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
Broad-Winged Hawk
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-Crested 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
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola - also known as Petit Garrot (French), Pato chillón chico (Spanish).
They were pretty far out and I was looking directly into the sun, but this is a life bird for me, so I’ve posted them. The Buffleheads are pretty easy to recognize once you’ve seen them, as the males have what appears to be a large white head patch (in fact, the entire back of their head is white). Females have a smaller patch below and behind the eye.
Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on March 5, 2008, at the Lindsay Park Yacht Club in Davenport, Iowa.
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Wonderful shot . . they are not the easiest to get close to though!
March 10th, 2008 at 8:52 pmI LOVE Buffleheads! Your first photo is great, it looks like the gull is on water, but there must be a bit of ice there.
Great shots and wonderful post! (and congrats on a lifer!)
good birding to you!
March 11th, 2008 at 1:44 pmmon@rch - No, they are not easy to get close to. They do not seem to be too used to being around people!
Birdfreak - He did find himself a little piece of ice out there :)
March 13th, 2008 at 7:39 pmGreat shots of the Buffleheads! I live in Alabama- I don’t think that I have ever seen a Bufflehead down here. Nice shots!
March 17th, 2008 at 8:10 am