bleue.jpg
The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx. An old name for this species is the "Rice Bird", from its tendency to feed on cultivated grains. Adults are 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) long with short finch-like bills and weigh about 1 oz (28 g). Adult males are mostly black with creamy napes and white scapulars, lower backs, and rumps. Adult females are mostly light brown with black streaks on the back and flanks, and dark stripes on the head; their wings and tails are darker. The bobolink breeds in the summer in North America and southern Canada, often wintering in South America. Considered a pest by some farmers, the numbers of these birds are declining and are a species at risk throughout Canada. [more]

Wikipedia: Rusty blackbird Source: OTHER Euphagus-carolinus-001.jpg
The rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a medium-sized blackbird, closely related to grackles ("rusty grackle" is an older name for the species). It is a bird that prefers wet forested areas, breeding in the boreal forest and muskeg across northern Canada, and migrating southeast to the United States during winter. [more]

Wikipedia: Brewer's blackbird Source: OTHER Brewers_Blackbird_Esquimalt_Lagoon.jpg
Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) is a medium-sized New World blackbird. It is named after the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer. [more]

Baltimore oriole at Cromwell. 2022-04-29 12.40.24 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-18.
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.^[2] [more]

Monteverde Bullocks oriole tenative ID by MerlinBirdID. 2018-02-21 16.23.04 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-21.
Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) is a small New World blackbird. At one time, this species and the Baltimore oriole were considered to be a single species, the northern oriole. This bird is named after William Bullock, an English amateur naturalist. [more]

Wikipedia: Orchard oriole Source: OTHER 1200px-Orchard_Oriole_by_Dan_Pancamo_1.jpg
The orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest species of icterid. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, I. s. fuertesi, is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. [more]

Wikipedia: Spot-breasted oriole Source: OTHER Icterus_pectoralis.jpg
The spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. [more]

Wikipedia: Shiny cowbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Shiny_cowbird_%28Molothrus_bonariensis%29_male.JPG
The shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds in most of South America except for dense forests and areas of high altitude such as mountains.^[1] Since 1900 the shiny cowbirds' range has shifted northward, and it was recorded in the Caribbean islands as well as the United States, where it is found breeding in southern Florida.^[2] It is a bird associated with open habitats, including disturbed land from agriculture and deforestation.^[1] [more]

Brown-headed cowbird, Paper Mill Road. 2021-06-20 11.34.20 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.^[2] [more]

The red-eyed bronzed cowbird at Chichen Itza. 2023-04-13 11.57.06 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-13.

The bronzed cowbird (once known as the red-eyed cowbird, Molothrus aeneus) is a small icterid. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-headed blackbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Male_Yellow-headed_Blackbird.jpg
The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-winged warbler Source: OTHER Golden-winged_Warbler_NGM-v31-p308-C.jpg
The golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a New World warbler. It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern to north-central United States. The majority (~70%) of the global population breeds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Manitoba. Golden-winged warbler populations are slowly expanding northwards, but are generally declining across its range, most likely as a result of habitat loss and competition/interbreeding with the very closely related blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera. [more]

Wikipedia: Blue-winged warbler Source: OTHER Vermivora_cyanoptera_-North_Berwick%2C_Maine%2C_USA-8.jpg
The blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a fairly common New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States. Its range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera. [more]

Wikipedia: Swainson's warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Limnothlypis_swainsonii_4702971_%28cropped%29.jpg
Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. Swainson's warbler was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. [more]

Wikipedia: Kentucky warbler Source: OTHER Oporornis_formosus_FWS.jpg
The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler. It is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a short tail, preferring to spend most of its time on or near the ground, except when singing. [more]

MerlinBirdID suggests common yellowthroat - Kohunlich. 2023-04-03 10.51.28 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-03.
The common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. The genus name Geothlypis is from Ancient Greek geo, "ground", and thlupis, an unidentified small bird; thlypis is often used in the scientific names of New World warblers. The specific trichas is also from Greek; trikhas is a kind of thrush, the word being derived from trikhos, "hair".^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-breasted chat Source: OTHER Yellow-Breasted-Chat-Oregon.jpg
The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird found in North America, and is the only member of the family Icteriidae. It was once a member of the New World warbler family, but in 2017, the American Ornithological Society moved it to its own family. Its placement is not definitely resolved. [more]

Wikipedia: Connecticut warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Oporornis_agilis_Youghiogheny_River_MD.jpg
The Connecticut warbler (Oporornis agilis) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Worm-eating warbler Source: OTHER Worm-eating_Warbler.jpg
The worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) is a small New World warbler that breeds in the Eastern United States and migrates to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America for the winter. [more]

Black and white warbler, Ecotucan, Bacalar. 2023-03-30 17.30.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta.^[2] It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.^[2] [more]

MerlinBirdID suggest a prothonotary warbler, at botanical garden, Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-27 11.50.22 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
The prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is the only member of the genus Protonotaria.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Ovenbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Ovenbird_RWD2011b.jpg
The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.^[2][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Black-throated blue warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Black-throated_Blue_Warbler%2C_Parc_%C3%89coforestier_de_Johnville%2C_Quebec%2C_Canada.jpg
The black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family. Its breeding ranges are located in the interior of deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in eastern North America. Over the cooler months, it migrates to islands in the Caribbean and Central America. It is very rarely found in western Europe, where it is considered to be a non-indigenous species. The black-throated blue warbler is sexually dimorphic; the adult male has a black face and cheeks, deep blue upperparts and white underparts, while the adult female is olive-brown above and light yellow below. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape may warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica_tigrina_FWS.jpg
The Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species of New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding range spans all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two records in Britain as of October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen later described by Alexander Wilson. This species was not recorded again in Cape May for another 100 years, although it is now known as an uncommon migrant there.^[2] [more]

Palm warbler by Windham Hill Inn, Vermont. 2023-10-03 10.42.20 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-03.
The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Cerulean warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica-cerulea-002.jpg
The cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Adult males have pale cerulean blue and white upperparts with a black necklace across the breast and black streaks on the back and flanks. Females and immature birds have greyer or greenish upperparts, a pale stripe over the eye, and no streaking on the back and no neck. All of these birds have wing bars and a thin pointed bill. They are found in deciduous forests of eastern North America during the breeding season and then migrate to forested mountain areas in South America. The species is considered threatened with an IUCN status of near threatened, indicating it does not face any imminent threat of extinction in the wild. [more]

Wikipedia: Chestnut-sided warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-pensylvanica-003.jpg
The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States. [more]

Wikipedia: Blackburnian warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-fusca-001.jpg
The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. [more]

Yellow warbler, male of one of the mangrove subspecies, feeding off coconuts used just to sell the milk as a refreshing drink. 2023-04-21 07.08.16 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-21.
The yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus Setophaga. The species can be found throughout most of North America and migrates to wintering grounds from southern California to the Amazon region, Bolivia, and Peru. [more]

Wikipedia: Blackpoll warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica_striata_MN.jpg
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a New World warbler. Breeding males are mostly black and white. They have a prominent black cap, white cheeks and white wing bars. The blackpoll breeds in forests of northern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the mountains of New York and New England. They are a common migrant through much of North America. In fall, they fly south to the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America in a non-stop long-distance migration over open water, averaging 2500 km, one of the longest distance non-stop overwater flights ever recorded for a migratory songbird. Rare vagrants to western Europe, they are one of the more frequent transatlantic passerine wanderers. [more]

