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https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-vulture Black Vulture | Audubon Field Guide Abundant in the southeast and scarce in the southwest. The Black Vulture is a broad-winged scavenger, in low flight, it proceeds with several quick flaps... audubon field guideblackvulture https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/eared-grebe Eared Grebe | Audubon Field Guide A common grebe of freshwater lakes in the west. Gregarious at all seasons; nests in dense colonies, sometimes congregates in huge numbers on lakes during... audubon field guideearedgrebe https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/bufflehead Bufflehead | Audubon Field Guide A diminutive diver, the Bufflehead is one of our smallest ducks, often very energetic in its feeding. Related to the goldeneyes and, like them, nests in... audubon field guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-skimmer Black Skimmer | Audubon Field Guide The strange, uneven bill of the skimmer has a purpose: the bird flies low, with the long lower mandible plowing the water, snapping the bill shut when it... audubon field guideblackskimmer https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/long-billed-curlew Long-billed Curlew | Audubon Field Guide This incredibly long-billed sandpiper is the largest of our shorebirds; but more often than not, it is seen away from the shore. It spends the summer on the... audubon field guidelongbilledcurlew https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/acorn-woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker | Audubon Field Guide A clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. The Acorn Woodpecker is best known for its habit of hoarding... audubon field guideacornwoodpecker https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-nighthawk Common Nighthawk | Audubon Field Guide This widespread and familiar bird may hunt by day or night, catching flying insects in the air. The bounding, erratic flight and angular wings make the Common... audubon field guidecommonnighthawk https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/semipalmated-sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper | Audubon Field Guide Small and plain in appearance, the Semipalmated Sandpiper is impressive in terms of sheer numbers. It often gathers by the thousands at stopover points during... audubon field guidesandpiper https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snail-kite Snail Kite | Audubon Field Guide In the wide-open marshes of central Florida, the broad-winged Snail Kite glides slowly and low over the sawgrass. It has no need for fast flight, because it... audubon field guidesnailkite https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-blue-heron Great Blue Heron | Audubon Field Guide Widespread and familiar (though often called 'crane'), the Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in North America. Often seen standing silently along inland... great blue heronaudubon field guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-knot Red Knot | Audubon Field Guide This chunky shorebird has a rather anonymous look in winter plumage, but is unmistakable in spring, when it wears robin-red on its chest. It nests in the far... audubon field guidered knot https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sandhill-crane Sandhill Crane | Audubon Field Guide Found in several scattered areas of North America, Sandhill Cranes reach their peak abundance at migratory stopover points on the Great Plains. The early... audubon field guidesandhill crane https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-billed-cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo | Audubon Field Guide Slipping furtively through leafy thickets, this slim, long-tailed bird is heard more often than seen. It seems even more elusive than the Yellow-billed Cuckoo,... audubon field guideblack billedcuckoo https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/burrowing-owl Burrowing Owl | Audubon Field Guide Cowboys sometimes called these owls 'howdy birds,' because they seemed to nod in greeting from the entrances to their burrows in prairie-dog towns. Colorful... audubon field guideburrowing owl https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/western-sandpiper Western Sandpiper | Audubon Field Guide A close relative of the Semipalmated Sandpiper. The Western Sandpiper nests mostly in Alaska and migrates mostly along the Pacific Coast, but many reach the... audubon field guidewesternsandpiper https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-robin American Robin | Audubon Field Guide A very familiar bird over most of North America, running and hopping on lawns with an upright stance, often nesting on porches and windowsills. The American... audubon field guideamerican robin https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/lesser-yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs | Audubon Field Guide At first glance, the two species of yellowlegs look identical except for size, as if they were put on earth only to confuse birdwatchers. With better... audubon field guidelesser https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-flamingo American Flamingo | Audubon Field Guide Until about 1900, flocks of flamingos from the Bahamas regularly migrated to Florida Bay, in what is now Everglades National Park. Today, most flamingos seen... audubon field guideamericanflamingo https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/blue-gray-gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Audubon Field Guide A tiny woodland bird with a long tail, usually seen flitting about in the treetops, giving a short whining call note. The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher often darts out... audubon field guideblue gray https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/arctic-tern Arctic Tern | Audubon Field Guide Famous as a long-distance champion: some Arctic Terns may migrate farther than any other birds, going from the high Arctic to the Antarctic. Breeds on coasts... audubon field guidearctictern https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-grackle Common Grackle | Audubon Field Guide Throughout the east and Midwest, the Common Grackle is a big blackbird and is a very familiar species on suburban lawns, striding about with deliberate steps... audubon field guidecommon grackle https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/bobolink Bobolink | Audubon Field Guide Fluttering over meadows and hayfields in summer, the male Bobolink delivers a bubbling, tinkling song which, loosely interpreted, gives the species its name.... audubon field guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/blue-winged-teal Blue-winged Teal | Audubon Field Guide Teal are small ducks, fast in flight, flocks twisting