This page contains digital videos I have taken of birds for use in my courses at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. The clips are short and primarily intended for species identification. Some of the recordings were made in the wild and some are from zoos. They also contain specific behaviors (e.g., foraging, bathing, sunning, wing drying, etc.) that I am trying to show my students. It is an ongoing project and I plan to continue adding new species. The primary emphasis is on North American species. Click on the common name of each species to view the video.
I have added a special Galapagos Islands page with videos of birds from this archipelago. Some of these species are also found in North America and will be included here.
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© - All videos, Jay Pitocchelli 2006, please ask permission (jpitocch AT anselm.edu) to use any videos on this page.
Podicipedidae
Horned Grebe basic plumage (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point Harbor, 11/18/06)
Red-necked Grebe alternate plumage (North Dakota: Rolette Co., Wakopa WMA, 6/11/09)
Procellariidae
Greater Shearwater (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Sulidae
Nazca Booby
Nazca Booby comfort movement (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Espanolo, Punta Suarez, 4/17/10)
Nazca Booby head scratching (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Espanolo, Punta Suarez, 4/17/10)
Nazca Booby downy young (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Espanolo, Punta Suarez, 4/17/10)
Nazca Booby molting young (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Espanolo, Punta Suarez, 4/17/10)
Blue-footed Booby courtship dance by male (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, North Seymour Island, 4/11/10)
Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican ad., juv.(Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Brown Pelican in flight (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/29/11)
Brown Pelican plunge diving(Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/29/11)
Brown Pelican (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, North Seymour Island, 4/11/10)
Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant - adult wing drying (Maine: Cumberland Co., Portland, Evergreen Cemetery, 5/24/06)
Double-crested Cormorant - immature wing drying (Maine: Cumberland Co., Portland, Evergreen Cemetery, 5/24/06)
Double-crested Cormorant - group foraging (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., New Castle, 9/10/06)
Double-crested Cormorant - diving (Maine: Knox Co., Rockport breakwater, 10/9/06)
Great Cormorant (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Merrimack River, Manchester, 2/9/11)
Ciconiidae
Wood Stork (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, North Seymour Island, 4/11/10)
Pelecanidae
American White Pelican (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Provincial Park, 6/19/09)
Anatidae
Swans
Mute Swan (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan adult and immature (Delaware: Kent Co., near Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Tundra Swan preening (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan foraging (Michigan, Lucie Co., Seney NWR, 6/6/09)
Tundra Swan with cygnets (Michigan, Lucie Co., Seney NWR, 6/6/09)
Geese
Canada Goose
Canada Goose (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Canada Geese fighting (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Litchfield 3/19/09)
Brant
Brant (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth 4/7/07)
Brant feeding (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth 4/7/07)
Brant preening and head scratching (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth 4/7/07)
Snow Goose
Snow Geese landing (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Snow Geese in flight (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Snow Geese in field with Canada Geese (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Litchfield 3/19/09)
Greater White-fronted Goose (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Litchfield 3/19/09)
Greylag (Graylag) domesticated escape? (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bradford 4/12/09)
Ducks
Dabblers - Dabbling behavior
Dabblers (Gadwall, Mallards) feeding (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Dabblers (2 male mallards) (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 12/18/06)
Dabblers - Northern Shoveler (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Dabblers - Blue-winged Teal male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Dabblers - Species
Wood Duck
Wood Duck female (New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Wood Duck female with fledglings (New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Wood Duck fledglings (New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Gadwall
Gadwall male and female foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Gadwall male and female foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
White-cheeked Pintail (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz, Galapagos National Park, 4/13/10)
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Northern Pintail male and female (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Northern Pintail flock (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
American Black Duck
American Black Duck with Mallard female (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
American Black Duck with speculum (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 12/18/06)
Mallard
Mallard males (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 12/18/06)
