For the past 2 days, John and I have been observing birds and taking notes for the Great Backyard Count. We revisited a few pointers for identification such as with the woodpeckers, the Downy Woodpecker has a short beak, white back and black dots on the white outer section of the tail whereas the Hairy Woodpecker, which looks very similar, is bigger and has a longer beak. Can you figure out which one is which from these amazing illustrations from online?
Then, for the iridescent black birds. The European Starlings are smaller and compact with short tails and yellow beaks this time of year and usually fly in quick moving flocks whereas the Common Grackle is larger with a long keel-shaped tail and dark beak. Which one is which?
Finally, here are the results of our Great Backyard Bird Count:
Locality: 18901, Doylestown, Bucks County, PA |
Observation Date: FEB 19, 2012 | Email: shiverjh2002@yahoo.com |
Start Time: 9:30 AM | Snow Depth: No snow was present |
Total Birding Time: 4 hours | Location Type: Yard |
Party Size: 2 Skill: good Weather: good | Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
rural |
Number of species: 14 | All Reported: no |
| Species | Count |
| Turkey Vulture | 3 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 3 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee | 2 |
| European Starling | 12 |
| Song Sparrow | 3 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 13 |
| Northern Cardinal | 3 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| House Finch | 1 |
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