Short-billed Dowitcher: This large sandpiper has mottled gray, black, brown and red-brown upperparts, white rump, red-brown underparts with spots and bars, a long, straight dark bill and long, dark yellow-green legs. And as always, THANKS for sending in your photos! CHAFFINCH 3. The tail is deeply forked and white with dark edged outer feathers. Dark green tail may show some rufous. Direct flight with buoyant steady wing beats. Long hooked yellow-gray bill with yellow "v" shaped gular pouch edged in white. Sexes are similar. Flies low over water with strong rapid wing beats. Tail is dark with white corners. Harlequin Duck: Small diving duck, blue-gray upperparts and underparts, rust-brown flanks. The throat is white with black streaks. McCown's Longspur: Medium-sized sparrow with streaked gray upperparts, plain gray underparts, and darker breast. Bullock's Oriole: Medium oriole, mostly bright orange with black crown, eye-line, throat stripe, back, and central tail. They are the only bird known to regularly kill and eat skunks. The bill is long, dark and dagger-like, and the legs and feet are yellow-green. Emily age 11 25-May-2013 16:48 American Avocet: Long-legged shorebird with long, thin, upcurved bill and distinctive black-and-white back and sides. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Black-colored--or at least mostly black-colored--birds in the yard tend to be one of these: European Starling, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, and Brown-headed Cowbird. It feeds mostly on terrestrial and aquatic insects. Undertail coverts are white. Black legs and feet. Lower face and front of neck are white; black cap extends below eye. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, and invertebrates. Lives most of its life above timberline. Face is buff with black stripe behind eye. Forked tail is dark green with black outer tail feathers. Feeds in shallow water or mudflats exposed at low tide. White-winged Dove: Medium-sized, stout dove with gray-brown upperparts, gray underparts, and small, black crescent below eye. Tail is brown with white edges. Mask is black with white border, bill is heavy and slightly hooked. The Brown Creeper can be difficult to spot for two reasons: its brown streaked plumage camouflages well and it inconspicuously creeps along the trunks of trees. Legs and feet are brown. Feeds primarily on insects. Sage Thrasher: Small thrasher, gray upperparts, dark-streaked white underparts with pale brown wash. Whatbird parametric search. Direct flight with graceful, shallow wing beats. In Cuba a wintering female was spotted in 1981. Mitch Waite Group. Yellow-brown legs and feet. Red-orange legs and feet. Eats fly larvae, beetles, crustaceans and marine worms. North America's only all-white owl. Legs and feet are black. Long bill is gray, hooked. Hovers over prey and dips down. Pink-gray legs and feet. Black tips on the primary feathers are only seen in flight. Lark Bunting: Large sparrow, nearly black with large white wing patches, short, white-edged tail, and heavy, blue-gray bill. Bill is black. Bright red bill with black tip, lower mandible longer than upper. Short flights, alternates rapid wing beats with brief periods of wings pulled to sides. Feeds on insects and spiders. Wings are black with white spots. Snowbird Brown was born as Amora Jean on November 18, 1994, to Amy Brown and Billy Brown. House Wren: Small wren with brown head, nape, and back showing very fine dark brown bars, faint white eyebrows, and gray-brown underparts with fine brown bars on flanks and below tail. Long bill, slightly upcurved and pink with black tip. This speckled, cinnamon-washed shorebird probes deep into mud and sand for aquatic invertebrates on its coastal wintering grounds and picks up grasshoppers on the breeding grounds. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Hudsonian Godwit: Large sandpiper with white-scaled, brown-black upperparts, black-barred chestnut-brown underparts. Lark Bunting: Large sparrow, nearly black with large white wing patches, short, white-edged tail, and heavy, blue-gray bill. Sexes similar. Old Man Winter comes to Tennessee with a vengeance some years bringing much colder temperatures and more precipitation than on average, but many winters are mild throughout. Townsend's Warbler: Olive-green upperparts, black throat and upper breast. It has a white face, black cap, and a thick, straight, yellow bill with a black tip. Forehead is pale blue; bill is red and yellow-tipped. It feeds on seeds, grain, grasses and berries. Willet: This large sandpiper has mottled gray-brown upperparts, white rump and lightly streaked and barred white underparts, white tail with dark brown tip, and blue-gray leg. Fast direct flight with rapid wing beats. Belly; lower back, and rump are yellow-green. Spotted