Mallard male and female feeding on grass (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 12/18/06)
Mallard group feeding on grass (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 12/18/06)
Mallard female with Black Duck (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Blue-winged Teal female (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Northern Shoveler m and f (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal male foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 4/5/10)
Green-winged Teal male and female foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 4/5/10)
Divers
Redhead (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck (Maryland: Prince George's Co., Patuxent NW, 1/26/07)
Ring-necked Duck preening (Maine: Cumblerand Co., Capisic Pond, Portland 2/23/08)
Lesser Scaup (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Exeter WWTP, 4/2/10)
King Eider male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point Harbor, 4/10/09)
Common Eider
Common Eider (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point Harbor, 11/18/06)
Common Eider communal brooding (Maine: Cumberland Co., Kettle Cove, 6/23/07)
Harlequin Duck (Maine: Cumberland Co., Dyer Pt., Cape Elizabeth, 1/28/12)
Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw) male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point Harbor, 11/18/06)
Bufflehead
Bufflehead (Maine: York Co., near Biddeford Pool, 11/18/06)
Bufflehead 2 (Maine: York Co., near Biddeford Pool, 11/18/06)
Bufflehead male courtship (Maine: Cumberland Co., Ferry Beach, Scarborough, 3/17/09)
Common Goldeneye male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 2/27/07)
Mergansers
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser males (Maine: Cumberland Co., Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 12/18/06)
Hooded Merganser female bathing (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Scarborough Marsh, Scarborough, 3/18/07)
Hooded Merganser male and female (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 2/27/07)
Common Merganser (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Goffstown, 4/9/07)
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser female (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 2/27/07)
Red-breasted Merganser male and female (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 4/22/07)
Red-breasted Merganser male headscratching (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 4/22/07)
Red-breasted Merganser diving (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 4/22/07)
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck basic plumage (Maine: Cumberland Co., Prout's Pond, Scarborough, 11/18/06)
Ruddy Ducks diving (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Ruddy Duck male displaying (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
Ardeidae
American Bittern
American Bittern (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
American Bittern walking (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bradford, 4/24/09)
American Bittern foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bradford, 4/24/09)
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron feeding (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Great Blue Heron feeding (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Weare, 4/17/07, courtesy of Brian Penney)
Great Egret
Great Egret - foraging (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
Great Egret 1 foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Great Egret 2 foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Snowy Egret - foraging (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Reddish Egret feeding (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Cattle Egret non-breeding plumage (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Green Heron (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Striated Heron Form (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Isabella, Urvina, 4/15/10)
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron immature (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Little Blue Heron molting (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Little Blue Heron (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Floreana, Punta Cormorant, 4/16/10)
Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis foraging in fields (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, Cape Elizabeth, 5/23/06)
Glossy Ibis foraging in marsh (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, Cape Elizabeth, 7/21/07, video by Kris Eschbach)
Glossy Ibis foraging in marsh (Maine: Cumberland Co., Eastern Trail, Scarborough, 7/5/11)
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseaste Spoonbill feeding (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Roseate Spoonbill preening (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/29/11)
Roseate Spoonbill roosting (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture soaring (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Turkey Vulture (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Wilmot, 7/1/11)
Pandionidae
Osprey at the nest (Newfoundland: Stephenville Crossing, 6/22/06)
Accipitridae
Mississippi Kite
Mississippi Kite adult in flight (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Newmarket, 8/27/09)
Mississippi Kite HY bird on nest (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Newmarket, 8/27/09)
Mississippi Kite HY bird feeding on dragonfly (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Newmarket, 8/27/09)
