Tamarack Nature Preserve Photo Guides:
Birds, Dragonflies, Damselflies
Photography by
Pilar Morera
Betty Yan
Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
July 2025
Tamarack Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Page 1 M – male; F - female
Wood duck (M) Aix sponsa
Wood duck (F) Aix sponsa
Wood duck (F) & ducklings Aix sponsa
Blue-winged teal duck (M) Spatula discors
Mallard duck (M, F) Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard duck (F, M) Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard duck (F) & ducklings Anas platyrhynchos
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan Page 2 M – male; F - female
Redhead duck (M, F) Aythya americana
Canada geese Branta canadensis
Canada goose & goslings Branta canadensis
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Belted
Belted
Bufflehead (F, M)
Bucephala albeola
Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Green heron Butorides virescens
American woodcock Scolopax minor
Great blue heron (blue form) Ardea herodias
Barred owl Strix varia
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cooper’s hawk Accipiter cooperii
Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed hawk nest with chicks Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Red-bellied woodpecker (M) Melanerpes carolinus
Red-bellied woodpecker (F) Melanerpes carolinus
Red-bellied woodpecker (I) Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Tamarack Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan Page 5 M – male; F – female; I - Immature
Downy woodpecker (M) Dryobates pubescens
Downy woodpecker (F) Dryobates pubescens
Hairy woodpecker (M) Dryobates villosus
Hairy woodpecker (F) Dryobates villosus
Northern flicker (M) Colaptes auratus
Northern flicker (F) Colaptes auratus
Northern flicker (yellow-shafted (M, F) Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (M) Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (F) Sphyrapicus varius
Tamarack Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan Page 6 M – male; F – female; I - Immature
Pileated woodpecker (M) Dryocopus pileatus
Pileated woodpecker (F) Dryocopus pileatus
Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Yellow-bellied flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens
Eastern phoebe (I) Sayornis phoebe
Tamarack Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan Page 7 M – male; F – female; I -
Least flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Willow flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Alder flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Brown creeper Certhia americana
Blue-gray gnatcatcher (M)
Polioptila caerulea
Blue-gray gnatcatcher (F)
Polioptila caerulea
Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
White-breasted nuthatch (M) Sitta carolinensis
House wren Troglodytes aedon
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Eastern bluebird (M)
Sialia sialis
Eastern bluebird (I) Sialia sialis
Eastern bluebird (F) Sialia sialis
Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
kinglet (M) Regulus satrapa
Tamarack Nature Preserve Bird Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan Page 9 M – male; F – female; I - Immature
Ruby-crowned kinglet (M)
Regulus calendula
Ruby-crowned kinglet (F)
Regulus calendula
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
Louisiana waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Photography
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Indigo bunting (M) Passerina cyanea
American robin (M) Turdus migratorius
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Red-winged blackbird (M) Agelaius phoeniceus
American Redstart (M) Setophaga ruticilla
American Redstart (F) Setophaga ruticilla
Photography by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Brown-headed cowbird (M) Molothrus ater
Brown-headed cowbird (M) Molothrus ater
Brown-headed cowbird (F) Molothrus ater
Common grackle (M) Quiscalus quiscula
European starling Sturnus vulgaris
Black-throated green warbler (F) Setophaga virens
Black-throated green warbler (M) Setophaga virens
by Pilar Morera. Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Photography
Chestnut-sided warbler (NB)
Setophaga pensylvanica
Tennessee warbler (M)
Leiothlypis peregrina
Tennessee warbler (F)
Leiothlypis peregrina
Tennessee warbler (NB)
Leiothlypis peregrina
Blackpoll warbler (M)
Setophaga striata
Canada warbler (F) Cardellina canadensis
by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Photography
Yellow-rumped warbler (M)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-rumped warbler (F)
Setophaga coronata
Northern parula (M)
Setophaga americana
Northern parula (F) Setophaga americana
Connecticut warbler (M) Oporornis agilis
Kentucky warbler (M) Geothlypis formosa
Magnolia warbler (F) Setophaga magnolia
Magnolia warbler (M) Setophaga magnolia
Prothonotary warbler (M)
Protonotaria citrea
Black-and-white warbler (F) Mniotilta varia
Common yellowthroat warbler (M) Geothlypis trichas
Common yellowthroat warbler (F) Geothlypis trichas
Nashville warbler (M) Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Yellow throated warbler Setophaga dominica
Yellow warbler (northern)(M) Setophaga petechia
Blue-winged warbler (M) Vermivora cyanoptera
Bay-breasted warbler (M)(NB) Setophaga castanea
Bay-breasted warbler (F)(NB) Setophaga castanea
Bay-breasted warbler (M) Setophaga castanea
Palm warbler (M) Setophaga palmarum
Blue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius
White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus
Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Scarlet tanager (M) Piranga olivacea
Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
Black-throated green warbler (M) Setophaga virens
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Eastern towhee (M)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Ruby-throated hummingbird (M) Archilochus colubris
Dragonfly Photo Guide
Tamarack Nature Preserve Dragonfly Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Autumn meadowhawk (F) Sympetrum vicinum
Ashy Clubtail (F) Phanogomphus lividus
Prince baskettail (M) Epitheca princeps
Black saddlebags (F)
Tramea lacerata
Shadow darner (F)
Aeshna umbrosa
Painted skimmer (M) Libellula semifasciata
Slaty skimmer (F)
Libellula incesta
Slaty skimmer (M)
Libellula incesta
Photography
Blue dasher (M)
Pachydiplax longipennis
Blue dasher (F)
Pachydiplax longipennis
Blue-faced meadowhawk (M) Sympetrum ambiguum
Blue-faced meadowhawk (F) Sympetrum ambiguum
Common green darner (M) Anax junius
Common green darner (F) Anax junius
by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Photography
Common whitetail (M)
Plathemis lydia
Common whitetail (F)
Plathemis lydia
Great blue skimmer (M)
Libellula vibrans
Great blue skimmer (F)
Libellula vibrans
Twelve-spotted skimmer (M)
Libellula ppulchella
Twelve-spotted skimmer (F)
Libellula ppulchella
Widow skimmer (M)
Libellula luctuosa
Widow skimmer (F)
Libellula luctuosa
by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
Photography
Eastern pondhawk (M)
Erythemis simplicicollis
Eastern pondhawk (F)
Erythemis simplicicollis
Halloween (M) Celithemis eponina
Halloween (F) Celithemis eponina
Dragonhunter (F) Hagenius brevistylus
Wandering glider (M) Pantala flavescens
Damselfly Photo Guide
Photography by Pilar Morera Flipbook prepared by Betty Yan
American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana
Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis
Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis
Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens
Eastern forktail Ischnura verticalis
Photography by Pilar Morera
Ebony Jewelwing (M)
Calopteryx masculata
Great Spreadwing Archilestes grandis
Powdered Dancer Argia moesta
Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener
Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans
Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis
Ebony Jewelwing (F)
Calopteryx masculata