WINTER BIRDS 
Residents and visitants, not including some of the summer birds that only’ 
exceptionally spend the winter with us, or those that only rarely appear. 
Characteristic Marks, Motions, 
OR Notes ' 
Bob-white; Quail 
Back and wings chiefly reddish brown ; throat 
white. 
Bunting, Snow | 
The great amount of white distinguishes this 
species. 
Chickadee 
Black throat and top of head ; cheeks white; 
often clings to twigs with head downward. 
Creeper, Brown 
Rump pale rufous ; stiff tail feathers, sharplyl 
pointed. Flies down and creeps up tree; 
trunks. 
Crossbill 
Tips of mandibles crossed. No wing bars. 
Crossbill, White-winged 
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Two broad white bars on wing ; mandibles 
crossed. 
Crow 
Size, color, voice, and habits distinguish this 
one. 
Golden-eve 
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Spot below and in front of eye white ; head 
black. 
Goldfinch 
Crown black ; body bright yellow ; wings and 
tail black spotted with white. In winter, 
above brownish olive ; yellowish below ; 
wings duller. , 
Goshawk 
Slaty gray ; black cap ; white line over eye. ' 
Grosbeak, Pine 
'Rose red ; white wing bars; short stout bill. 
Grouse, Ruffed 
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Drums, first slowly, then faster; black tail band., 
Gull, Herring 
See some full description. 
Hawk, Red-tailed 
Tail deep reddish brown. 
Hawk, Rough-legged 
;Front of legs entirely feathered: under parts 
heavily marked; base of tail whitish. 
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