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle imm.(New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Bald Eagle ad. (Maine: Cumberland Co., Yarmouth, 8/8/11)
Sharp-shinned Hawk imm. (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Broad-winged Hawk (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., 5/1/11)
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk (Maine: Cumberland Co., along 77, Cape Elizabeth, 12/26/06)
Red-tailed Hawk defecating (Maine: Cumberland Co., along 77, Cape Elizabeth, 12/26/06)
Red-tailed Hawk perched in tree (Maine: Cumberland Co., Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 7/2/07)
Northern Harrier (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
Falconidae
American Kestrel
American Kestrel male (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/16/09)
American Kestrel female (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/16/09)
Merlin (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 4/22/11)
Phasianidae
California Quail
California Quail family (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/5/09)
California Quail male (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/6/09)
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse (Maine: Oxford Co., near Richardson Lake, 7/6/06)
Ruffed Grouse displaying (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Provincial Park, 6/18/09)
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey male displaying (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 3/27/07)
Wild Turkey scratching for food (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury 3/17/10)
Wild Turkey (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 9/9/06)
Wild Turkey sunning and preening (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 9/9/06)
Wild Turkey comfort movement 1 (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 9/9/06)
Wild Turkey comfort movement 2 (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 9/9/06)
Ring-necked Pheasant female (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point, 2/27/07)
Rallidae
Virginia Rail (Maine: Cumberland Co., Eastern Trail, Scarborough, 7/5/11)
American Coot feeding (Delaware: Kent Co., Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, 12/30/06)
Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Floreana, Punta Cormorant, 4/16/10)
American Avocet
American Avocet (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
American Avocet (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Yankee Fisherman's Coop, Seabrook, 9/10/11)
Charadriidae
Piping Plover (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 5/24/06)
Semipalmated Plover 1 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Semipalmated Plover 2 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/25/06)
Killdeer
Killdeer (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth 4/7/07)
Killdeer on nest (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 7/14/11)
Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover (Maine: Cumberland Co., Pine Point Harbor, 11/18/06)
Black-bellied Plover (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 5/26/07)
Scolopacidae
Wandering Tattler (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Espanolo, Punta Suarez, 4/17/10)
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper winter plumage (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Spotted Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 5/28/07)
Solitary Sandpiper (Maine: York Co., Sanford Sewage Treatment Plant, 8/13/10)
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs foraging (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., New Castle, 9/10/06)
Greater Yellowlegs foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Greater Yellowlegs foraging (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Willet
Willet (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 5/28/07)
Willet (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 7/14/11)
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Maine: York Co., Sanford Sewage Treatment Plant, 8/13/10)
Lesser Yellowlegs calling (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 7/14/11)
Greater vs. Lesser Yellowlegs comparison (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Hudsonian Godwit (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 9/10/11)
Whimbrel (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Bartolome Island, 4/12/10)
Ruddy Turnstone (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Santiago, Porta Egas, 4/12/10)
Sanderling (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/25/06)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 9/19/09)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Least Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough Marsh, 5/28/07)
White-rumped Sandpiper (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord,10/12/11)
Baird's Sandpiper (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 9/19/09)
Pectoral Sandpiper (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord,10/12/11)
Sandpipers bathing (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Sandpiper preening (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Dunlin
Dunlin breeding plumage (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, Newbury Port, 5/29/11)
Dunlin juvenile molting (Maine: Knox Co., Rockport breakwater, 10/9/06)
Short-billed Dowticher
Short-billed Dowitcher (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 7/14/11)
Short-billed Dowitcher winter plumage(Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 9/10/11)
Short-billed Dowitcher feeding (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 9/10/11)
American Woodcock
