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Morning Flight - Identification
Cedar Waxwing - CEDW
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Regular flight participant
Can be observed in high to exceptional numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes ?
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: yes ?
True Morning Flight: no ?
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in May-Jun and Aug-Oct, some variability in fall
Bohemian Waxwing - BOWA
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Can be observed in high numbers in northern areas
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no ?
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Mar-Apr and Oct-Nov
Evening Grosbeak - EVGR
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Can be observed in high numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in May and Oct-Nov
Pine Grosbeak - PIGR
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, willing flight participant when moving
Usually low to moderate numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Feb and Nov ?
White-winged Crossbill - WWCR
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Usually low to moderate numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Variable Mar-May and Sep-Nov
Red Crossbill - RECR
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Usually low numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Variable Apr-Nov
(Common) Redpoll - CORE / REDP
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Can be observed in high numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Mar and Oct-Nov
(Hoary) Redpoll - HORE
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Low numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Mar and Oct-Nov
Pine Siskin - PISI
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant when moving
Can be observed in high numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes ?
Reverse: no
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Somewhat variable, Apr-May and Sep-Nov
Flocks form dense rounded bunches, with birds quite close together, with shorter bouncing movements between flapping.
American Goldfinch - AMGO
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Regular to abundant flight participant
Can be observed in high to exceptional numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Somewhat variable, Apr-May and Aug-Oct
Purple Finch - PUFI
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irruptive, regular flight participant
Usually in low to moderate numbers, variable year to year
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no ?
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Apr-May and Aug-Nov, variable year to year
Distinctive "pik" calls given regularly in flight
Often flies in somewhat higher and more spaced "flocks" than other finch species. Forked tail, wide body and big head is quite different in flight than House Finch. Thicker streaking and bolder markings also usually apparent.
House Finch - HOFI
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Regular flight participant
Usually low to moderate numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in Apr and Oct
House Sparrow - HOSP
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Irregular flight participant
Usually low numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes ?
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in May and Sep-Oct
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - ETSP
Propensity to Fly:
Propensity to Fly:
Locally rare species, willing flight participant
Low numbers
Types of Flight
Types of Flight
Diurnal: yes ?
Onward: yes ?
Reorientation: yes
Reverse: no ?
True Morning Flight: no
Peak Season:
Peak Season:
Peaks in May
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