Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 10th, 2008
Dunlin (calidris alpina)
The Dunlin is a small sandpiper, and is among the world’s most widespread shorebirds. This beautiful little sandpiper has two plumages: in summertime, while breeding, it has a black belly and reddish back. In winter, it is dull gray. The Dunlin is about seven inches in length with a wingspan of [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 9th, 2008
The Purple Martins (Progne subis)
The purple Martin is the largest of the swallows in North America. It is unusual because it now nests almost exclusively in human-crafted birdhouses. That is why theses pretty birds are so familiar to many people.
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 8th, 2008
American White Pelicans (Pelicanus erythrorhynchos)
American White Pelicans are unmistakable large white birds with black and white wings. They have a long, wide orange bill. They are found mainly in the western and southern parts of North America. The American White Pelican weighs as much as 30 pounds, and their wingspan can exceed nine feet.
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 7th, 2008
Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal is a red-crested songbird found in the eastern half and the southwest regions of the United States. They also have small populations in California and Hawaii, thanks to human transportation. The Northern Cardinal is one of the most familiar birds at the back-yard bird feeder, and has developed a close [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 4th, 2008
The Indigo Bunting (Passerina Cyanea)
The Indigo Bunting is a common, brightly colored small song bird that is familiar to the eastern and central United States and southeastern Canada.
Adult male Indigo Buntings are brilliant blue during the breeding season, with a darker, almost purple crown. Females and their young are brown with beige wing-bars and only [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 3rd, 2008
The Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicesis)
The red tailed hawk, with a Stout body and broad wings, is one of the most widespread birds of prey in North America. These birds occupy a broad range of habitats from central Alaska to southern Panama.
Red-tailed Hawks, which are meat eaters, belong to the category of birds known as [...]