American Woodcock family (New Hampshire: Coos Co., Jefferson, 6/21/07)
American Woodcock feeding (Maine: Aroostook, Co., south of Oxbos, 6/8/10)
Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher (Bartolome Island, 4/12/10)
Laridae
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull adult (Newfoundland: Port-aux-Basques, Ferry Terminal, 7/20/06)
Ring-billed Gull subadult (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Ring-billed Gull bathing (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/12/06)
Herring Gull and Herring Gull Behavior
Herring Gull (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 5/24/06)
Herring Gull dropping clams on rocks 1 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Ferry Beach, Scarborough, 2/27/07)
Herring Gull dropping clams on rocks 2 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Ferry Beach, Scarborough, 2/27/07)
Herring Gull foraging for trash (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Pine Point, 4/8/07)
Iceland Gull imm. (New Hampshire: Stratham Co., Rocheseter WWTP, 3/22/10)
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull 1 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 5/24/06)
Great Black-backed Gull 2 (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/25/06)
Western Gull (California: Sonoma County, Sonoma State Beach Park, 7/10/09)
Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull bathing (Maine: Cumberland Co., near Biddeford Pool, 11/18/06)
Bonaparte's Gull bathing (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Provincial Park, 6/19/09)
Bonaparte's Gull breeding plumage (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Provincial Park, 6/19/09)
Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull adult (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Laughing Gull juv. HY food-begging (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Common Noddy feeding young (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Isabela, Punta Vicente Roca, 4/14/10)
Least Tern (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Sandy Point Beach State Park, 5/21/11)
Black Tern foraging (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
Roseate Tern
Roseate Tern (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Sandy Point Beach State Park, 5/21/11)
Roseate Tern displaying (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Sandy Point Beach State Park, 5/21/11)
Common Tern
Common Tern display (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Sandy Point Beach State Park, 5/21/11)
Common Tern copulating (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Sandy Point Beach State Park, 5/21/11)
Common Tern immature (Maine: Cumberland Co., Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 8/13/10)
Royal Tern
Royal Tern ad.(Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Royal Tern ad. (Florida: Nassau Co., Amelia Island, 7/24/11)
Royal Tern juv. HY (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Royal Tern juv. HY walking (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Sandwich Tern(Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer immature (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 9/10/11)
Black Skimmer sleeping (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 9/10/11)
Alcidae
Razorbill
Razorbill (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Razorbill walking (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Razorbill auto- and allopreening (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Razorbill aggressive allopreening (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Common Murre
Common Murre (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07
Common Murre preening (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07
Common Murre bridled form (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot - breeding plumage (Maine: Knox Co., Eastern Egg Rock, 8/4/06)
Black Guillemot - non-breeding plumage (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, 8/11/06)
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin (Maine: Knox Co., Eastern Egg Rock, 8/4/06)
Atlantic Puffin (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Atlantic Puffin walking (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Atlantic Puffin fighting (Maine: Washington Co., Machias Seal Island, 7/26/07)
Cuculidae
Smooth-billed Ani (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Santiago, Porta Egas, 4/12/10)
Strigidae
Northern Hawk Owl Preening (New Hampshire: Center Harbor, 1/16/09)
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl in Flight (Massachussetts: Essex Co., Salisbury State Park, 3/17/09)
Snowy Owl male (Massachussetts: Essex Co., Salisbury State Park, 3/17/09)
Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon (Newfoundland: Port-aux-Basques, Ferry Terminal, 7/20/06)
Rock Pigeon - sunning (Newfoundland: Port-aux-Basques, Ferry Terminal, 7/20/06)
Zenaida Dove (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Mourning Dove (Maine: York Co., Hattie's beach, 11/18/06)
Trochillidae
Green-throated Carib (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird female (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 8/23/06)
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird female - slow motion (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 8/23/06)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Picidae
Acorn Woodpecker (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/5/09)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Maryland, Prince George's Co., Patuxent NWR, 1/26/07)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker immature feeding (New Hampshhire, Merrimack Co., Newbury, 9/8/09)
