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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ...................................................................................... W.28Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter coperii) .............................................................................. W.29Rock Dove (Pigeon) (Columba livia) ............................................................................ W.30Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) ........................................................................... W.31Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) ................................................... W.32Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) .................................................................... W.33Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) ........................................................ W.34Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens).................................................................. W.35Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) ......................................................................... W.36Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) ............................................................................. W.37Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) ....................................................................................... W.38Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) and Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) ................. W.39American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) ................................................................... W.40Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) ............................................................ W.41Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) ................................................................... W.42Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) ....................................................................... W.43Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) .......................................................... W.44Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) ......................................................................... W.45Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) .................................................................... W.46White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) ............................................................... W.47Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) ............................................................................ W.48Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) .................................................................. W.49Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) .................................................................. W.50American Robin (Turdus migratorius) .......................................................................... W.51Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorurm) .................................................................... W.52European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) ............................................................................. W.53Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) .................................................................................. W.54Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) .................................................................... W.55Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) ................................................................... W.56Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) ............................................................................. W.57American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) ................................................................... W.58Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) ......................................................................... W.59Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) .................................................................................... W.60Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) ............................................................................. W.61White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) .......................................................... W.62White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) ...................................................... W.63Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) ............................................................................... W.64Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) ......................................................................... W.65Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) .............................................................. W.66Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) ....................................................................... W.67Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) .................................................................... W.68Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) ............................................................................ W.69Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) .......................................................................... W.70Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) or White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) ............ W.71Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) ........................................................................ W.72
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Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) ....................................................................................... W.73American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) ......................................................................... W.74House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) ............................................................................ W.75
This coloring book contains black line drawings of many of the common feeder birds found onour Common Feeder Birds posters and in the slide sets included in the CFW curriculum. Both easternand western species are represented.
Most of the pictures in this coloring book were drawn by the noted bird artist and ornithologist,Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1872–1927). Fuertes, a native of Ithaca, New York, and a Cornell Universitygraduate, is know for his realistic bird art. Look for his signature initials: L.A.F. The other drawings areby William Motagna, signature initials: W.M.
These drawings are reprinted with the generous permission of the publisher, Comstock PublishingCompany, Inc., Ithaca, New York.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
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Rock Dove (Columba livia)
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
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Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
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Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
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Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) and Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
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American Crow (Corvus brachrynchos)
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
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Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
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Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
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Tufted Titmouse (Baolophus bicolor)
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
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Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorurm)
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
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Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
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Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
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American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
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Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
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Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
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Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
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Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
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Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
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Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) or White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
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Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
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Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
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American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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