December

Family

D=December frequency of sightings by a

good birder in Appropriate time and

environment for the day.

1: An occasional to no sightings for the year
2: Occasional sightings for the month
3: 1 to 3 sightings per day
4: 4 to 10 sightings per day
5: 10 or more sightings per day

P: Picture codes of birds likely to be seen at Big Canoe.

1: My Big Canoe Pictures of Big Canoe birds

2: My pictures of birds seen at Big Canoe but not big Canoe pictures

3: Pictures from others

#	Name	D	P	Size	Habitat	Field Markings	Cornell	Patuxent
1	Bluebird, Eastern	5	1	7	Open areas, scattered trees	Blue back, orange breast, white belly	Cornell	Patuxent
2	Bufflehead	3	3	13.5	Lakes and ponds	Male: large white oval on head Female: Dark with small ear oval	Cornell	Patuxent
3	Cardinal, Northern	5	1	8.75	Brushy woodland edges	Crested red bird with black at bill base	Cornell	Patuxent
4	Chickadee, Carolina	5	1	4.75	Woodlands, feeder	Black cap and bib	Cornell	Patuxent
5	Coot, American	3	1	15.5	Ponds, lakes, marshes	Dark with light beak	Cornell	Patuxent
6	Creeper, Brown	3	2	5.3			Cornell	Patuxent
7	Crow, American	5	1	17.5	Everywhere	Large black bird with black eyes	Cornell	Patuxent
8	Dove, Mourning	5	1	12	Open woods, fields, feeders	Brown, pointed tail with white spots	Cornell	Patuxent
9	Duck, Ring-necked	3	2	17	Wooded lakes, ponds	End of beak ringed	Cornell	Patuxent
10	Finch, House	4	1	6	Suburban trees, feeders	Male: Purple breast, streaked flanks Female: Brown & white streaks	Cornell	Patuxent
11	Finch, Purple	3	3	6	Woodlands	Male: Unstreaked purple breast Female: streaked head	Cornell	Patuxent
12	Flicker, Northern	4	1	12.5	Open Forests	Brown back with Black Necklace	Cornell	Patuxent
13	Goldfinch, American	3	1	5	Weeds, open woods, Feeders	Yellow or Brownish with black wings	Cornell	Patuxent
14	Goose, Canada	5	1	35	Lakes and Fields	White cheeks	Cornell	Patuxent
15	Grackle, Common	3	1	12.5	Groves, streamsides, fields	All black bird with pale eyes	Cornell	Patuxent
16	Grebe, Pied-billed	4	3	13	Ponds	Brown bird with white undertail	Cornell	Patuxent
17	Gull, Ring-billed	3	2	17.5	Lakes, fields, dumps	Ringed bill, yellow legs	Cornell	Patuxent
18	Harrier, Northern	4	2	18	Marshes & Fields	White rump patch	Cornell	Patuxent
19	Hawk, Cooper’s	3	3	16.5	Broken woodlands	Large head, striped tail	Cornell	Patuxent
20	Hawk, Red-Shouldered	3	1	17	Hardwoods along streams	Red Belly and shoulders Striped tail	Cornell	Patuxent
21	Hawk, Red-Tailed	4	1	19	Open Country hardwood forests	Solid red tail, Dark belly band Light V on back	Cornell	Patuxent
22	Hawk, Sharp-shinned	4	3	11	Woods & Thickets	Small head, striped tail	Cornell	Patuxent
23	Jay, Blue	5