Horned Grebe: Beautiful in its breeding plumage, this grebe is heading to western Canada to find ponds with emergent vegetation where it builds its nest, sometimes floating on the water.
These birds are usually found in flocks in weedy fields where they search for seeds of all kinds. Listen for their musical twittering!
Beautifully colored, this 4” bird prefers conifers where they search for insects and conifer seeds.
Just 5” long and 0.3 oz, Brown Creepers are here most of the year but easier to see during winter. Look for them on tree trunks using their pointy bill to get under bark for insects.
Snow Bunting’s breed in the high arctic where there are no trees, so look for them in open agricultural fields and along shorelines where they are foraging for seeds.
Just 4” long and weighing 0.2 oz, this bird can withstand temps down to -40F. They find insects that overwinter under bark and elsewhere during winter.
In the autumn – greenish-yellow above. Strong eye ring. Orange feet (distinguishes from Bay-breasted dark feet). Variable streaking on breast but NOT on the throat.
In the autumn – undertail is white with black tip. ONLY warbler with this pattern. Pale gray cap and nape. White eye ring on gray face.
In the autumn – lime green crown and back. Yellowish wing bars. Complete, strong eye ring.
In the autumn – extensively streaked below, even throat. Yellow wash to faded yellow. Yellow green rump patch. Complete eyeline and pointy bill.
