Thirty Common Birds
of Loudoun County
Self Quiz:
1.
Head not completely red. Common.
2.
Smallest Va.
woodpecker.
Shorter beak
then the similar
Hairy
woodpecker
3.
Very small. “Chick a dee
dee dee”
4.
White chin. Black and white stripped head with
yellow lores.
5.
6.
Sings a lot. Black tie pin on
chest. Streaked breast.
7.
Member of the crow
family.
8.
Large bill and a black
mustache. When flying it
exhibits a white rump
patch. Often hops across
ground eating grubs and
ants.
9.
Upright tail. White eyebrow. Curved beak. Small often seen around
wood piles and sheds. Builds nest in boxes and over turned cans in garages
and outbuildings.
10.
Winter visitor in Loudoun.
Slate grey above. White to cream below.
Outer tail feathers are white.
This is the male during summer. In winter it
loses its color and looks more olive green.
Thistle seeds are a favorite food
11.
12.
Named for its call.
13.
Frequent visitor to
bird feeders.
14.
Iridescent Blue with
a black beak.
Summer resident.
15.
Year round resident. Yellow rump
patch and yellow side patch. Thin
insect beak.
16.
Thin. Long tail and a curved beak.
White patch in wings are used to
scare up insects.
17.
Grey, black and white.
Walks down trees head first.
Chiseled beak.
18.
Pumps its tail as it
perches. Builds nests
under the eves of a
house or a cave. Flies
out from conspicuous
perches to catch
insects.
19.
Nests in tree hollows.
20.
Chestnut sides. Black back. Sings “Drink your tea,
Drink your tea”
21.
Virginia
State bird
22.
Called “Flying cigars”.
Each bird eats hundreds of
insects per night. Roosts in
chimneys.
23.
Nonindigenous. Black with small white dots. Yellow beak. Nest
in holes and has caused the decline in Blue-bird populations and
other hole nesting species. Hangs out near fast-food joints.
24.
Perches over water and dives for
small fish and minnows.
25.
Nests in cattails and reeds
near wetlands.
26.
Our largest wading bird.
Like all water birds, its threatened by monofilament
fishing line and perhaps Mercury contamination.
27.
Often found around barns. Eats
100’s of insects per day.
28.
Solid black. Smaller then a raven and cannot soar.
Has a square tail, not wedge shaped. Protected.
29.
Common in winter in parking lots and at
garbage dumps.
30.
Two collars.
Nest often in gravel driveways. Mother does a
“broken wing” routine to draw away predators.
1. Red-bellied
2. Downy Woodpecker
3. Carolina Chickadee
4. White-throated sparrow
5. American Robin
6. Song sparrow
7. Blue Jay
8. Northern Flicker
9. Carolina Wren
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. American goldfinch
12. Mourning Dove
13. Tufted Titmouse
14. Indigo Bunting
15. Yellow-rump warbler
16. Mockingbird
17. White-breasted Nuthatch
18. Phoebe
19. Wood duck
20. Eastern Towhee (Rufoussided)
21. Northern Cardinal
22. Chimney Swift
23. European Starling
24. Belted Kingfisher
25. Red-winged Blackbird
26. Great Blue Heron
27. Barn swallow
28. Common Crow
29. Ringed-bill gull
30. Killdeer