The Bird Files/A parody of All About Birds

Recently spotted near Cornell.
Wanted for being weird.

Real species data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird API, recently observed in Tompkins County, NY. Click any bird to see them caught in the actof mundane human life — and again as the protagonist of a 1940s detective picture.

Common Grackle

Common Grackle

#comgra
Quiscalus quiscula
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

#norcar
Cardinalis cardinalis
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

#rewbla
Agelaius phoeniceus
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

#norfli
Colaptes auratus
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Green Heron

Green Heron

#grnher
Butorides virescens
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

#sonspa
Melospiza melodia
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

#whbnut
Sitta carolinensis
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Eastern Towhee

Eastern Towhee

#eastow
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Canada Goose

Canada Goose

#cangoo
Branta canadensis
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

#blujay
Cyanocitta cristata
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

#ruckin
Corthylio calendula
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

#amegfi
Spinus tristis
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

#swaspa
Melospiza georgiana
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse

#tuftit
Baeolophus bicolor
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
American Crow

American Crow

#amecro
Corvus brachyrhynchos
seen Apr 27, 7:50 AM · Jennings Pond, Danby
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

#treswa
Tachycineta bicolor
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Purple Finch

Purple Finch

#purfin
Haemorhous purpureus
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Pine Warbler

Pine Warbler

#pinwar
Setophaga pinus
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

#bkcchi
Poecile atricapillus
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

#buhvir
Vireo solitarius
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

#yerwar
Setophaga coronata
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

#easpho
Sayornis phoebe
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

#belkin1
Megaceryle alcyon
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita
White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

#whtspa
Zonotrichia albicollis
seen Apr 27, 7:33 AM · Monkey Run Casita