Towhee: Large sparrow, white-spotted black back, black rump. Pink-gray legs and feet. White overall with black primaries and long pointed wings. The belly is white. Hood and throat are iridescent red, may appear black or dark purple in low light; broken white eye-ring is usually visible. In some regions, western birds may have grey on the head and back. They prey on other birds. Mottled Duck: Medium dabbling duck with dark brown mottled body, feathers usually show distinct multi-toned chevrons, buff-brown face and unmarked neck, darker crown and eye line. Bell's Vireo: Small vireo, faint, broken eye-ring, thick, slightly flattened hooked bill, one or two faint wing bars. Wings are black-tipped above and black-edged below; tail is deeply forked. Its pale brown under wings are visible in flight. Light buff-yellow wash on crown of head extending down nape may be visible. Tail is short. Eats mostly insects. Long black tail with long slender feathers, pale gray mask and black bill with dark pink saddle. Gray-brown wings. Legs and feet are black. Thank you. Feeds mostly on fish, some crustaceans and insects. Tail is pale gray, dark band at base. Swift direct flight. Brown Pelican: Large, unmistakable seabird, gray-brown body, dark brown, pale yellow head and neck, oversized bill. Direct, swift flight on rapidly beating wings. Eye-ring is thin and white. Legs are extremely long and red-pink. In 2016 the American Ornithologist Union split the Clapper Rail into three species, the Clapper Rail, Ridgway's Rail and Mangrove Rail (not in North America). Brown Thrashers are exuberant singers, with one of the largest repertoires of any North American songbird. Bill, legs, feet are gray-black. Flies on stiff wing beats, alternates several rapid wing strokes with long glides. Feeds on insects, mollusks and crustaceans. Direct flight with strong deep wing beats. Darker head has white eyebrows and dark eyestripes. Head has gray-brown crown and nape, orange-brown face, and gray cheeks. White upertail with white-edged black tip. Thayer's Gull, formerly its own species is now a subspecies of the Iceland Gull. Wings are black with large white patches. Bill is gray. Tail is short and pointed. Black-legged Kittiwake: This is a medium-sized white gull with pale gray back and upperwings and black wing tips. Common Redpoll: Small finch, brown-streaked gray upperparts, bright rose-pink breast, boldly streaked flanks and undertail coverts. Black bill, legs and feet. Black bill, pink legs and feet. Sprague's Pipit: Medium pipit with streaked, brown upperparts, buff breast with dark streaks, and white throat and belly. Alternates deep flaps and glides, soars on thermals. Red-necked Grebe: This large grebe has dark gray upperparts and cap, white lower face and nape, white underparts with gray flanks, red-brown neck and dark brown eyes. This bird is found in Tennessee only briefly, during spring and fall migration; but there is no point in giving it a more descriptive name, because the bird itself is nondescript. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, insects and small fish. The sexes are similar. The male makes up for his plain appearance with a strident staccato song, surprisingly loud for the size of the bird. Bill is gray. Forages in groung, low vegetation. White-tailed Ptarmigan: Small grouse, mottled brown overall, white on wings, breast, belly, red eye comb, white-edged brown tail, legs covered with white feathers. Black cap that extends below eyes, down nape; pale gray upperparts that are darker at the wingtips; short, stout black bill and black legs, feet; long wings with very long outer primaries. Head appears black overall with white spot behind eye; cap is very dark green. Short-billed Dowitcher: This large sandpiper has mottled gray, black, brown and red-brown upperparts, white rump, red-brown underparts with spots and bars, a long, straight dark bill and long, dark yellow-green legs. Nape is chestnut-brown, crown is black, and throat is white. Feeds on algae and aquatic plants, insects and insect larvae. Flies low to the ground. Flies in straight line or V formation. Wings have conspicuous white patches. The sexes are similar. As it hops, it often flicks its tail from side to side. The herring gull prefers to lay eggs in sheltered ground or roof locations with minimal nest construction, though parent birds will line the nest site with weeds, grass, or seaweed. Brown Thrasher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Brown Thrashers wear a somewhat severe expression thanks to their heavy, slightly downcurved bill and staring yellow eyes, and they are the only thrasher species east of Texas. Bill is long, thin, and dull olive-yellow. Swift direct flight with strong wing beats. Tennessee Warbler: Small warbler with olive-green