Chipping sparrow common ground dove cooper’s hawk – Wingscapes Birdcam Discovery Guide User Manual

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WINGSCAPES Backyard Bird Discovery Guide

CHUCK FULMER

PAM WINERGAR

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VID BAEHR

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WINGSCAPES Backyard Bird Discovery Guide

Chipping Sparrow

Common Ground Dove

Cooper’s Hawk

About the bird:

This sparrow's

song is a long, single-note trill often

compared to the sound of a sewing

machine.

Range:

Breeds throughout North

America; winters in Southern states.

About the photo:

This photo

shows the Chipping Sparrow in its

winter nonbreeding plumage. During

breeding season, these sparrows show

a little more color.

Photographed by:

Chuck Fulmer

with a BirdCam (original).

About the bird:

These tiny doves

are scarcely larger than a sparrow.

Range:

Resident in southernmost

parts of U.S., from S.C. to Calif.

About the photo:

This dove’s

lunch is interrupted by a surprise ap-

pearance from a corn snake in eastern

Florida. The bird’s reddish-brown

wings are evident in this photo.

Photographed by:

Pam Winegar

with a BirdCam (original)

About the bird:

These compact

hawks are built to maneuver skillfully

through woodlands as they chase

other birds, their preferred food

source.

Range:

Breeds in North America

south of central Canada; moves south

in winter.

About the photo:

A family group

of Cooper’s hawks gathers around a

birdbath in David’s Arizona backyard;

these birds are about two months old.

Photographed by:

David Baehr

with a BirdCam 2.0.

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