Cape Breton Birds Photo Gallery
All photos are copyright Allan or Cathy Murrant unless otherwise stated. Most birds we have photographed here on Cape Breton Island. Species mark as *NEW* are new species to the list or new photos have been added to species page.
GEESE,AND SWANS Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)*NEW* Brant (Branta bernicla)*NEW* Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) DUCKS Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)*NEW* Gadwall (Anas strepera) Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) Common Teal (Anas crecca crecca) American Wigeon (Anas americana) Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)*NEW* Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Garganey (Anas querquedula) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)*NEW* UPLAND GAME BIRDS Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) LOONS Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)*NEW* Common Loon (Gavia immer) GREBES Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) SHEARWATERS AND STORM-PETRELS Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) GANNETS, PELICANS AND CORMORANTS Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS, AND IBISES American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) VULTURES, EAGLES, AND HAWKS Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)*NEW* Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) RAILS, GALLINULE, COOTS, AND CRANES Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Sora (Porzana carolina) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) American Coot (Fulica americana) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) PLOVERS, OYSTERCATCHERS AND AVOCETS Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Killdeer (Charadrius montanus) American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) American Avocet (Recuvirostra americana) SANDPIPERS AND PHALAROPES Willet (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata) Western Willet (Tringa semipalmata inornata) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus) European Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus phaeopus) Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) GULLS, TERNS, AND JAEGERS Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Little Gull (Larus minutus) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Common Gull (Larus canus canus) Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)*NEW* Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Royal Tern (Thalasseus maxima) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
GEESE,AND SWANS
DUCKS
UPLAND GAME BIRDS
LOONS
GREBES
SHEARWATERS AND STORM-PETRELS
GANNETS, PELICANS AND CORMORANTS
BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS, AND IBISES
VULTURES, EAGLES, AND HAWKS
RAILS, GALLINULE, COOTS, AND CRANES
PLOVERS, OYSTERCATCHERS AND AVOCETS
SANDPIPERS AND PHALAROPES
GULLS, TERNS, AND JAEGERS
ALCIDS Dovekie (Alle alle)*NEW* Common Murre (Uria aalge) Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) Razorbill (Alca torda) Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) PIGEONS, DOVES, AND CUCKOOS Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) OWLS, AND GOATSUCKERS Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Barred Owl (Strix varia) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS, AND KINGFISHERS Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) WOODPECKERS Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) FLYCATCHERS, SHRIKES, AND VIREOS Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) JAYS AND CROWS Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Common Raven (Corvus corax) LARKS, AND SWALLOWS Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) CHICKADEES, CREEPERS, AND NUTHATCHES Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) WRENS, KINGLETS, AND GNATCATCHERS House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)*NEW* THRUSHES, AND MOCKINGBIRDS Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)*NEW* Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)*NEW* STARLINGS, PIPITS, AND WAXWINGS European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) WARBLERS Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) Black and White Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)*NEW* American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) TANAGERS, AND SPARROWS Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Nelson's Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)*NEW* Ipswich Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) Oregon Junco (Junco hyemalis thurberi) Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) CARDINALS AND BLACKBIRDS Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)*NEW* FINCHES, AND HOUSE SPARROW Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) TOTAL SPECIES 272
ALCIDS
PIGEONS, DOVES, AND CUCKOOS
OWLS, AND GOATSUCKERS
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS, AND KINGFISHERS
WOODPECKERS
FLYCATCHERS, SHRIKES, AND VIREOS
JAYS AND CROWS
LARKS, AND SWALLOWS
CHICKADEES, CREEPERS, AND NUTHATCHES
WRENS, KINGLETS, AND GNATCATCHERS
THRUSHES, AND MOCKINGBIRDS
STARLINGS, PIPITS, AND WAXWINGS
WARBLERS
TANAGERS, AND SPARROWS
CARDINALS AND BLACKBIRDS
FINCHES, AND HOUSE SPARROW
TOTAL SPECIES 272
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