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by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Nature Pages
Mysteries...
This mystery night vocalization was heard and recorded by Dave Owen near the Eno River in Durham. He's been hearing the bird since June and made the recording in early October. Comments welcome. (Posted 6 Oct 2007)
This mystery gull was found in the Hooper Lane , NC area the day after the remnants of Hurricane Humberto blew through. Comments welcome. (Posted 18 Sep 2007)
North American Bird Photos
Most photos were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500. Many were "digiscoped" by holding the camera up to the eyepiece of a KOWA TSN-824 Spotting Scope. Some photos starting in 2006 were taken with a Canon EOS 20D with a 100mm macro lens.
Some of the photo pages below are individual photo pages per species, while some are group photo pages, with several species on each page (e.g. plovers and sandpipers).
Geese, Swans, & Ducks (Anseriformes) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Brant (Branta bernicla hrota)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Mergansers (Mergus spp.)
Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus)
Exotic waterfowl--Barnacle Goose, Muscovy, Swangoose
Grouse, Chickens, Turkeys, & Quail (Galliformes) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Updated!! 5 June 2008 Grebes (Podicipediformes) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Tube-nose Seabirds (Procellariiformes) Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinis iherminieri)
Greater Shearwater (Puffinis gravis)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Pelicans & relatives (Pelicaniformes) Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritas)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Storks, & Vultures (Ciconiiformes) Herons & Egrets (Ardeidae) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosis)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) NEW!! 19 Apr 2008 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Ibises (Threskiornithidae) White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Vultures (Cathartidae) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Osprey, Kites, Hawks, & Eagles (Falconiformes) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Rails, Coots, Gallinules (Ralidae) American Coot (Fulica americana)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, & Alcids (Charadriiformes) Plovers (Charadriidae) Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Sandpipers (Scolopacidae) Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitus macularia)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Gulls, Terns, & Skimmers (Laridae) Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Updated!! 1 June 2008 Little Gull (Larus minutus)
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
YELLOW-LEGGED HERRING-TYPE GULL
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Doves & Pigeons (Columbiformes) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
Parrots & Parakeets(Psittaciformes) Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
Owls (Strigiformes) Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Swifts (Apodiformes: Apodidae) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
Kingfishers (Coraciiformes) Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Woodpeckers (Piciformes) Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) NEW! 30 May 2008 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Flycatchers (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) First North Carolina Record!
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalis rubinus)
Shrikes (Passeriformes: Laniidae) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Vireos (Passeriformes: Vireonidae) Bell's Vireo (Bell's Vireo)
Jays, Crows, Ravens (Passeriformes: Corvidae) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Swallows (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) NEW! 24 Feb 2008 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgideropteryx serripennis)
Cliff Swallow Nests (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Chickadees (Passeriformes: Paridae) Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Nuthatches (Passeriformes: Sittidae) White breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
House Wren (Troglodytes aegon)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
Dippers (Cinclidae) American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) NEW!! 15 May 2008 Gnatcatchers (Passeriformes: Sylviidae) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Kinglets(Passeriformes: Reguliidae) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Thrushes (Passeriformes: Turdidae) American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Mimic-Thrushes (Passeriformes: Mimidae) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Updated!! 1 June 2008 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus) Updated!! 6 Apr 2008 Waxwings (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrora)
Warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae) Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Hooded Warbler nest (Woodsonia citrina)
New World Sparrows (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodius)
Vesper Sparrow (Poocetes gramineus)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivales)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Grosbeaks & Buntings (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Updated!! 6 Apr 2008 Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) : First confirmed Durham, NC Record! (found on the Durham Christmas Bird Count - 14 Dec 2003)
Blackbirds & Orioles (Passeriformes: Icteridae) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) Updated!! 1 June 2008 Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
Finches (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) (nest only)
North American Zoo Birds Resources Will Cook's Carolina Nature Site Jordan Lake Water Levels Falls Lake Water Levels
Gannets, gulls, pelicans, cormorants, etc. off Cape Hatteras in March 2006 Created on ... Oct 11, 2005 | jspippen@duke.edu
