10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now, the tail tips are only about 80-90% effective like most other Accipiter attributes so it is always important to look at a number of key points of ID. If the bird does not looked stressed in flight (for example, due to weather) you can use the head projection of the bird as a clue. What can you notice about the tail of this bird?

Hamburgers 184

Hamburgers Tail Banding United States Philadelphia 184

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

.” There are the classic field marks, size of head and shape of tail, but, we are told, never rely on just one or two features! In addition to differences in tail bands, streaking on juveniles, and flight style, the authors offer behavioral clues which I find fascinating and much easier to remember than width and color of tail bands.

North America 234

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 234

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

These are good examples of Harper’s art and text. Yet, it is amazing how many identification features are evident in his bird pictures—the fire-red head, streaked back, white wing bars, and white-tipped tertials of the Western Tanager, the white tail band on the Eastern Kingbird, the black-bordered white eyebrow of the Red-eyed Vireo.

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170