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

Bufflehead (male)

Common Goldeneye (male)

Common Goldeneye (female)

Hooded Merganser (male)

Hooded Merganser (female)

Common Merganser (male and female)

Wild Turkey (female)

Wild Turkey (male)

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Great Blue Heron

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Bald Eagle

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Belted Kingfisher (female)

Downy Woodpecker (male)

Downy Woodpecker (female)

Hairy Woodpecker (male)

Hairy Woodpecker (female)

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

American Kestrel

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

European Starling

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

House Sparrow (male)

House Sparrow (female)

House Finch (male)

House Finch (female)

Purple Finch (female)

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch (male)

American Goldfinch (female)

American Tree Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Northern Cardinal (female)

Northern Cardinal (male)

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