Flycatcher, Great Crested***
Description: A loud and large flycatcher, this bird is most likely to be seen nesting in the McDonald Woods or in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve.
Flycatcher, Alder
Description: This flycatcher may be seen in the edges of shrubby woodland areas.
Flycatcher, Acadian
Description: Look down into shrubby or woodland areas to spot this migrant flycatcher.
Flicker, Northern***
Description: This migrant woodpecker and breeder feeds on ants and can be found in any tree-covered area or on the lawn.
Finch, Purple
Description: Look near bird-feeding stations from late fall through early spring for this erratic Garden visitor.
Finch, House***
Description: Now common year-round at the Garden, this species was introduced into the eastern United States from California.
Falcon, Peregrine
Description: This state-threatened species may be seen flying overhead on fall from mid-September to late October.
Egret, Snowy
Description: This state-endangered bird, with bright yellow feet like the great egret, may rarely be seen flying over, or possibly wading in the shoreline.
Egret, Reddish
Description: This rare southern visitor may be spotted on mudflats or in shoreline habitats.
Egret, Great
Great egret: (Ardea alba) Graceful, white wader
The great egret’s elegant flight and bright white plumage belie its harsh croak when it takes off from a marsh. It was this bird’s beauty that nearly led to its demise at the turn of the twentieth century—when these and other waders were hunted for their feathery plumes that women wore in their hats.