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Double-crested
Cormorant, Phalacrocorax
auritus Mobile, April 2008 |
Blue
Jay, Cyanocitta
cristata Mobile, April 2008 |
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Loggerhead
Shrike, Lanius
ludovicianus Mobile, April 2008 |
Osprey, Pandion
haliaetus Mobile, April 2008sprey |
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Caspian
Tern, Sterna
caspia Mobile, April 2008 Compare to Royal Tern near the bottom of this page |
Northern
Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx
serripennis Mobile, April 2008 |
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Northern
Mockingbird, Mimus
polyglottos Mobile, April 2008 |
Laughing
Gull, Larus
atricilla Mobile, April 2008 |
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House
Finch, Carpodacus
mexicanus Mobile, April 2008 |
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American
Coot, Fulica
americana Mobile, April 2008 |
Ring-billed
Gull, Larus
delawarensis Mobile, April 2008 |
English name | Scientific name | Comments |
Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Common on the water at Mobile |
Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | Common on the water at Mobile |
Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | A couple seen at Mobile |
Triclored Heron | Egretta tricolor | One seen during drive from Mobile to New Orleans |
Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Two beside a river on the outskirts of Mobile |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Common during drive from Mobile to New Orleans, two seen migrating over the sea well out in the Gulf of Mexico |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | One behind hotel in New Orleans, several in the middle of Miami |
Yellow-crowned Night-heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Two beside a river on the outskirts of Mobile |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Mobile |
Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | A pair seen on a river on the outskirts of Mobile |
Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | Very common roadside bird near New Orleans |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | Common during drive from Mobile to New Orleans |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Common during drive from Mobile to New Orleans |
Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | 1-3 during drive from Mobile to New Orleans |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Downtown Mobile and drve to New Orleans |
American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Mobile |
American Coot | Fulica americana | One beside the convention cenre in Mobile |
Sora | Porzana carolina | One dead on the pavement in downtown Mobile |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferous | A few at the heliport |
Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | One by the convention centre in Mobile |
Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | Very common everywhere |
Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | A few on the water at Mobile |
(American) Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | A few on the water at Mobile |
Caspian Tern | Sterna caspia | Common on the water at Mobile |
Royal Tern | Sterna maxima | One 15 nautical miles off Florida Keys |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Very common everywhere |
White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | Several in Mobile |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Common in Mobile |
Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Common in Mobile |
Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | One on a river on the outskirts of Mobile |
Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | One on outskirts of Mobile, 2+ at heliport |
Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | In town gardens, Mobile |
American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Common |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Four at convention centre, Mobile |
(American) Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | A few in Mobile |
Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Very common everywhere |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | One in Mobile |
European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Very common everywhere |
Myrtle Warbler | Dendroica coronata | Common in Mobile |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | A few in Mobile |
Boat-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus major | Common most places |
House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | Common in Mobile |
House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Very common everywhere |