Science Olympiad Feathered Frenzy Please help build this page. Send high quality photos, video footage and audio recordings of species that are listed below to: featheredfriendzy@scienceolympiad.com. Thank you. P.S. - A great way to conduct an internet search for specific photos and audio recordings of bird vocalizations is to use the Google search engine and type in the genus species name of a specific bird. Good Luck! As time allows, Northshore Charter School Science Olympiad will be linking each species to the best resources available for each specific species. Keep checking back to see how our site changes. Write if you would like to be involved with this building process. - Currently, each species listed below has a link to the Patuxent Bird Identification Information Center website. Northshore Charter School Science Olympiad has culled their list and made it easier for Science Olympiad students to learn more about the species specifically selected by Science Olympiad for competition. Note that it may take a bit of practice getting used to using this dynamic list as an interactive study resource. But, as you will see by using it, the culled, dynamic list should be helpful. Official List of Species - Indicates knowledge of species vocalization required for competition. Loons: (Family Gaviidae) Common Loon        Gavia immer Grebes (Family Podicipedidae) Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Albatrosses (Family Diomedeidae) Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Boobies, Gannets (Family Sulidae) Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Pelicans (Family Pelecanidae) Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae) Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Herons, Bitterns (Family Ardeidae) American Bittern        Botaurus lentiginosus Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Green Heron             Butorides virescens Snowy Egret Egretta thula Great Egret Ardea alba Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Ducks, Geese, Swans (Family Anatidae) Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Canvasback Aythya valisineria 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 World Vultures (Family Cathartidae) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura California Condor Gymnogyps californianus Hawks, Kites, Eagles (Family Accipitridae) Osprey Pandion haliaetus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bald Eagle                   Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sharp-shinned Hawk     Accipiter striatus Red-shouldered Hawk    Buteo lineatus Red-tailed Hawk           Buteo jamaicensis Caracaras, Falcons (Family Falconidae) American Kestrel         Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys (Family Phasianidae) Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wild Turkey                Meleagris gallopavo Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Rails, Gallinules, Coots (Family Rallidae) Clapper Rail                Rallus longirostris Virginia Rail                Rallus limicola Cranes (Family Gruidae) Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Lapwings, Plovers (Family Charadriidae) Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer                      Charadrius vociferus Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Family Scolopacidae) Willet                        Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Greater Yellowlegs     Tringa melanoleuca Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Common Snipe          Gallinago gallinago Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Family Laridae) Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Least Tern             Sterna antillarum Black Tern Childonias niger Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Auks, Murres, Puffins (Family Alcidae) Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Pigeons, Doves (Family Columbidae) Rock Dove Columba livia Mourning Dove       Zenaida macroura Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis (Family Cuculidae) Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus americanus Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Owls (Family Tytonidae) Barn Owl Tyto alba Owls (Family Strigidae) Great Horned Owl        Bubo virginianus Barred Owl Strix varia Eastern Screech-Owl   Otus asio Western Screech-Owl   Otus kennicottii Northern Saw-whet Owl   Aegolius acadicus Nighthawks, Nightjars (Family Caprimulgidae) Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Whip-poor-will               Caprimulgus vociferus Swifts (Family Apodidae) Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica White-throated Swift      Aeronautes saxatalis Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae) Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Kingfishers (Family Alcedinidae) Belted Kingfisher          Ceryle alcyon Woodpeckers (Family Picidae) Acorn Woodpecker       Melanerpes formicivorus Northern Flicker            Colaptes auratus Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker        Picoides villosus Tyrant Flycatchers (Family Tyrannidae) Eastern Wood-Pewee    Contopus virens Western Wood-Pewee   Contopus sordidulus Willow Flycatcher          Empidonax traillii Eastern Phoebe            Sayornis phoebe Say's Phoebe               Sayornis saya Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Shrikes (Family Laniidae) Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Vireos (Family Vireonidae) Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Red-eyed Vireo           Vireo olivaceus Crows, Jays (Family Corvidae) Blue Jay                     Cyanocitta cristata Steller's Jay               Cyanocitta stelleri Black-billed Magpie    Pica pica American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Larks (Family Alaudidae) Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Swallows (Family Hirundinidae) Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Chickadees, Titmice (Family Paridae) Tufted Titmouse            Baeolophus bicolor Black-capped Chickadee  Poecile atricapillus Creepers (Family Certhiidae) Brown Creeper              Certhia americana Nuthatches (Family Sittidae) White-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta carolinensis Red-breasted Nuthatch     Sitta canadensis Wrens (Family Troglodytidae) House Wren                Troglodytes aedon Marsh Wren                Cistothorus palustris Dippers (Family Cinclidae) American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Kinglets (Family Regulidae) Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers (Family Sylviidae) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  Polioptila caerulea Thrushes (Family Turdidae) Eastern Bluebird           Sialia sialis Western Bluebird         Sialia mexicana Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin           Turdus migratorius Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Family Mimidae) Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird   Mimus polyglottos Starlings (Family Sturnidae) European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae) Cedar Waxwing           Bombycilla cedrorum Wood-Warblers (Family Parulidae) Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Yellow Warbler               Dendroica petechia Common Yellowthroat     Geothlypis trichas Yellow-breasted Chat      Icteria virens Tanagers (Family Thraupidae) Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager              Piranga olivacea Western Tanager           Piranga ludoviciana Emberizids (Family Emberizidae) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Savannah Sparrow          Passerculus sandwichensis