100 Birds: Week 2
- Mallard
- BBL: MALL
- Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
- Order: Waterfowl
- Habitat: Lakes, ponds, rivers, estuaries
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard
2. Double-crested Cormorant
- BBL: DCCO
- Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax auritus
- Order: Gannets
- Habitat: Trees around lagoons, ponds, harbors estuaries marshes.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/lifehistory#habitat
3. Herring Gull
- BBL: HEGU
- Scientific Name: Larus argentatus
- Order: Shorebirds
- Habitat: Shorelines, open water, marshes, picnic grounds, fish processing/harvesting areas.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Herring_Gull
4. Great Black-backed Gull
- BBL: GBBG
- Scientific Name: Larus marinus
- Order: Shorebirds
- Habitat: Wide range around shoreline areas to some 50-60 miles offshore.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Black-backed_Gull
5. Rock Pigeon
- BBL: ROPI
- Scientific Name: Columba livia
- Order: Columbiformes
- Habitat: Urban areas, farmlands, rocky cliffs, subways.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rock_Pigeon/
6. American Crow
- BBL: AMCR
- Scientific Name: Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Order: Passerine
- Habitat: open woodlands with food opportunities.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Crow
7. Fish Crow
- BBL: FICR
- Scientific Name: Corvus ossifragus
- Order: Passerine
- Habitat: waterfronts such as beaches, marshes, estuaries, lakes, and rivers.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fish_Crow/
8. Black-capped Chickadee
- BBL: BCCH
- Scientific Name: Poecile atricapillus
- Order: Passerine
- Habitat: Found in a wide variety of forests wherever ample food exists.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee/
9. American Robin
- BBL: AMRO
- Scientific Name: Turdus migratorius
- Order: Passerine
- Habitat: Common in woodlands across the continent.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin
10. European Starling
- BBL: EUST
- Scientific Name: Sturnus vulgaris
- Order: Passerine
- Habitat: Towns, around people.
More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling