Difference between revisions of "Near Shore Birds"

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(American Bittern)
(Sandhill Crane)
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=== Sandhill Crane ===
 
=== Sandhill Crane ===
 
(Grus canadensis)
 
(Grus canadensis)
 
  
 
== Egrets ==
 
== Egrets ==

Revision as of 12:59, 14 February 2020

BIRDS



Birds of Prey
EaglesFalconsHawksOspreyOwls


Waterfowl
DucksGeeseSwansCormorantsLoonsGrebes


Near Shore Birds
BitternsCranesEgretsHeronsPloversRailsKingfisherPhalaropesSandpipers


Galliforms
GrousePheasantsTurkeys


Corvids
CrowsJays


Other Birds
BlackbirdsCardinalsChickadeesCreepersCuckoosDovesFinchesGrosbeaksGullsHummingbirdsKingletsLarksNight JarsNuthatchesOriolesPigeonsPipitsShrikeSparrowsStarlingsSwiftsSwallowsTernsTanagersThrashersThrushesTitmiceTowheesTyrant FlycatchersWarblersWaxwingsWoodpeckersWrensVireoVultures

Not an official term, local "edge-water birds" is here meant to categorize Bitterns, Cranes, Egrets, and Herons.

Bitterns

American Bittern

(Botaurus lentiginosus)

Least Bittern

(Ixobrychus exilis)

Cranes

Sandhill Crane

(Grus canadensis)

Egrets

  • Great Egret (Ardea alba)
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Herons

  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
  • Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
  • Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) - © David Malak
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - © David Malak
Great Egret (Ardea alba) - © David Malak
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - © David Malak