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- Large and lanky
- Flat head, long bill and bright golden eyes
- Looks black from a distance
- Up close you can see the grackle’s purplish shinny feathers
- Usually in large flocks flying in fields, they dominate smaller birds
- Habitat: Fields and city parks,
- Local Sightings: Rosemont, Remington Basin, Wynnewood Valley Park
Picture from Cornell Ornithology Labs: All About Birds
- Large songbird
- Gray or white underneath, various blue black and white on top
- Variety of vocalizations
- Throat pouch for food storage
- Favorite food is acorn
- Habitat: Edge of forest
- Local Sightings: Rolling Hill Park, Rosemont
- Large bird with long wingtips and tail
- Wings are larger than many raptors except eagles and condors
- Dark brown, featherless red head and pale bill
- Majestic but unsteady fliers
- They are seen huddled in groups around road kill
- Habitat: Common around open areas, on road sides, suburbs, farm fields
- Local Sightings: Rolling Hill Park
- Large bird, thick neck, long legs,
- All black; when malting, feathers can appear brownish gray
- Very social, appear in large flocks, aggressive
- Good learners, problem solvers, root through garbage for food
- Habitat: They thrive around people in big open areas like parks, fields, parking lots
Picture from Cornell Ornithology Labs: All About Birds
- Large bird, wide tail, rounded wings
- Brown back, pale streaked belly
- Usually soaring above fields looking for prey
- Habitat: open country land, open fields, on telephone poles or fences
- Local Sightings: Rosemont
Picture from Cornell Ornithology Labs: All About Birds
- Medium sized woodpecker
- Looks like Big Downy woodpecker
- Black and white checkered wings; Head has two white stripes (males have red patch at back of head)
- Feeds on trees and logs
- Habitat: Mature forests, woodlots, suburbs, parks, cemeteries
- Local Sightings: Rosemont, Rolling Hill Park
- Small; Straight pointy bill, straight posture
- Black and white checkered wings, striped head
- Males have a red patch on back of head
- Forage for food on tree trunks and limbs
- Habitat: Woodlands, around deciduous trees, orchards, backyards
- Local Sightings: Rosemont, Rolling Hill Park
Picture from Cornell Ornithology Labs: All About Birds
- Sleek, round-headed
- Black and white strips on back; Pale stomach
- Red head and nape
- Usually hitched to a trunk of a tree and drilling into the tree
- Habitat: Found in eastern forests and backyard feeders
- Local Sightings: Rosemont, Rolling Hill Park, Merion Botanical Garden
- Plump body; Head small for body
- Brownish-tan overall with black spots
- Flies fast on powerful wing beats
- Habitat: Can live anywhere but deep woods
- Local Sightings: Rosemont, Rolling Hill Park, Merion Botanical, Merion Tribute, Wynnewood Valley Park