Possibly a female American redstart at Maya site Becan. 2023-04-03 12.11.18 Yucatan
First observed in Cockeysville on 2022-05-02.
The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler. It is unrelated to the Old World (common) redstart. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220502_085740 birdnet - American Redstart - 2022-05-02 08:57:40 - American Redstart - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-02 08.57.40 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Hooded warbler Source: OTHER Wilsonia_citrina_%28Belize%29.jpg
The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America and across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210613_064404 birdnet 1638 - No confident detection, wild guess hooded warbler or yellow backed warbler - No confident detection - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-13 06.44.04 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Northern parula Source: OTHER Northernparalua20.jpg
First observed in Cockeysville on 2022-05-01.
The northern parula (Setophaga americana) is a small New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_090658 birdnet - Northern Parula - 2022-05-01 09:06:58 - Northern Parula - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 09.06.58 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Magnolia warbler Source: OTHER Dendroica_magnolia_MN.jpg
The magnolia warbler (Setophaga magnolia) is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Pine warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica_pinus.jpg
The pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Bay-breasted warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendroica-castanea-001.jpg
The Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of thirty-four species in the diverse genus Setophaga.^[2] Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-rumped warbler Source: OTHER Audubon%27s_Warbler_Setophaga_auduboni.jpg
The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive distribution range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrating in the continent's northern parts during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in Winter. The species generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food resources. The diet of the yellow-rumped warbler is based primarily on insects, though the species does eat fruits such as juniper berries as well, especially in winter. [more]

Wikipedia: Northern waterthrush Source: OTHER Northern_Waterthrush%2C_Parkesia_noveboracensis.jpg
The northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis^[2]) is one of the larger New World warblers and one of the Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbirds.^[3] It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada and the northern United States including Alaska. This bird is migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies and Florida, as well as in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It is a very rare vagrant to other South American countries and to western Europe. [more]

Der Stelzenwaldsänger (Parkesia motacilla, Syn.: Seiurus motacilla) ist ein kleiner Vogel aus der Familie der Waldsänger (Parulidae). Er ist neben dem Uferwaldsänger (Parkesia noveboracensis) die zweite Art in der Gattung Parkesia. [more]

Wikipedia: Tennessee warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Tennessee_Warbler_2.jpg
The Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer".^[2] [more]

MerlinBirdID suggests orange-crowned warbler, which has many different color variations. 2023-04-20 11.26.48 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-20.
The orange-crowned warbler (Leiothlypis celata) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. [more]

Wikipedia: Nashville warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Vermivora_ruficapilla_Winema_National_Forest_%28cropped%29.jpg
The Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white. [more]

Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

Possibly two Carolina chickadees. 2022-05-05 18.19.16 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
Parus carolinensis [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220502_105412 birdnet - Carolina Chickadee - 2022-05-02 10:54:12 - Carolina Chickadee - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-02 10.54.12 Cockeysville (song?)

Tufted titmouse / Indianermeise (Baeolophus bicolor)

Tufted titmouse. 2022-05-03 10.55.46 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-12.
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird from North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward,^[2] was included as a subspecies, but now is considered a separate species, (Baeolophus atricristatus).^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220428_115651 birdnet - Tufted Titmouse - Tufted Titmouse - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-04-28 11.56.51 Cockeysville (song?)

Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)

Im richtigen Licht schimmern die Federn. 2020-04-11 07.54.52 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-11.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa.
Learned on BBC's Winterwatch: the movement of a swarm of starlings is called a murmuration! Check out this this video or even an entire half hour
In trees or in the fields by the cows.
Frequently seen here, for instance by their nests under the eaves of one of the Toblerone houses. Introduced to North America from Europe by Eugene Schieffelin.
Eine der Vogelarten, die gleichzeitig zwei Töne singen kann!
Vocalization: Among the best of imitators. Mimics birds, animals and mechanical noises. Often makes several sounds at the same time. [Link]
Song: Song a highly varied mix of falling whistles, bill-clappering and various masterful mimicry. [Link]
Calls: Other calls; a harsh "chaee" and a short sharp "tink". [Link]
Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=37-42 cm, weight=60-90 g
Habitats: Agricultural


Song: I find their individual song amusing, with its (long) whoops and weird noises. As a group, they're just noisy!
Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz) Special sounds: mimicry, whoop, weird Singing season: 01-01 - 09-30 Dawn chorus start, 15 minutes before dawn.
Call: I hear this occasionally and really enjoy it - a long rising 'whoop', as I call it', starting low at 1 1/2 KHz and rising to 6 1/2 KHz!

