Birds of North America

110 flashcards by MentisLibrary

Identify birds the way birders do, by field marks, song, and behavior. Every card names the habitat where you will find it plus one detail that makes the bird unforgettable.

Which bird is an all red songbird with a pointed crest, a black face mask, and a stout orange bill?

Northern Cardinal

Which blue crested bird has a black necklace and white spotted wings?

Blue Jay

Which gray backed thrush has a brick orange breast, a yellow bill, and a white eye ring?

American Robin

Which small finch turns bright lemon yellow with a black forehead and black wings in summer?

American Goldfinch

Which tiny bird has a black cap, a black bib, and bright white cheeks?

Black-capped Chickadee

Which small gray bird has a pointed crest, a black forehead patch, and peachy flanks?

Tufted Titmouse

Which blue gray bird climbs headfirst down tree trunks?

White-breasted Nuthatch

Which small black and white woodpecker has a stubby bill and a red nape patch on the male?

Downy Woodpecker

Which brown barred woodpecker feeds on the ground and flashes a white rump in flight?

Northern Flicker

Which crow sized woodpecker has a flaming red crest and chisels rectangular holes?

Pileated Woodpecker

Which glossy black bird flashes red and yellow shoulder patches while singing from a cattail?

Red-winged Blackbird

Which iridescent blackbird has a pale yellow eye and a long keel shaped tail?

Common Grackle

Which stocky dark bird is heavily speckled in winter and has a yellow bill in spring?

European Starling

Which stocky sparrow has a gray crown and a black bib on the male, and nests in building crevices?

House Sparrow

Which slim gray brown dove has a long pointed tail and whistling wings on takeoff?

Mourning Dove

Which slender gray bird flashes big white wing patches and sings long strings of copied phrases?

Northern Mockingbird

Which slate gray bird has a black cap, a rusty patch under the tail, and a cat like mew?

Gray Catbird

Which rusty brown bird has a long tail, a streaked breast, and a bright yellow eye?

Brown Thrasher

Which small thrush is deep blue above with a rusty throat and breast?

Eastern Bluebird

Which swallow has a deeply forked tail, a steel blue back, and a cinnamon underside?

Barn Swallow

Which swallow is iridescent blue green above and clean white below?

Tree Swallow

Which bird looks like a flying cigar with stiff curved wings and never perches on a branch?

Chimney Swift

Which hummingbird is the only one that nests widely east of the Great Plains?

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Which West Coast hummingbird has a rose pink crown and throat that flare in the sun?

Anna's Hummingbird

Which blue gray bird has a shaggy crest, a heavy dagger bill, and rattles as it flies along a stream?

Belted Kingfisher

Which tall gray wader flies with its neck folded into an S?

Great Blue Heron

Which tall gray bird has a red forehead, a bugling call, and flies with its neck outstretched?

Sandhill Crane

Which small white heron has a black bill, black legs, and bright yellow feet?

Snowy Egret

Which large white heron has a yellow bill and all black legs?

Great Egret

Which goose has a black head and neck with a broad white chinstrap?

Canada Goose