Beginning slides for bird identification at New Roads High School

2. Family: Corvidae Jays, Crows, and Ravens

3. Which bird is this? A. Western Scrub Jay B. Blue Jay C. Stellar’s Jay Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica

5. Which jay is which? Western Scrub Jay Steller’s Jay

6. Notice thick bill Crow or Raven? Common Raven Corvus corvax (Much bigger than its relative, the American Crow) Cornell Recording

7. Raven or Crow? American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Notice thinner bill as compared to the raven

8. Which is a crow and which is raven? American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corvax

9. Family: Tyrannidae

10. Which bird is this? A. Northern Cardinal B. American Robin C. Western Kingbird Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

12. Family: Icteridae

13. Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Which blackbird is which? Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

14. Family: Thrupidae

16. Cyanocitta stelleri Western Kingbird Corvus brachyrhynchos Western Scrub Jay Tyrannus verticalis Red-winged Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Brewer’s Blackbird Aphelocoma californica Common Raven Corvus corvax Steller’s Jay Agelaius phoeniceus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans American Crow REVIEW OF Tyrannidae, Icteridae, Corvidae, and Thrupidae

17. Western Kingbird Western Scrub Jay Red-winged Blackbird Western Tanager Brewer’s Blackbird Common Raven Steller’s Jay Black Phoebe American Crow Cyanocitta stelleri Corvus brachyrhynchos Tyrannus verticalis Euphagus cyanocephalus Piranga ludoviciana Aphelocoma californica Corvus corvax Agelaius phoeniceus Sayornis nigricans

18. Family: Emberizidae Sparrows and their Allies

19. What kind of sparrow is this? A. House Sparrow B.Fox Sparrow C. Black-throated Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

20. Which birds are these? Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis California Towhee Pipilo crissalis Notice the streaking on the Savannah Sparrow as compared to the California Towhee

21. What kind of sparrow is this? House Sparrow Passer domesticus

23. Dark-eyed Junco versus Spotted Towhee: Which is which? Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus

24. Family: Troglodytidae

27. Family: Timaliidae

29. REVIEW OF Emberizidae,Troglodytidae, and Timaliidae Chamaea fasciata Passer domesticus Pipilo maculatus Zonotrichia leucophrys Pipilo crissalis Amphispiza bilineata Salpinctes obsolestus Junco hyemalis Campylorhychus brunneicapillus Passerculus sandwichensis Black-throated Sparrow Savannah Sparrow California Towhee House Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Dark-eyed Junco Cactus Wren Rock Wren Wrentit

30. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Savannah Sparrow California Towhee House Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Dark-eyed Junco Cactus Wren Rock Wren Wrentit Passerculus sandwichensis Pipilolla crissalis Passer domesticus Zonotrichia leucophrys Pipilo maculatus Junco hyemalis Campylorhychus brunneicapillus Salpinctes obsolestus Chamaea fasciata