Bird Identification Articles

Waterfowl

Waterfowl Identification:  The Basics
Waterfowl Identification:  The Swan Trio

Wading Birds

Egret and Heron Identification
Heron and Egret Identification:  A Closer Look at White Plumaged Wading Birds
Night-Heron Identification

Shorebirds

General

Shorebird Identification Tips:  Part 1 of 4
Shorebird Identification Tips:  Part 2 of 4
Shorebird Identification Tips:  Part 3 of 4
Shorebird Identification Tips:  Part 4 of 4
Shorebird Identification:  The Basics
Shorebird Identification:  5 Essential Tips

Silhouettes

Shorebird Identification:  Silhouettes
Shorebird Identification:  Silhouette Answers

Plovers

Shorebird Identification:  The Small "light-backed" Plovers
Shorebird Identification:  The Small "dark-backed" Plovers

Dowitchers

Dowitcher Identification by Shape
Dowitcher Identification Quiz

Yellowlegs

Identification of the Yellowlegs Complex by Shape

Peeps

Identifying the Peeps:  Overview

Identification of the "Peeps":  Long-winged vs. Short-winged

Identification of Adult "Long-winged" Peeps

Others

Shorebird Identification:  Pectoral Sandpiper

Thrushes

Thrush Identification:  Swainson's, Gray-cheeked, and Veery

Warblers

Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 1
Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 2
Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 3
Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 4
Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 5
Fall Warbler Identification:  Part 6

How to Identify Warblers in the Fall
Warbler Identification:  Blackpoll vs. Bay-breasted Warbler
Warbler Identification:  Orange-crowned vs. Tennessee
Warbler Identification:  Identifying Hooded, Wilson's, and Yellow Warbler

Sparrows

Sparrow Identification by Shape
Spizella Sparrow Identification