Photo Identification Guide

Middlesex, Ontario (2 Dec 2023)
Photos: Mark Peck and Christian Artuso

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Mallard (male)

Mallard (female)

American Black Duck

Hooded Merganser (male)

Hooded Merganser (female)

Common Merganser (male/female)

Wild Turkey (female)

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Ring-billed Gull

American Herring Gull

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Bald Eagle

Red-tailed Hawk

Great Horned Owl

Belted Kingfisher (female)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker (male)

Downy Woodpecker (female)

Hairy Woodpecker (male)

Hairy Woodpecker (female)

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

American Kestrel

Merlin

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Horned Lark

Golden-crowned Kinglet

White-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

European Starling (winter)

Eastern Bluebird (male)

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

House Sparrow (male)

House Sparrow (female)

House Finch (male)

House Finch (female)

American Goldfinch (winter)

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird (male)

Red-winged Blackbird (female)

Brown-headed Cowbird (male)

Northern Cardinal (male)

Northern Cardinal (female)

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