"Use the talents you possess - for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best." ~ Henry Van Dyke

"If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands."
~ Douglas Adams

My organization of these birds is intentionally not entirely taxonomic. I am organizing to help see the differences in similar looking, sometimes confused birds.

Geese and Swans

Galleries 15
341 photos
Geese and Swans

Ducks

Galleries 29
685 photos
Ducks

Loons and Grebes

Galleries 9
243 photos
Loons and Grebes

Coots and Rails

Galleries 5
115 photos
Coots and Rails

Pelicans, Cormorants, and Herons

Galleries 19
1208 photos
Pelicans, Cormorants, and Herons

Plovers, Stilts, Avocents, and Sandpipers

Galleries 38
1237 photos
Plovers, Stilts, Avocents, and Sandpipers

Gulls, Terns, and Jaegers

Galleries 24
961 photos
Gulls, Terns, and Jaegers

Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels, Auklets, Murres, Boobies

Galleries 23
237 photos
Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels, Auklets, Murres, Boobies

Owls, Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, Kite, and Falcons

Galleries 25
1071 photos
Owls, Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, Kite, and Falcons

Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers (and Kingfisher)

Galleries 13
374 photos
Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers (and Kingfisher)

Swifts and Swallows

Galleries 10
273 photos
Swifts and Swallows

Hummingbirds, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Vireos, Bushtits, and other little birds

Galleries 24
853 photos
Hummingbirds, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Vireos, Bushtits, and other little birds

Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens

Galleries 10
244 photos
Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens

Flycatchers

Galleries 22
947 photos
Flycatchers

Warblers

Galleries 37
1018 photos
Warblers

Sparrows, Finches, and other little brown streaky birds

Galleries 38
1004 photos
Sparrows, Finches, and other little brown streaky birds

Crows, Ravens, Blackbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Orioles, and Medium Birds

Galleries 29
815 photos
Crows, Ravens, Blackbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Orioles, and Medium Birds

Thrushes, Grosbeaks, Tanagers, and Waxwings

Galleries 18
534 photos
Thrushes, Grosbeaks, Tanagers, and Waxwings

Pigeons, Doves, Quail, Roadrunner

Galleries 7
124 photos
Pigeons, Doves, Quail, Roadrunner

New Exotics

Galleries 24
349 photos
New Exotics

Neither Fishing nor Fowl. Only Foul.

65 items
Neither Fishing nor Fowl. Only Foul.