Winter wren
Tiny, short-tailed, plain-brown wren with a huge voice. Subtly patterned, with indistinct pale eyebrow and diffuse dark barring on flanks and wings. Constantly keeps tail cocked at an angle. Found in a variety of forested habitats, but always prefers wetter areas with thick tangles, often around treefalls and moss.

Sharp-shinned hawk
Small hawk with relatively short rounded wings. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky.

Ruby-throated hummingbird
Small hummingbird found in a variety of woodland and brushy habitats. Male distinctive with ruby-red throat and black chin. Female has whitish underparts with almost no buffy tones (perhaps a very light wash on flanks). Readily comes to sugar water feeders and flower gardens. Default summer hummingbird over most of eastern US and Canada. Winters south to Panama.

Bohemian waxwing
Plump, smooth-plumaged bird with a sleek crest and white and yellow markings on wings. Mostly clean gray with brighter rusty wash on the face. Look for rich rufous undertail. Breeds in open coniferous forests at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere. Winter range depends on fruit crops; sometimes descends much further south in large numbers. Often found in flocks feasting on fruiting trees like crabapple and mountain ash.

Great blue heron
Huge gray heron, no other similar species in range. Note large yellow-orange bill, short black plumes on head, and black and chestnut pattern on shoulder. Immatures are more brownish than adults, and have a dark crown. Fairly common and widespread throughout North America; wintering range extends to northern South America.

Sheldon Anthony enjoys birding and photography, with a passion for finding the small skulky birds that are not so common in Newfoundland & Labrador. “I call the Southern shore home (Witless Bay). Camera and binoculars in hand and my little dog Frankie close to my side. I can reached at anthonsg1@gmail.com or on my Facebook account.”