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker female on suet (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Downy Woodpecker female (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Saint Anselm College campus, Goffstown, 10/25/06, courtesy of Lori LaPlante)
Downy Woodpecker male (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Saint Anselm College campus, Goffstown, 10/25/06 courtesy of Lori LaPlante)
Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Hairy Woodpecker male foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 1/13/08)
Hairy Woodpecker male on suet (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 1/13/08)
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker male foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimacl Co., South Rd., Newbury, 1/17/09)
Pileated Woodpecker (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Weare, 5/17/07, courtesy of Brian Penney)
Tyrannidae
Willow Flycatcher male singing (New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Eastern Phoebe (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
Black Phoebe
Black Phoebe (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/6/09)
Black Phoebe (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/6/09)
Western Kingbird (North Dakota: Grand Forks Co., Kelly's Slough NWR, 6/10/09)
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird (Michigan, Alcona Co., Mikado, 6/6/09)
Eastern Kingbird with food (Maine: Cumberland Co., Freeport, 7/2/07)
Gray Kingbird (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Alaudidae
Horned Lark
Horned Lark (Maine: Cumberland Co., Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 2/27/07)
Horned Lark feeding (Maine: Cumberland Co., Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 2/27/07)
Laniidae
Northern Shrike (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 3/17/09)
Corvidae
Blue Jay
Blue Jay (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Saint Anselm College campus, Goffstown, 5/6/06)
Blue Jay ground feeding (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/13/11)
Blue Jay handling food (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/13/11)
Steller's Jay (Wyoming: Albany Co., Turtle Rock, 8/8/07)
Western Scrub Jay juvenile (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/5/09)
Canada Jay
Canada Jay adult hopping (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Prov. Park, 6/13/09)
Canada Jay juvenile (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Prov. Park, 6/13/09)
Canada Jay in winter (New Hampshire: Coos Co., Dixville Notch, Balsams Wilderness, 2/27/11)
Black-billed Magpie
Black-billed Magpie (Utah: Summit County, Park City, 3/2/09)
Black-billed Magpie forgaing (Utah: Summit County, Park City, 3/4/09)
American Crow
American Crow (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/25/06)
American Crow roosting (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Saint Anselm College campus, Goffstown, 1/25/08)
Fish Crow (Washington, DC: National Zoo, 1/27/07)
Northern Raven - fledglings (Newfoundland: near St. Anthony, 6/17/06)
Hirundinidae
Purple Martin (Manitoba: Grandview 6/13/09)
Purple Martin male and female at nestbox (New York: Cayuga Co., Montezuma NWR, 5/21/10)
Tree Swallow (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Lubberland Creek Preserve, New Market, 5/14/07)
Cliff Swallow (Quebec: Mt. Ste. Anne ski resort, 7/31/10)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow (Manitoba: Duck Mtn. Prov. Park, 6/13/09)
Barn Swallow gathering nesting materials (Maine: Cumberland Co., Freeport, 7/2/07)
Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing (New Hampshire: Coos Co., Gorham, 1/28/11)
Bohemian Waxwing feeding 1 (New Hampshire: Coos Co., Gorham, 1/28/11)
Bohemian Waxwing feeding 2 (New Hampshire: Coos Co., Gorham, 1/28/11)
Cedar Waxing
Cedar Waxwing (Maine: Cumberland Co., Cape Elizabeth, Kettle Cove, 8/25/06)
Cedar Waxing foraging (New Hampshire: Grafton Co., Franconia, 6/20/07)
Cinclidae
American Dipper (Wyoming: Carbon Co., Medicine Bow National Forest, 8/7/07)
Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird male singing (Michigan, Alcona Co., Glennie, 6/6/09)
Eastern Bluebird (Maine: Cumberland Co., Freeport, 7/2/07)
Townsend's Solitaire (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bow, 1/19/11)
American Robin
American Robin - molting juvenile (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
American Robin foraging (Maryland, Montgomery Co., Caroline Ave., Silver Spring, 1/26/07)
Sturnidae
European Starling (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 4/26/07)
Mimidae
Gray Catbird (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird - adult wing flash display (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird adult feeding (Maine: York Co., near Biddeford Pool, 11/18/06)
Northern Mockingbird - adult feeding visit (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - adult feeding young (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - adult scolding/alarm call (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - fledglings freezing behavior (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - nestling on the nest (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - comfort movements (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - sleeping (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - nestlings food begging (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Northern Mockingbird - nestlings preening (Maine: Cumberland Co., South Portland, 8/3/06)
Pearly-eyed Thrasher (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/14/09)
