EA Wildlife Photography
By: Joe May
John Heinz
Canada Goose
Binomial-Nomenclature: Branta canadensis
Diet: Small fish/insects, green vegetation
Habitat: wetlands
Unique Features: long neck
Migration: Stay throughout the year in Pennsylvania
Painted Turtle
Binomial-Nomenclature: Chrysemys scripta elegans
Diet: Leafy greens, small insects, small fish
Habitat: wetlands
Unique Features: orange inner shell
Migration: no migration.
Osprey
Binomial-Nomenclature: Pandion haliaetus
Diet: Fish, small mammals,
Habitat: Coastal wetlands
Unique Features: sharp talons and beak
Migration: breed in North America and migrate to South America
Red Admiral
Binomial-Nomenclature: Urtica dioica
Diet: Nectar
Habitat: Resides in Warmer areas
Unique Features: brown wings with orange/red lines
Migration: migrate from Mexico to North America
Tree Swallow
Binomial-Nomenclature: Tachycineta bicolor
Diet: small insects and plants
Habitat: Wetlands or swamps
Unique Features: forked tail feathers
Migration: they migrate to cuba in the Winter
Catbird
Binomial-Nomenclature: Dumetella carolinensis
Diet: fruit berries and worms
Habitat: temperate areas of North America
Unique Features: red patch under tail
Migration: they migrate form Florida to southern Central America
Wood Duck
Binomial-Nomenclature: Aix sponsa
Diet: Seeds, nuts and fruits
Habitat: open and semi-open habitats
Unique Features: very colorful
Migration: Stay throughout the year in Pennsylvania
Great Egret
Binomial-Nomenclature: Ardea alba modesta
Diet: small fish
Habitat: Saltwater and Freshwater Marshes
Unique Features: long legs and yellow beak
Migration: Migrate to Central America in the Winter
Cedar Waxwing
Binomial-Nomenclature: Bombycilla cedrorum
Diet: berries
Habitat: open habitat
Unique Features: smooth body with black stripe over eyes
Migration: Stay year round in Pennsylvania
Baltimore Oriole
Binomial-Nomenclature: Icterus galbula
Diet: Insects, fruits, and nectar
Habitat: Woodlands
Unique Features: orange body
Migration: Migrate to Central America
Yellow Warbler
Binomial-Nomenclature: Setophaga petechia
Diet: Insects and berries
Habitat: edges of marshes and swamps
Unique Features: all yellow
Migration: Migrate to Central America and northern South America
Snapping Turtle
Binomial-Nomenclature: Chelydra serpentina
Diet: plants, insects, fish frogs
Habitat: live in fresh or brackish water
Unique Features: bite very fast and hard
Migration: don't migrate
Valley Forge
Black Vulture
Binomial-Nomenclature: Coragyps atratus
Diet: carcasses of animals
Habitat: grassland near water
Unique Features: bald head
Migration: most stay in North America
Eastern Blue Bird
Binomial-Nomenclature: Sialia sialis
Diet: insects and berries
Habitat: open country
Unique Features: blue with an orange belly
Migration: year round in North America
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Robin
Binomial-Nomenclature: Turdus migratorius
Diet: worms and berries
Habitat: woodland and farmland
Unique Features: yellow beak and orange belly
Migration: Year round in most of North America including Pennsylvania
Tree Swallow
Binomial-Nomenclature: Tachycineta bicolor
Diet: insects and plants
Habitat: wetlands and swamps
Unique Features: blue back and forked tail feathers
Migration: migrate to south and central America
Crow
Binomial-Nomenclature: Corvus brachyrhynchos
Diet: mice, frogs, and plants
Habitat: agricultural and grassland
Unique Features: all black with large beak
Migration: crows live year round in most of North America
Yellow Belly Woodpecker
Binomial-Nomenclature: Dryobates pubescens
Diet: insects
Habitat: forests
Unique Features: small red mark on the back of head
Migration: stays in Pennsylvania year round
Starling
Binomial-Nomenclature: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus
Diet: seeds and insects
Habitat: lowlands
Unique Features: speckled back with yellow beak
Migration: stay in Pennsylvania year round
Mocking bird
Binomial-Nomenclature: Mimus polyglottos
Diet: worms, berries and seeds
Habitat: forest edges and open areas
Unique Features: mock calls of other birds
Migration: stay in Pennsylvania year round
Chipping Sparrow
Binomial-Nomenclature: Spizella passerina
Diet: seeds
Habitat: suburban areas
Unique Features: small red cap on head
Migration: migrates to southern North America and northern Central America
Red Tailed Hawk
Binomial-Nomenclature: Buteo jamaicensis
Diet: meat from small mammals and other birds
Habitat: open areas
Unique Features: red tail feathers
Migration: Year round in North America
Turkey Vulture
Binomial-Nomenclature: Cathartes aura
Diet: Meat from mostly dead animals
Habitat: open areas
Unique Features: bald red head
Migration: stay in Pennsylvania for the year