Wingscapes Birdcam Discovery Guide User Manual
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WINGSCAPES Backyard Bird Discovery Guide
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KEITH RIST
ON
MIKE THOMPSON
FLOYD SCHROCK
White-crowned
Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow-rumped Warbler
About the bird:
Adults show bold
black and white stripes on the heads;
first-year birds show brown and gray
stripes.
Range:
Breeds in Canada and
western U.S.; winters throughout
central and southern U.S.
About the photo:
Here is a nice
profile shot of a gorgeous adult White-
crowned Sparrow.
Photographed by:
Keith Riston
with an Audubon BirdCam.
About the bird:
In the early
1900s, fewer than 30,000 Wild
Turkeys existed. Thanks to restora-
tion programs the turkeys have made
a remarkable comeback.
Range:
Resident across most of the
U.S.; absent in parts of the West.
About the photo:
Here a female
Wild Turkey patrols the backyard
with one of her young, called a poult.
Photographed by:
Mike
Thompson with a BirdCam 2.0.
About the bird:
Of the many
warbler species inhabiting North
America, the yellow-rumped is one of
the most commonly encountered.
Range:
Breeds in Canada and
western U.S., winters in central and
southern U.S.
About the photo:
Although
common, warblers can be easily
overlooked. Floyd’s BirdCam caught
this female Yellow-rumped Warbler
visiting his backyard.
Photographed by:
Floyd Schrock
with a BirdCam (original).
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