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210823_172609 birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17:26:09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.mp3 2021-08-23 17.26.09 Fehraltorf (call)

Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 1-6 KHz, Special sounds: whoop.

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

First common myna seen on trip to SE Asia, in Wat Pho, Bangkok. 2024-01-19 17.00.32 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-19.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah,^[2] is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC729094 - Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis tristis. Source: XENOCANTO XC729094 - Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis tristis.mp3 (song?)

Veery / Wilson-Drossel (Catharus fuscescens)

Wikipedia: Veery Source: OTHER 1200px-Catharus_fuscescens_CT.jpg
The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli), Swainson's thrush (C. ustulatus), and Hermit thrush (C. guttatus).^[2][3] Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush (named so after Alexander Wilson^[4]) and tawny thrush.^[5] Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern Veery (C. fuscescens fuscescens), the western Veery or Willow Thrush (C. fuscescens salicicolus), and the Newfoundland Veery (C. fuscescens fuliginosus).^[6] [more]

Gray-cheeked thrush / Grauwangendrossel (Catharus minimus)

Wikipedia: Gray-cheeked thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Graycheekedthrush36.jpg
The grey-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush;^[2] it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The grey-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific.^[3] Of all the American spotted thrushes, the grey-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.^[4] [more]

Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

Wikipedia: Swainson's thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Catharus_ustulatus_-North_Dakota-8a.jpg
Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus), also called olive-backed thrush and russet-backed thrush, is a medium-sized thrush. It is a member of genus Catharus and is typical of it in terms of its subdued coloration and beautiful, ascending flute-like voice. Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. [more]

Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Hermit thrush. 2023-10-13 14.16.16 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-13.
The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush. It is not very closely related to the other North American migrant species of Catharus, but rather to the Mexican russet nightingale-thrush.^[2] [more]

American robin / Wanderdrossel (Turdus migratorius)

American Robin intensely building a nest. 2022-04-26 16.58.36 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin^[2] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210611_204253 birdnet 1616 - American Robin - 2021-06-11 20:42:53 - American Robin - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-11 20.42.53 Cockeysville (song?)

Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Eastern bluebird. 2022-04-29 12.29.14 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. [more]

Wood thrush / Walddrossel (Hylocichla mustelina)

Wood thrush, magnificent singer. 2022-05-05 18.37.08 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-12.
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220505_163615 birdnet - Wood Thrush - 2022-05-05 16:36:15 - Wood Thrush - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-05 16.36.15 Cockeysville (song?)

Least flycatcher / Gartentyrann (Empidonax minimus)

Least flycatcher on second outing near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-16 06.39.50 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-16.
The least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), (also called chebec, or chebecker, after the sound it makes), is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America. [more]

Acadian flycatcher / Buchentyrann (Empidonax virescens)

Wikipedia: Acadian flycatcher Source: OTHER Acadian_Flycatcher.jpg
The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)

Wikipedia: Alder flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Empidonax_alnorum_CT2.jpg
The alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. The genus name Empidonax is from Ancient Greek empis, "gnat", and anax, "master". The specific alnorum is Latin and means "of the alders".^[2] [more]

Eastern kingbird / Königstyrann (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Eastern kingbird. 2022-04-29 12.54.00 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
Lanius tyrannus Linnaeus, 1758 [more]

Gray kingbird / Grauer Königstyrann (Tyrannus dominicensis)

