Every bird watcher and nature observer has his or her "lists." Here are mine for Birds, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles, and Crustaceans, complete with pull down menus.
BIRDS
Categorized by genus/species, placed chronologically by common name
American Coot
American Crow
American Flamingo*
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Brown Creeper
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Double-Breasted Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Greater Flamingo*
Hairy Woodpecker
Harlequin Duck
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Horned Lark
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Mallard (Domestic)
Mallard (Wild)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ring-Billed Gull
Ring-Necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, MYRIAPODS & GASTROPODS
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus - also known as the Rufous-Sided Towhee (before being split into two species, the Eastern and Spotted Towhees), Le tohi à flancs roux (French), Rötelgrundammer (German).
Top picture is of the male, bottom of the female. The Eastern Towhee is a large sparrow with a dark head and back (black in male, dark brown in female, see above) with a white chest and belly and rufous sides and flanks.
Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens in October of 2007 in Davenport, Iowa.
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I can’t wait to see those guys again! A great bird to watch in early spring, before all the leaves come out!
Beautiful photos and good birding to you
January 4th, 2008 at 11:42 amYeah, I saw both of these birds by accident and only for a few moments. I’m looking forward to searching for them come springtime, too.
January 4th, 2008 at 6:44 pmDrink your teee
January 4th, 2008 at 9:51 pmThat’s a pretty bird. Enjoyed your latest photos.
sandy
January 5th, 2008 at 3:07 pmThanks, mon@rch and sandy!
January 7th, 2008 at 11:06 pm