Taxonomic List of Big Canoe Birds
P is for the picture codes
1: My Big Canoe pictures.
2: My pictures of birds seen in Big Canoe but not taken there.
3: Pictures from others
N is for the number of sightings by a good birder in the appropriate season and environment.
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 for the day.
5: 10 or more sightings per day.
The Letters are for the months and the number is for the number of sightings by a good birder in the appropriate environment.
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 for the day.
5: 10 or more sightings per day.
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# |
Family |
Name |
N |
P |
Inches |
Habitat |
Field Markings |
Cornell |
Patuxent |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
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1 |
Loons |
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2 |
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3 |
3 |
32 |
Open lakes |
Large water bird with dark back |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
Grebes |
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4 |
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4 |
3 |
13 |
Ponds |
Brown bird with white undertail |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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5 |
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Grebe, Horned |
2 |
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14 |
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Black cap with thin bill |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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6 |
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Grebe, Eared |
1 |
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13 |
Ponds & Lakes |
In Winter, dull gray brown |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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7 |
Cormorant |
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8 |
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Cormorant, Double-crested |
2 |
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33 |
Ponds & Lakes |
Black bird, partial yellow hooked beak |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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9 |
Bitterns |
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