Northern Cardinal male

Red, tufted head, orange beak, black eye area

Northern Cardinal female

Beige with red on wings, orange beak, black beak area

Chipping sparrow. Non sexually dimorphic. Breeding adult

Grey eye area, black eye line, orange brown top crown, unstreaked belly, grey rump

Chipping sparrow. Non sexually dimorpic. Nonbreeding adult

Beige eye area, black eye line, orange brown crown, unstreaked belly

Brown Thrasher. Non sexually dimorphic. Georgia's State Bird

Reddish brown with black and white wing bars, dark streaking on breast

Great Blue Heron. 2 forms, Blue and White. Blue form

Black plumes and crown, Grayish blue Orange beak. Lean and tall

Great Blue Heron. 2 forms, Blue and White. White form

All white, yellow bill and dull goldish legs

Northern Mockingbird

Grayish with white breast, white wing bars of dark brown/black wings black eyestreak

Canada Goose

Brown body with pale chest and undertail, black feet. Long black neck and head, white cheek patch

Common Grackle Male

Dark overall, iridescent blue head and bronze body. Lots of iridescence!

Common Grackle Female

Black bird (brownish black) less iridescence than males

Blue Jay

Blue tufted crown, blue in general, whitish gray breast, wings and tail are barred with black, have white wing bar. Black eye streak, black necklace. Black beak

Cedar Waxwing

Prominent crest, Black face masky, peachy brown tufted head, pale yellow belly, Yellow tip on dark tail, Red wing tips

Yellow Rumped Warbler Male (myrtle)

Black mask, white throat, yellow patches on sides and rump

Yellow Rumped Warbler Male (audubon)

yellow throat yellow patches on rump and sides

Yellow Rumped Warbler Female (myrtle)

Brownish crown yellow pataches on sides and rump, white throat

Yellow Rumped Warbler Female (audubon)

Grayer crown, yellow throat patch, yellow side patches and yellow rump

Fish Crow

Entirely black bird with iridescence.

American Robin

Male but individuals are not easily separated by sex. Dark brown head, yellow bill, black streak on throat and rusty belly

Eastern Phoebe

Plump, grayish brown crown with white breast. Brown wings

Song Sparrow

Russet stripes on eyes body on white breast

White Pelican in flight

Black and gray on wing underside

White Pelican

White waterbird with long neck, massive bill, yellow beak and legs in breeding

European Starling breeding

Short tail. purple green iridescent with yellow bills, spotting on wings

European Starling juevenile

Brown overall with spotting on wings

Carolina wren

Reddish brown upperparts, with pale brown chest, white eyebrow and throat. Black barring on wings and tail

Loggerhead shrike

Grey head, black mask, white flashes in black wings, white breast

Tree Swallow male

Blue green upper parts, brown wings, grey white chest, black eye mask

Tree Swallow female

Brown wings and head, hints of blue green in wings and head, white breast, black eye mask

Lithobates catesbeianus

American Bullfrog

Sounds like a "jug-o'-rum.

Anaxyrus americanus

American Toad

Sounds like: alarm like trill

Pseudacris crucifer

Spring Peeper

Sounds like: peep peep, bell/birdlike

Lithobates clamitans

Green Frog

Sounds like: a loose untuned banjo string, "c'tung

Lithobates palustris

Pickerel Frog

Sounds like: esophageal low-pitched snore

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Eastern narrow-mouthed toad

Sounds like: Electric nasal sheeplike baaaaaaaa

Hyla cinereal

Green Tree Frog

Sounds like: nasal, bell-like "queenk-queenk-queenk" low static background noise (at ponds)

Acris gryllus

Southern Cricket Frog

Sounds like: a rattle or metal clicker in rapid succession.

Pseudacris nigrita

Southern Chorus Frog

Sounds like: a mechanical repetitive sound, similar to a ratchet. crack crack

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Fowler’s Toad

Sounds like: like a nasal "w-a-a-a-h" lasting 1-4 seconds.

Eastern Kingsnake

Black and white patterning

Corn Snake

Brown red orange diamond patterning

Eastern garter snake

ivory, Black and grey checkerboard patterning

Red bellied watersnake

Orange red belly, brown

Copperhead

Copperish head copper patterning

Cottonmouth/water moccasin

Black overal tint with pattern diamond and defined head shape reflects whitish

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Grumpy at flintriver, diamond patterning in black, beige undertone, rattle

Green Anole

Green

Eastern Fence Lizard

Males have blue and brown on top

Five lined Skink

blue tail and five white stripes

Ground Skink

Brown line on side of body from eye to tail, lighter brown body

Common Snapping Turtle

Ancient looking, spiked tail open mouth

Slider turtle

Some have red ear, distinct white and green patterning

Eastern box turtle

Dome shell, orange, brownish green

Green sea turtle

Distinct sea flippers