Grey Trembler (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Sittidae
White-breasted Nuthatch (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Saint Anselm College campus, Goffstown, 10/25/06 courtesy of Lori LaPlante)
Certhiidae
Brown Creeper (Maryland, Prince George's Co., Patuxent NWR, 1/26/07)
Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co. Saint Anselm College Campus 5/2/06)
Boreal Chickadee (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bow 2/17/09)
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee (Maryland, Prince George's Co., Patuxent NWR, 1/26/07)
Carolina Chickadee (Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co., Rosemont, 2/20/10)
Mountain Chickadee (Wyoming: Albany Co., Pole Mtn., 8/8/07)
Tufted Titmouse (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton (5/5/06)
Oak Titmouse (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/9/09)
Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet female (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Passeridae
House Sparrow
House Sparrow (Maine: York Co., Kittery, 8/30/06)
House Sparrow (Maryland: Montgomery Co., Silver Spring, 1/26/07)
Motacillidae
Water Pipit (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth 4/7/07)
Fingillidae
Purple Finch
Purple Finch female (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
Purple Finch male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
House Finch male and female (Maine: York Co., Hattie's beach, 11/18/06)
Evening Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/6/11)
Evening Grosbeak male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/24/07)
Evening Grosbeak male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Bow, 4/15/07, courtesy of Lori LaPlante)
Evening Grosbeak female (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/6/11)
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch male and female at bird feeder (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/13/11)
American Goldfinch female (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
American Goldfinch male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/6/06)
American Goldfinch male after losing mate to roadkill (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 7/14/11)
Pine Siskin (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 1/26/09)
White-winged Crossbil female (New Hampshire: Coos County, Bretton Woods Nordic trail, 2/3/07)
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 1/8/08)
Common Redpoll (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 3/25/11)
Unknown Family
Banaquit (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Parulidae
Northern Parula Warbler male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 5/22/07)
Yellow Warbler male (Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz, Charles Darwin Research Station, 4/13/10)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/25/06)
Magnolia Warbler male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 5/22/07)
Black-throated Blue Warbler male nectar feeding (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 9/12/10)
Black-throated Blue Warbler female (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Yellow-rumped Warbler female (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Yellow-rumped Warbler fall (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
St. Lucia Warbler (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Blackpoll Warbler winter plumage (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/16/09)
Black and White Warbler female foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co. Newbury, 8/15/09)
American Redstart (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/23/06)
Mourning Warbler
Mourning Warbler 1 (Newfoundland: Port Saunders, 6/21/06)
Mourning Warbler 2 (Newfoundland: Port Saunders, 6/21/06)
Mourning Warbler 3 (Michigan: Alcona Co., Glennie, 6/6/09)
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Common Yellowthroat male (Maine: Cumberland Co., Freeport, 7/2/07)
Common Yellowthroat female with food (New Hampshire: Carroll Co., White Mtn. National Forest, 6/27/09)
Common Yellowthroat female with food (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Danbury,7/1/11)
Wilson's Warbler male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
Unknown Family
Lesser Antillean Saltator (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/13/09)
Thraupidae
Scarlet Tanager male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Emberizidae
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch male (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch female (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal male (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Bedford 10/23/06, courtesy of Sherry Chakrin)
Northern Cardinal female (Maryland, Montgomery Co., Caroline Ave., Silver Spring, 1/26/07)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak adult male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/5/06)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak adult male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., 5/13/11)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak immature male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., 5/13/11)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak female (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Indigo Bunting male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Spotted Towhee (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma 7/6/09)
Eastern Towhee (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
California Towhee
California Towhee feeding (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma 7/5/09)