Wikipedia: Gray kingbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Grey_kingbird_%28Tyrannus_dominicensis_vorax%29.jpg
The gray kingbird or grey kingbird, also known as pitirre, petchary, or white-breasted kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) is a passerine bird. [more]

Scissor-tailed flycatcher / Scherenschwanz-Königstyrann (Tyrannus forficatus)

Wikipedia: Scissor-tailed flycatcher Source: OTHER Tyrannus_forficatus_on_branch.jpg
The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. The kingbirds are a group of large insectivorous (insect-eating) birds in the tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae) family. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is found in North and Central America. [more]

Tropical kingbird / Trauertyrann (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Tropical kingbird tenative ID by MerlinBirdID, tail markings. 2018-02-16 16.21.26 Costa Rica
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-16.
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding. [more]

Western kingbird / Arkansaskönigstyrann (Tyrannus verticalis)

MerlinBirdID suggests western kingbird, birding tour near Rio Lagartos. 2023-04-15 08.41.04 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
The western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) is a large tyrant flycatcher found throughout western environments of North America and as far as Mexico. [more]

Eastern phoebe / Weißbauch-Phoebetyrann (Sayornis phoebe)

Wikipedia: Eastern phoebe Source: OTHER 1200px-Sayornis_phoebe_-Owen_Conservation_Park%2C_Madison%2C_Wisconsin%2C_USA-8.jpg
First observed in Maryland on 2022-04-28.
The eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a small passerine bird. The genus name Sayornis is constructed from the specific part of Charles Lucien Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis, "bird".^[2] Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon-goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call.^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220512_115707- birdnet - Eastern Phoebe - 2022-04-28 11:33:45 - birdnet_mobile_5867288364_recording_3278.wav.mp3 2022-05-12 11.57.07 (song?)

Olive-sided flycatcher / Fichtentyrann (Contopus cooperi)

Wikipedia: Olive-sided flycatcher Source: OTHER Olive-sided_Flycatcher.jpg
The olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher. [more]

Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens)

Eastern wood pewee, last new bird we discovered - at the parking lot shortly before leaving, Oregon Ridge. 2021-06-19 09.34.10 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-19.
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220501_084450 birdnet - Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2022-05-01 08:44:50 - Eastern Wood-Pewee - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-01 08.44.50 Cockeysville (song?)

Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)

Wikipedia: Great crested flycatcher Source: OTHER Great_Crested_Flycatcher_RWD2.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-03-18.
The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent.^[2] It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.^[3] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210318_165219- birdnet 9 - Great Crested Flycatcher - 2020-02-25 18:26:45 - birdnet_mobile_5867288364_recording_15.wav.mp3 2021-03-18 16.52.19 Fehraltorf (song?)

Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)

Wikipedia: Ash-throated flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Myiarchus_cinerascens.jpg
The ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in desert scrub, riparian forest, brushy pastures and open woodland from the western United States to central Mexico. It is a short-distance migrant, retreating from most of the U.S. and northern and central Mexico, spending the winter from southern Mexico to Honduras. This bird is also prone to wander, with single birds often seen outside its normal breeding range as far away as the east coast of North America. [more]

Brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)

Brown-crested flycatcher in Holbox by a morning walk. 2023-04-21 07.30.58 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-07.
The brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. [more]

Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Wikipedia: Vermilion flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Vermilion_Flycatcher_by_Dan_Pancamo.jpg
The vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family found throughout South America and southern North America. It is a striking exception among the generally drab Tyrannidae due to its vermilion-red coloration. The males have bright red crowns, chests, and underparts, with brownish wings and tails. Females lack the vivid red coloration and can be hard to identify—they may be confused for the Say's phoebe. The vermilion flycatcher's song is a pit pit pit pidddrrrreeedrr, which is variable and important in establishing a territory. Riparian habitats and semi-open environments are preferred. As aerial insectivores, they catch their prey while flying. Their several months-long molt begins in summer. [more]

Brown-headed nuthatch / Braunkopfkleiber (Sitta pusilla)

