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 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-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
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
And this blog will be a bald eagle high use area over the next week, too. In the picture below you can see a typical day in January and February at Lock and Dam 14 in LeClaire, Iowa (along the Mississippi River just north of the Quad Cities). I can see the silhouette of at least 16 bald eagles - and that’s just the beginning. While at least 16 are sitting right here, another dozen or so are on the other side of the lot, while still a few more are directly above where I was standing when I was taking this picture. And still some others were out over the water fishing… High use area, indeed. I’ll be posting the photos throughout the week.
Corey at 10,000 Birds saw seven bald eagles on a recent trip into Manhattan via Amtrak, so sounds like the birds are doing well in the Northeast, too.
Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on February 2, 2008 in LeClaire, Iowa.
Yeah, the number of bald eagles that hang around our area this time of year is certainly impressive. I’m not personally aware of how recent their return is, but they are here in full force and their areas are protected and fenced off - so I’m optimistic they’ll stay!
February 6th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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cool. those are beautiful animals. their rebirth in iowa is a great success story.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:41 pmI can’t wait! The Bald Eagle is one of my favorite birds. I have only rarely seen one here in Arkansas. They are an impressive bird to say the least.
February 5th, 2008 at 10:32 pmYeah, the number of bald eagles that hang around our area this time of year is certainly impressive. I’m not personally aware of how recent their return is, but they are here in full force and their areas are protected and fenced off - so I’m optimistic they’ll stay!
February 6th, 2008 at 2:11 pm