On the cover of the Sibley Field Diary, there are a number of North American birds, most of which I recognize: on the front, a meadowlark, ruby-throated hummingbird, eastern bluebird, and red-breasted nuthatch, and on the back, a green jay, a painted bunting, a red-tailed hawk, a western tanager, an American bittern, an introduced red-crowned parrot, an American oystercatcher, a tufted puffin, a yellow billed/mangrove cuckoo, a short-eared owl, and a great blue heron.
However, four birds have me at a total loss-- two waterbirds, and what appear to be a blackbird and flycatcher. Does anyone know what these paintings are – especially the latter two? I’d love to know what these beautiful birds might be:
