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People love birds. Their color, diversity and behavior make them fun to watch. They are also active during the day and move a lot, so are much easier to see than many mammals. Use these resources to build your knowledge; then share it when you see one of these birds. Always a hit with guests!
General Resources
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds is a great searchable database on all the birds of North America. Very user friendly. Find information on life history, identification, behavior and more.
Another great source for bird information on the web is the Audubon Society. Especially check out their online bird ID guide which includes tips on how to bird (If link isn't working, copy and paste birds.audubon.org/birdid into your browser).
Birds that ROW Guides
Should Know By Sight
The following 15 birds are commonly seen (or heard) on all the rivers ROW runs. Learn to identify them by sight. River specific lists are given in each section
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Turkey Vulture -- easily distinguished from eagles when soaring as has slight dihedral (V) to wings and wobbles. Eagle wings flat and glide is smoother
Red-tail hawk
Osprey
Common Merganser
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Kildeer
Canada Goose
Belted Kingfisher
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
American Crow
American Robin
Mourning Dove
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