Wikipedia: Brown-headed nuthatch Source: OTHER Brown-headed_Nuthatch-27527-4c.jpg
The brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) is a small songbird found in pine forests throughout the Southeastern United States. Genetic analyses indicated low differentiation between northern and southern populations in Florida, but the study also found lower genetic diversity among south Florida populations that may be a result of the increased habitat fragmentation that was documented. A population on the Bahamas showed moderate to high differentiation compared with Florida populations.^[2] The Bahama nuthatch was and still is considered a subspecies (S. p. insularis) by several authorities including the IOC, but the IUCN and BirdLife International have reclassified it as its own separate species.^[3] Two recent studies assessing vocalizations in Bahama and continental nuthatch populations found important differences.^[4][5] One of the studies^[4] also demonstrated that continental and Bahama populations did not respond aggressively to calls of the other population. This type of call-response study is often used to help define cryptic species.^[6] [more]

White-breasted nuthatch / Carolinakleiber (Sitta carolinensis)

Wikipedia: White-breasted nuthatch Source: OTHER Sitta-carolinensis-001.jpg
The white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small songbird of the nuthatch family common across much of temperate North America. It is stocky, with a large head, short tail, powerful bill, and strong feet. It has a black cap, white face, chest, and flanks, blue-gray upperparts, and a chestnut lower belly. Its nine subspecies differ mainly in the color of the body plumage. [more]

Red-breasted nuthatch / Kanadakleiber (Sitta canadensis)

Wikipedia: Red-breasted nuthatch Source: OTHER 1200px-Sitta_canadensis_CT2.jpg
The red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a small songbird. The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes, a straight grey bill and a black crown. Its call, which has been likened to a tin trumpet, is high-pitched and nasal. It breeds in coniferous forests across Canada, Alaska and the northeastern and western United States. Though often a permanent resident, it regularly irrupts further south if its food supply fails. There are records of vagrants occurring as far south as the Gulf Coast and northern Mexico. It forages on the trunks and large branches of trees, often descending head first, sometimes catching insects in flight. It eats mainly insects and seeds, especially from conifers. It excavates its nest in dead wood, often close to the ground, smearing the entrance with pitch. [more]

Brown thrasher / Rotspottdrossel (Toxostoma rufum)

Wikipedia: Brown thrasher Source: OTHER 1200px-Brown_thrasher_in_CP_%2802147%29.jpg
First observed in Cockeysville on 2022-04-29.
The brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds. The brown thrasher is abundant throughout the eastern and central United States and southern and central Canada, and it is the only thrasher to live primarily east of the Rockies and central Texas. It is the state bird of Georgia. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220429_082734 birdnet - Brown Thrasher - Brown Thrasher - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-04-29 08.27.34 Cockeysville (song?)

Bahama mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii)

Wikipedia: Bahama mockingbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Mimus_gundlachii_-Ciego_de_Avila_Province%2C_Cuba-8_%282%29.jpg
The Bahama mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and is a vagrant to Florida.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Northern mockingbird / Gartenspottdrossel (Mimus polyglottos)

Northern mockingbird with its very long legs and tails, Cherrywood Court. 2021-06-17 05.53.30 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-17.
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Turdus polyglottos. The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued thrush". The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in flight.^[2] [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Probably northern mockingbird at Silversage Court, Hunt Valley. 2021-06-20 08.51.26 Maryland (song?)

Grey catbird / Katzendrossel (Dumetella carolinensis)

Gray catbird. 2022-04-30 09.51.08 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-11.
The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers.^[2][3] In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.^[4] [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Gray catbird weird song, Cherrywood Court. 2021-06-16 07.38.03 Cherrywood (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_083848 birdnet - Gray Catbird - 2022-05-03 08:38:48 - Gray Catbird - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 08.38.48 Cockeysville (song?)

