Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Lab 2011
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Size
and
Shape
–
similar
passerines
• General
shape
• Bill
Size
• Bill
Shape
• Posture
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Example
–
check-‐down
list
• Short,
fat
and
brown
• Bill
–
short
and
thick
• Streaked
breast?
–
no
• Rusty
cap?
–
yes
• Facial
markings?
–
eye
ring
• Conclusion
–
Field sparrow
Cedar
Waxwing
Brewer’s
Blackbird
• Very
`ght
flocks
–
like
schools
• Tighter
flocks
of
fish
Habitat
• Woods
• Shrubs
• Fields
• Water
• Urban
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What
are
the
differences?
What
is
the
same?
Field
Marks
Dis`nc`ve
stripes,
spots,
pa@erns,
colors,
and
highlights
Mimidae
Cardinalidae
Turdidae
American
Robin
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
ground
Mallard
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐water
Feeding
Habitat-‐generalist
Feeding
Habitat-‐forest
Feeding
Habitat-‐grassland/field
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
ground
American
Kestrel
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐grassland/field
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
cavity
Mourning
Dove
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
cavity
American
Crow
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
tree
Carolina
Chickadee
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐forest
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
cavity
Tuned
Titmouse
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐forest
Feeding
Habitat-‐forest
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
cavity
Carolina
Wren
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Habitat-‐grassland/field
Feeding
Habitat-‐grassland/field
Feeding
Habitat-‐shrubland
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
ground
Dark-‐eyed
Junco
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
ground
Eastern
Meadowlark
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐grassland/field
Feeding
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng
–
trees
American
Goldfinch
What
are
the
field
marks?
Range
Map
Habitat-‐urban/feeder
Feeding
Nes`ng – trees