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Ep 18/59: adult male RWBL field dossier — scarlet epaulets, marsh song, and the Tricolored/Rusty look-alike test

Episode 17 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Common Grackle (*Quiscalus quiscula*): perched portrait with iridescent blue-purple head → bronze-green body color shift and six labeled field marks; dorsal/ventral flight views highlighting the diagnostic keel-shaped tail crease; "The Squeaky Gate" song card with CHEK/grrr-EEK!/tsss-SEEE phonetic pills, spectrogram, and the anting fun fact; three-panel look-alike comparison against Boat-tailed Grackle and Brown-headed Cowbird.

Episode 16 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the European Starling (*Sturnus vulgaris*): breeding-adult perched portrait with iridescent plumage and yellow bill; flight views highlighting the distinctive triangular wing silhouette; "The Vocal Chameleon" song card with mnemonic, phonetic pills, spectrogram, and the Mozart pet-starling fun fact; three-panel look-alike comparison against Common Grackle and Brown-headed Cowbird.

Episode 15 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Northern Mockingbird (*Mimus polyglottos*) — North America's preeminent vocal mimic: perched lateral portrait on a fence post with six labeled field marks (pale yellow iris, two white wing bars, long cocked tail with white outer feathers, decurved bill, pale underparts, long dark legs) and size badge; dorsal/ventral flight views showing the dramatic white wing patches and white outer tail feathers plus a wing-flash display inset; "The Mimic Master" song card with "I can sing it! BETTER THAN YOU!" mnemonic, phonetic badge pills, minimal spectrogram, and the full-moon unmated-male fun fact; three-panel look-alike comparison against Loggerhead Shrike and Gray Catbird with key differentiating field marks.

Episode 14 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Melanerpes carolinus*): perched portrait with six labeled callouts and size bar; dorsal/ventral flight views highlighting the conspicuous white rump patch and undulating-flight arc; song/call card with "Churr-churr-CHURR!" mnemonic, CHUR•CHUR•CHUR phonetic breakdown, and rolling spectrogram; look-alike comparison against Red-headed Woodpecker and Northern Flicker.

Episode 13 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Downy Woodpecker (*Dryobates pubescens*) — North America's smallest woodpecker: perched portrait with six callout field marks; dorsal/ventral flight views with undulating flap-flap-fold notation; three-vocalization call card (PEEK!, drum, whinny) with stylized spectrograms; look-alike comparison against Hairy Woodpecker and Ladder-backed Woodpecker.

Episode 12 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the White-breasted Nuthatch (*Sitta carolinensis*): perched portrait showing the iconic headfirst-down bark posture with field-mark callouts; dorsal/ventral flight-view; nasal "Yank-Yank-Yank!" call card with spectrogram; three-species look-alike comparison against Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, and Brown Creeper.

Episode 11 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the Tufted Titmouse: perched portrait with six field-mark callouts; dorsal/ventral flight-view; "Peter-Peter-Peter!" song card with spectrogram; three-species look-alike comparison against Black-capped Chickadee and Bridled Titmouse.

Episode 10 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the House Finch: perched portrait with six field-mark callouts and female inset; dorsal/ventral flight-view with red rump patch highlight; "What-cheer, weeta-weeta-weet!" song card with spectrogram; three-species look-alike comparison against Purple Finch and Cassin's Finch.

Episode 9 of 59. Four-card field-ID dossier for the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos): perched portrait with six field-mark callouts highlighting the glossy blue-purple iridescent black plumage; dorsal/ventral flight-view card with fan vs. wedge tail-shape inset; "CAW! CAW! CAW!" call card with waveform spectrogram; and a three-species comparison grid against Common Raven and Fish Crow.

4-card field-ID dossier for the Red-tailed Hawk: perched portrait with 6 callouts, dorsal/ventral flight views, KEEEE-eeee-arrr call card, and 3-species look-alike comparison.

A 4-card field-ID dossier for the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Episode 7 of 59. Covers the iconic iridescent-green-headed male with female inset, a dorsal/ventral flight-view card highlighting the diagnostic blue-purple speculum, a call card distinguishing the female's descending KWAK series from the male's soft rasp, and a four-panel look-alike comparison against American Black Duck, Mottled Duck, and Gadwall.