House wren. 2022-05-05 08.41.48 Maryland
First observed in Cherrywood on 2021-06-17.
The house wren (Troglodytes aedon) is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed native bird in the Americas.^[2] It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren. Its taxonomy is highly complex and some subspecies groups are often considered separate species. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_103153 birdnet - House Wren - 2022-05-03 10:31:53 - House Wren - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 10.31.53 Cockeysville (song?)

Wikipedia: Winter wren Source: OTHER 1200px-Winter_wren_in_Prospect_Park_%2832249%29.jpg
Olbiorchilus hiemalis
Nannus hiemalis [more]

Carolina wren, Cromwell Valley Park. 2021-06-18 10.15.06 Maryland
First observed in Cockeysville on 2021-06-13.
The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restrict the northern limits of their range while favorable weather conditions lead to a northward extension of their breeding range. Their preferred habitat is in dense cover in forest, farm edges and suburban areas. This wren is the state bird of South Carolina. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Carolina wren sings Figaro. Source: Zoom H6 2022-04-29 08.33.28 Maryland (song?)

Wikipedia: Sedge wren Source: OTHER 1200px-Sedge_Wren_%2831204304001%29.jpg
The sedge wren (Cistothorus stellaris) is a small and secretive passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. The sedge wren was formerly considered as conspecific with the non-migratory grass wren of central and South America. [more]

Wikipedia: Marsh wren Source: OTHER 1200px-Cistothorus_palustris_-Reifel_Island%2C_Vancouver-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called the long-billed marsh wren to distinguish it from the sedge wren, also known as the short-billed marsh wren. [more]

Wikipedia: Brown creeper Source: OTHER Certhia-americana-001.jpg
The brown creeper (Certhia americana), also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. [more]

Blue-gray gnatcatcher. 2023-04-16 09.34.24 Yucatan
First observed in Maryland on 2022-04-29.
The blue-gray gnatcatcher or blue-grey gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a very small songbird native to North America. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220429_112508 birdnet - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2022-04-29 11:25:08 - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Baltimore.mp3 2022-04-29 11.25.08 Maryland (song?)

Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Wikipedia: Cedar waxwing Source: OTHER Cedar_Waxwing_-_Bombycilla_cedrorum%2C_George_Washington%27s_Birthplace_National_Monument%2C_Colonial_Beach%2C_Virginia_%2839997434862%29.jpg
The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized, mostly brown, gray, and yellow. This bird is named for its wax-like wing tips. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, and insects.^[2] The cedar waxwing is not endangered. [more]

Wikipedia: Loggerhead shrike Source: OTHER 1200px-Lanius_ludovicianus_-Texas_-USA-8-4c.jpg
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird in the family Laniidae. It is one of two members of the shrike family endemic to North America; the related northern shrike (L. borealis) occurs north of its range. It is nicknamed the butcherbird after its carnivorous tendencies, as it consumes prey such as amphibians, insects, lizards, small mammals and small birds, and some prey end up displayed and stored at a site, for example in a tree.^[2] Due to its small size and weak talons, this predatory bird relies on impaling its prey upon thorns or barbed wire for facilitated consumption.^[3] The numbers of loggerhead shrike have significantly decreased in recent years, especially in Midwestern, New England and Mid-Atlantic areas.^[4] [more]

Blue Jay. 2022-05-08 09.48.40 Maryland
First observed in Maryland on 2021-06-14.
The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; eastern populations may be migratory. Resident populations are also found in Newfoundland, Canada; breeding populations are found across southern Canada. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common in residential areas. It is predominantly blue, with a white chest and underparts, and a blue crest; it has a black, U-shaped collar around its neck and a black border behind the crest. Males and females are similar in size and plumage, and plumage does not vary throughout the year. Four subspecies have been recognized. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220502_161140 birdnet - Blue Jay - 2022-05-02 16:11:40 - Blue Jay - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-02 16.11.40 Cockeysville (song?)