upperparts, white underparts, and olive-gray washed sides. Dives for small fish and crustaceans. Tennessee Warbler: Small warbler with olive-green upperparts, white underparts, and olive-gray washed sides. Black-capped Chickadee: Medium-sized, stocky chickadee with pale gray upperparts and breast and pale olive-brown underparts. Alternates several deep flaps with glides and fast wing beats. House Wren: Small wren with brown head, nape, and back showing very fine dark brown bars, faint white eyebrows, and gray-brown underparts with fine brown bars on flanks and below tail. Tail is gray with black edges and long black streamers. In this environment live “northern” birds such as Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Veery, along with warblers including Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, and Canada. Sexes are similar. Legs and feet are black. Wings with black tips and black bases of primaries. Townsend's Solitaire: Small thrush, gray overall and slightly darker above. Both sexes are similar in appearance. Female has gray-brown upperparts, white underparts with brown streaks, and a light to dark salmon colored belly and vent. Only loon to leap into flight from water or land. Feeds on aquatic insects. Lazuli Bunting: Small finch, bright blue upperparts, cinnamon-brown breast and sides, white belly. Strong direct flight with rapid wing beats. Breast is orange-brown and belly is yellow. White tail has diagnostic black inverted T. Wings have chestnut-brown bars. Gray morph is a mix. Sage Thrasher: Small thrasher, gray upperparts, dark-streaked white underparts with pale brown wash. Hundreds may suddenly appear in an area for a particular food source, only to vanish when that food is exhausted. Bill, legs and feet are black. Tail is dark with white corners. Black-headed Gull: Small, white gull with partial hood, white crescents above and below eye, and white-gray back. Curved neck is often stained with pigments from iron or algae. Feeds by probing mud with bill or dunking head under water. Common Ground-Dove: Small, rounded dove with plain gray-brown back and scaled pink-gray head and breast. Flies in straight line formation. Arctic Tern: This is a medium-sized, slim tern with gray upperparts, black cap, a white rump and throat, and pale gray underparts. Forages on ground, low in trees and bushes. Red Knot: This medium-sized sandpiper has black, brown and gray scaled upperparts, a red-brown face, neck, breast and sides, and a white lower belly. Bill is black with yellow tip; legs and feet are black. Yellow crown is … Breast is gray, variably barred by dark edges on feathers. It has a black face, throat and belly and white forehead and crown that extends over the eye, down the back and sides of the neck. Upper neck and head are featherless and dark gray. Black-necked Stilt: Large shorebird with sharply contrasting black upperparts and white underparts. Head has black hood and throat, sharply contrasting white eyebrow and cheek stripe, and yellow spot in front of eye. The bill and legs are yellow, and it has a red eyering. Female is olive-green above, with gray back and yellow underparts. Pink-gray legs and feet. The wings have pale blue shoulder patches and a dark green speculum with white borders visible in flight. And when the winters are more severe unusual birds may be driven from the North and show up here. Black upper and lowerparts may show blue gloss. Red-necked Stint: This small sandpiper has mottled brown upperparts and streaked cap. Black-headed Grosbeak: Large, stocky finch, black-streaked, orange-brown back, black head, wings, tail. Wings and tail are edged with olive-yellow. Feeds on fish, crustaceans and amphibians. Bill is olive-brown with fine black tip. The tail is dark brown and pointed in flight. Flies in a V formation. Flight is short and low, alternating rapid wing beats with glides. Black legs, feet. Sexes are similar. Legs and feet are blue-gray. Head is glossy green-black; neck has black-and-white rings. The Brown-headed Cowbird is a brood parasite, meaning it lays its eggs in the nests of other species and builds no nest of its own. Band-tailed Pigeon: Large dove, small, purple-gray head and broad neck with distinctive, thin white band on nape. Sexes are similar. Face, sides of rump, underparts are white. Diet includes insects, larvae, mollusks and crabs. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats; long wings allow them to make long flights. Rock Wren: Medium wren with white-speckled gray upperparts, brown rump, white-over-black eye brow, white throat and breast with fine gray streaks, and buff-yellow flanks and belly. Feeds on nectar, insects, spiders, and sap. Direct flight on rapid wing beats. Feeds primarily on insects. Iridescent throat patch can appear purple, green or black. Weak fluttering flight on shallow wing beats. It has slow steady wing beats and soars on thermals and updrafts. The head is brown with brown crown streaks; the back is darker brown with blurry brown streaks. It has a steady direct flight with rapid wing beats. The sexes are similar in appearance. Dark morph is red-brown with white flight feathers. Snow Bunting: Medium-sized, strikingly white sparrow with black back, central tail, and wing tips. Legs and feet are gray. Tennessee's state bird since 1933, the mockingbird is a medium-sized species with grayish-brown coloring. Short flight, alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Listen for its rush-and-jumble song in summer and you’ll find this species zipping through shrubs and low tree branches, snatching at insects. Head has spiky, black crest and cap, and heavy, bright orange bill. These birds are easy to spot with their sharp black and gray plumage, especially when there is snow on the ground. Feeds on nectar, spiders, sap and insects. California Gull: This is a medium-sized gull with a white head and underparts, gray wings and black wing tips. I decided to go online and found your site. Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats. Hundreds may suddenly appear in an area for a particular food source, only to vanish when that food is exhausted. Black-throated Gray Warbler: Small warbler, black-marked, slate-gray upperparts, black streaks on flanks, white underparts. Make bird watching in Tennessee even more enjoyable! This bird has a really distinct ‘song’ or call. Their camouflaged plumage makes them nearly invisible. Snowbird Brown is the first girl and sixth child of the Brown Clan As she was the first girl in the Brown clan, her parents and her brothers welcomed her imagining she would be the one with a soft persona in the family. Ross's Goose: Small, white goose with black primary feathers and stubby gray-based red-orange bill. Feeds higher on the beach than other plovers. Legs and feet are brown. Bachman's Warbler: Small warbler, olive-green upperparts, yellow forehead, throat, underparts, faint white eye-ring, black crown, bib. Head has stark black crown, face, and throat. It has a buoyant, zigzag flight, alternating several rapid wing beats. Thick bill, pale base, two long central feathers twisted vertically on tail. Very similar to American Crow, but call is different. The white-edged side and flank feathers form a striking border between sides and back. Wings are brown. Say's Phoebe: Medium-sized, active flycatcher with gray-brown upperparts and head, paler gray throat and upper breast, and pale rufous belly and undertail coverts. Most common swan in North America. Very Small (3 - 5 in) Small (5 - 9 in) Medium (9 - 16 in) Golden-crowned Sparrow. Young Cooper's Hawk has a brown back, long banded tail and brown streaks on a light chest. Birds in Tennessee range from more frequently seen birds such as the Carolina Chickadee to less seen birds such as the Olive-sided Flycatcher. It spends the summers in Canada and is only found in Tennessee during migration. Feeds on aquatic plants, insects and crustaceans. Bugs. The belly is white. Head has white forehead patch edged in black and white eyebrows joining above bill. Hood is solid black and eye-ring is dark red. King Rail: Large rail with long, orange-based bill. Eats mostly insects. Breast is gray, variably barred by dark edges on feathers. They have short wings and long tails for rapid maneuvering through trees. The wings have pale rust-brown patches and black flight feathers. Legs are yellow to pale brown. The female house finch is a plain brown, streaky bird, more apt to be mistaken for a sparrow, or a female indigo or lazuli bunting, than anything else. Yellow legs, feet. Tundra Swan: This small swan is completely snowy white. Underwings are dark. Hovers over prey and dips down. Hovers before plunge diving for prey. Black Rail: Smallest North American rail, mostly dark gray or nearly black with white-speckled back, belly, flanks. Feeds on seeds, buds, fruits and insects. The tail is long and squared with a black-bordered gray center and edged in white. Sexes are similar. Townsend's Warbler: Olive-green upperparts, black throat and upper breast. White line divides green speculum and pale blue shoulder patch on wing. Black cap covers eyes, crosses chin and ends at yellow nape. Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, isopods, worms, plants and insects. Black legs, feet. Bill is dark red with black tip. Has a 15-16 inch-long black tail with deep fork. The female is less distinctly marked with smudgy face patches and dark bill. Bullock's Oriole: Medium oriole, mostly bright orange with black crown, eye-line, throat stripe, back, and central tail. It has a black bill, legs and feet. Eastern race has gray-green upperparts and distinct yellow wash on underparts. Feeds on seeds, spiders, and insects. Ash-throated Flycatcher: Medium flycatcher with gray-brown upperparts, pale gray throat and breast, and gray-brown tail with rufous highlights. The wings have a unique brown, black, and white pattern visible in flight. Tail is black with strongly contrasting white outer tail feathers. Red Phalarope: This medium-sized sandpiper has dark gray upperparts and rufous neck and underparts. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Large, colorful duck with bright red bill, pink-red legs and feet. The throat is white with black streaks. Wing tips sometimes marked with pale to dark gray. They also love orchards, fields, and meadows where weeds are plentiful for food. White Ibis: This coastal species is white overall with pink facial skin, bill, and legs that turn scarlet during breeding season. Bill is bright yellow; legs and feet are orange. It has a white-striped black crown. Feeds on nectar, insects, spiders, and sap. In winter, the bird is brown with black wings. The head and neck are black. Gray legs, feet. The best bird guide and bird watching search engine to identify birds in the world. Golden-crowned Sparrow: Large sparrow, brown-streaked upperparts and plain gray breast. House Sparrow We went through a "Birds of Tennessee" book lookiing to identify a bird at our feeder in Monterey. The front of the face has a white patch and the bill is usually pink-orange. The head is gray, bill is short and slightly decurved. Forages in trees and bushes. Brown-throated Wrens have a bolder eyebrow and a darker throat. It feeds on worms, mice, other birds and their eggs, and garbage. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. Gyrfalcon: Large northern falcon with three color morphs: dark, white, and gray. Black bill, legs, feet. December through February is the winter for birds. Red eyes with white eye-rings, and white patch above. They are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April. Wings are dark with two narrow white bars; tail is black and notched. GREAT TIT 2. The head has a black crown, white face and throat, and a stout, heavy bill. Fast flight on shallow wing beats. Howev… Brown Thrashers are mimics, like Northern Mockingbirds and Gray Catbirds.They're somewhat secretive, nesting on or near the ground and foraging exclusively on the ground.They rarely if ever visit feeders. A plain brown bird with an effervescent voice, the House Wren is a common backyard bird over nearly the entire Western Hemisphere. Wings are dark with two white bars. Juvenile like winter adult but more black on wing and tail with black tip. Wings and tail are edged with olive-yellow. Female lacks black head and throat, has brown streaked upperparts and buff streaked underparts. Wings have two white bars. It has a rapid direct flight with strong, quick wing beats. The most common backyard birds throughout the year in the state of Tennessee are these: ROBIN 5. Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Large, long-legged, long-necked duck with dark brown back and white V-shaped rump patch. Feeds on seeds and insects. Dark juvenile is darker overall; has gray throat and lacks white belly. Strong direct flight with rapid wing beats. Sexes are similar. It feeds on green plants including eel grass and sea lettuce. Wings are dark with two narrow white bars; tail is black and notched. It has a swift and direct flight. Bill is long, slightly decurved. Eats insects, caterpillars, seeds, fruits and berries. Feeds on aquatic plants, cultivated grains, seeds. Tail is gray with faint bars, dark terminal band, and white trailing edge. Face, foreneck are gray, white eye ring. Back of neck is black. Gray cheek patch is marked by a thin, black line. Wings have large white bars. Western Kingbird: Large flycatcher, gray upperparts, darker head, white throat and upper breast, and yellow lower breast and belly. Soars on thermals and updrafts. Wilson's Plover: Medium plover, gray-brown upperparts and cap. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Orange air sacs on both sides of the neck inflate during courtship display; long feathers on back of neck also raised during displays. Bill is pink. It forages for insects on or close to the ground. Diet includes aquatic invertebrates. Some brown birds commonly confused with male or female House Sparrows include: American Tree Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Cassin's Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Cowbird, House Wren, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, House Finch, Purple Finch, Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female), Junco, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and even a …
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