Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight. This stately heron with its subtle blue-gray plumage often stands motionless as … More

Sanderling

Sanderlings are small, plump sandpipers with a stout bill about the same length as the head.

The Black-bellied Plover is the only American plover that has a hind toe on its foot. The hind toe, however, … More

Black-bellied Plovers are supreme aerialists, both agile and swift, and are readily identified at great distance by black axillaries (“armpit” … More

The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. – Psalm 145:9

The Little Blue Heron is a stand-and-wait predator, rather than a frenetic, dashing-about predator. They watch the water for fish … More

Female cowbirds are known to lay and abandon their eggs in the nest of other birds. Cowbirds often flock with … More

Cattle Egret are native to Africa. They found their way to North America in the 1950’s. They can be found … More

A large, vibrantly blue bunting with an enormous silver bill and chestnut wingbars, the male Blue Grosbeak sings a rich, … More

The Prothonotary Warbler got its name from the bright yellow robes worn by papal clerks, known as prothonotaries, in the Roman … More