ID Tips

Have questions on identifying particular species? We can help! Leave a message for us in our contact section telling us which birds you would like identification tips for. Example: Short-Billed vs. Long-Billed Dowitchers, Purple Finch vs. House Finch etc. We will create a post explaining the best ways to tell the species apart.

Blue Grosbeak vs. Indigo Bunting

Cackling Goose vs. Canada Goose

Common Redpoll vs. Hoary Redpoll

Cooper’s hawk vs. Sharp-shinned Hawk

Double-crested Cormorant vs. Neotropic Cormorant

Eastern Towhee vs. Spotted Towhee

Franklin’s Gull vs. Laughing Gull

Glossy Ibis vs. White-Faced Ibis

House Finch vs. Purple Finch

LeConte’s Sparrow vs. Nelson’s Sparrow

Loggerhead Shrike vs. Northern Shrike