California Towhee (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma 7/6/09)
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow (Maine: Cumberland Co., Portland, Evergreen Cemetery, 5/17/06)
Chipping Sparrow foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 5/16/07)
Vesper Sparrow (Maine: York Co., Kennebuk Plains, 6/7/11)
Savannah Sparrow
Ipswich Savannah Sparrow (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 4/7/07)
Savannah Sparrow (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Savannah Sparrow feeding on dandelions (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/21/11)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Maine: York Co., Kennebuk Plains, 6/7/11)
Nelson's Sparrow (Maine: Cumberland Co., Eastern Trail, Scarborough, 6/21/11)
Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow foraging/scratching (Maine: Cumberland Co., Wolf' Neck Farm, Freeport 3/17/09)
Fox Sparrow (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 4/23/11)
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow feeding (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Song Sparrow perched (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
Song Sparrow perched (Maryland: Prince George's Co., Patuxent NWR, 1/26/07)
Song Sparrow foraging (Maine: Cumberland Co., Wolf' Neck Farm, Freeport 3/17/09)
Swamp Sparrow (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Danbury, 7/1/11)
American Tree Sparrow (Maine: Cumberland Co.: Scarborough Marsh, Scarborough, 3/18/07)
White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow immature (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 10/10/06)
White-crowned Sparrow adult with food (Wyoming: Albany Co., Medicine Bow National Forest, 8/7/07)
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow perched (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 10/10/06)
White-throated Sparrow - white form (Maryland, Montgomery Co., Caroline Ave., Silver Spring, 1/26/07)
White-throated Sparrow - tan form (Maryland, Montgomery Co., Caroline Ave., Silver Spring, 1/26/07)
Dark-eyed Junco
Slate-colored
Dark-eyed Junco (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 1/10/07)
Dark-eyed Junco foraging on the ground (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Newbury, 5/13/11)
Dark-eyed Junco foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Dunbarton, 1/10/07)
Dark-eyed Junco with nesting material (Maine: Aroostook, Co., south of Oxbow, 6/8/10)
Oregon
Dark-eyed Junco foraging (California: Sonoma Co., Armstrong Redwoods Preserve, 7/10/09)
Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting winter female (New Hampshhire: Graton Co., Franconia, 1/10/09)
Icteridae
Bobolink
Bobolink male alternate plumage(New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Bedford, 5/17/07)
Bobolink male alternate plumage (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, Newburyport, 5/29/11)
Bobolink basic plumage (New HampshireL Merrimack, Co., Concord, 10/4/11)
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird male (North Dakota: Grand Forks Co., Kelly's Slough NWR 6/10/09)
Yellow-headed Blackbird male (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
Yellow-headed Blackbird female (North Dakota: near York, Junction of Co. Rd. 30 and Rte 2, 6/11/09)
Red-winged Blackird
Red-winged Blackbird male (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Goffstown 3/19/09)
Red-winged Blackbird male singing (Maine: Cumberland Co., Scarborough 4/8/07)
Red-winged Blackbird male singing (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Goffstown 3/19/09)
Red-winged Blackbird male - agitated (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Lubberland Creek Preserve, New Market, 5/14/07)
Red-winged Blackbird female - agitated (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Lubberland Creek Preserve, New Market, 5/14/07)
Red-winged Blackird males foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 4/26/07)
Common Grackle
Common Grackle male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR, 5/6/06)
Common Grackle male foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 4/26/07)
Common Grackle male irridescence (Maine: Cumberland Co., Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 5/22/07)
Common Grackle male irridescence (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 4/2/10)
Common Grackle male displaying (Massachuestts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR 4/5/10)
Boat-tailed Grackle feeding (Florida: Duval Co., Huguenot Memorial Park, 7/30/11)
Carib Grackle
Carib Grackle male (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Carib Grackle female (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/11/09)
Carib Grackle female feeding (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Carib Grackle young food begging (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Carib Grackle young food begging - wing quiver (St. Lucia: near Anse La Raye, 10/12/09)
Brewer's Blackbird male and female (California: Sonoma Co., Sonoma, 7/5/09)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird male (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 5/9/09)
Brown-headed Cowbird female foraging (New Hampshire: Merrimack Co., Concord, 4/26/07)
Orchard Oriole immature male (Massachusetts: Essex Co., Parker River NWR (5/21/11)
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole male (New Hampshire: Rockingham Co., Lubberland Creek Preserve, New Market, 5/14/07)
Baltimore Oriole male feeding on suet (New Hampshire: Hillsborough Co., Weare, 5/18/07, courtesy of Brian Penney)
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