Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrikes eat insects and other arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and birds; they also sometimes feed on roadkill and … More

House Wren

A plain brown bird with an effervescent voice, the House Wren is a common backyard bird over nearly the entire … More

The Mobile Bay Ferry crosses beautiful Mobile Bay, Alabama and connects SR 193 at Dauphin Island on the west side … More

Juvenile Ring-billed Gulls are a patchwork of brown and white with a dark bill which is most often pink at … More

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

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

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