These medium-sized white terns are often confused with the similar Common Tern, but Forster’s Terns have a longer tail and, … More
Category: Birds
American Robin
The Robin’s rich caroling is among the earliest bird songs heard at dawn in spring and summer, often beginning just … More
Carolina Wren
The male and female sing different parts, and usually interweave their songs such that they sound like a single bird … More
House Finch
Adaptable, colorful, and cheery-voiced, House Finches are common from coast to coast today, familiar visitors to backyard feeders. Upperparts of male … More
Eastern Bluebird
A high percentage of Eastern Bluebirds in North America today nest in birdhouses put up especially for them along ‘bluebird … More
Northern Cardinal
Cardinals are known for their bright red color, but only the male is red.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Birders affectionately refer to this species as “butter-butt,” since its bright yellow rump is an eye-catching and diagnostic field mark … More
Lesser Scaup
The majority of lesser scaup migrate through the Central and Mississippi Flyways to wintering areas along the Gulf of Mexico … More
Killdeer
A shorebird you can see without going to the beach, Killdeer are graceful plovers common to lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, and … More
Hooded Merganser
Mergansers are our only ducks that specialize in eating fish.
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