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Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

The Long-billed Dowitcher is a Sandpiper that is not very aptly named. Although female Long-billed Dowitchers indeed have very long bills, the bills of the males are not much larger...

Long-billed Dowitcher

The Long-billed Dowitcher is a Sandpiper that is not very aptly named. Although female Long-billed Dowitchers indeed have very long bills, the bills of the males are not much larger...

Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

The Lark Sparrow is a comparatively large New World Sparrow that seems to have a receding population. In open-country habitats, these birds are the largest sparrows. Sparrows in general are...

Lark Sparrow

The Lark Sparrow is a comparatively large New World Sparrow that seems to have a receding population. In open-country habitats, these birds are the largest sparrows. Sparrows in general are...

Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

A songbird with the habit of raptors; is the best way to describe  Loggerhead Shrike. These inhibit the semi-open grasslands and overall open areas of North America. This small predator...

Loggerhead Shrike

A songbird with the habit of raptors; is the best way to describe  Loggerhead Shrike. These inhibit the semi-open grasslands and overall open areas of North America. This small predator...

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

An emphatic whistled bob-white ringing from a grassy area or piney woods has long been a feature sound of summers in the Eastern countryside. It’s pretty chunked tougher to identify a Northern Bobwhite because the bird’s elegantly dappled plumage gives great camouflage. They...

Northern Bobwhite

An emphatic whistled bob-white ringing from a grassy area or piney woods has long been a feature sound of summers in the Eastern countryside. It’s pretty chunked tougher to identify a Northern Bobwhite because the bird’s elegantly dappled plumage gives great camouflage. They...

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Even seasoned field ornithologists sometimes struggle to find the Eastern Whip-poor-will, which is more frequently heard than seen. The “WHIP-poor-WILL” sound of this species is well-known, and it has contributed...

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Even seasoned field ornithologists sometimes struggle to find the Eastern Whip-poor-will, which is more frequently heard than seen. The “WHIP-poor-WILL” sound of this species is well-known, and it has contributed...

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

The Mountain Plover was first discovered by John Townsend in 1834. John James Audubon, a celebrated ornithologist was the first to name these beautiful birds. They were earlier called Rocky...

Mountain Plover

The Mountain Plover was first discovered by John Townsend in 1834. John James Audubon, a celebrated ornithologist was the first to name these beautiful birds. They were earlier called Rocky...