and turning in unison. Seemingly a warm-weather duck, the Blue-winged Teal is largely absent from most of... audubon field guidebluewingedteal https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/mourning-dove Mourning Dove | Audubon Field Guide The mournful cooing of the Mourning Dove is one of our most familiar bird sounds. From southern Canada to central Mexico, this is one of our most common birds,... audubon field guidemourningdove https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/blue-jay Blue Jay | Audubon Field Guide One of the loudest and most colorful birds of eastern back yards and woodlots, the Blue Jay is unmistakable. Intelligent and adaptable, it may feed on almost... audubon field guideblue jay https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/house-finch House Finch | Audubon Field Guide Adaptable, colorful, and cheery-voiced, the House Finch is common from coast to coast today, a familiar visitor to backyard feeders. Native to the Southwest,... audubon field guidehousefinch https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-bellied-whistling-duck Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Audubon Field Guide A spectacularly marked, sociable, noisy waterfowl. The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck often rests on low snags above water, and may perch high in dead trees. In... audubon field guideblackbelliedwhistlingduck https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/western-grebe Western Grebe | Audubon Field Guide Western Grebes are highly gregarious at all seasons, nesting in colonies and wintering in flocks. Their thin, reedy calls are characteristic sounds of western... audubon field guidewesterngrebe https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-mockingbird Northern Mockingbird | Audubon Field Guide This bird's famous song, with its varied repetitions and artful imitations, is heard all day during nesting season (and often all night as well). Very common... audubon field guidenorthernmockingbird https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/atlantic-puffin Atlantic Puffin | Audubon Field Guide Nesting around the edges of the North Atlantic, the Atlantic Puffin is sought after by birdwatchers who visit Maine or eastern Canada in summer. At its... audubon field guideatlanticpuffin https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/european-starling European Starling | Audubon Field Guide Often regarded as a pest, the European Starling wins our grudging admiration for its adaptability, toughness, and seeming intelligence. Brought to North... audubon field guideeuropeanstarling https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/hudsonian-godwit Hudsonian Godwit | Audubon Field Guide Once thought to be very rare, even endangered, this big sandpiper was probably just overlooked on its long migration between the Arctic and southern South... audubon field guidegodwit https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/dovekie Dovekie | Audubon Field Guide The smallest member of the auk family in the North Atlantic. The Dovekie feeds on abundant tiny crustaceans in icy waters, and nests by the millions far above... audubon field guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/roseate-spoonbill Roseate Spoonbill | Audubon Field Guide Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill. Locally common in coastal Florida, Texas, and southwest Louisiana, they are usually in... audubon field guideroseatespoonbill https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/house-sparrow House Sparrow | Audubon Field Guide One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. Native to... audubon field guidehouse sparrow https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-sage-grouse Greater Sage-Grouse | Audubon Field Guide Well-named, this very large grouse is found nowhere except in sagebrush country of the west. It nests on the ground among the sage, and the leaves of this... greater sage grouseaudubon field guide https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/gray-headed-swamphen Gray-headed Swamphen | Audubon Field Guide Native to southern Asia, these big marsh birds have been established in Florida since the 1990s. First noted near Pembroke Pines in 1996, the population might... audubon field guidegrayheaded https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/baltimore-oriole Baltimore Oriole | Audubon Field Guide One of the most brilliantly colored songbirds in the east, flaming orange and black, sharing the heraldic colors of the coat of arms of 17th-century Lord... audubon field guidebaltimoreoriole https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-thrush Wood Thrush | Audubon Field Guide Seemingly not as shy as the other brown thrushes, not as bold as the Robin, the Wood Thrush seems intermediate between those two related groups. It sometimes... audubon field guidewood thrush https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-throated-blue-warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler | Audubon Field Guide The lazy, buzzy song of the Black-throated Blue Warbler comes from the undergrowth of leafy eastern woods. Although the bird usually keeps to the shady... audubon field guideblack throatedbluewarbler https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/ruby-throated-hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Audubon Field Guide The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the only breeding hummingbird in eastern North America. Hovering in front of a flower to sip nectar, the Ruby-throated... audubon field guiderubythroatedhummingbird https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-coot American Coot | Audubon Field Guide Coots are tough, adaptable waterbirds. Although they are related to the secretive rails, they swim in the open like ducks and walk about on shore, making... audubon field guideamericancoot https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/marsh-wren Marsh Wren | Audubon Field Guide A sputtering, bubbling song among the cattails is a giveaway that the Marsh Wren is at home. A patient watcher eventually will see the bird as it slips... audubon field guidemarshwren https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-egret Great Egret | Audubon Field Guide A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United... audubon field guidegreat egret https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/royal-tern Royal Tern | Audubon Field Guide Common along tropical and subtropical shores, the Royal Tern is a characteristic sight along the Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic Coast, less numerous in... audubon field guideroyaltern https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/golden-eagle Golden Eagle | Audubon Field Guide This magnificent bird is widespread in the wilder country of North America, Europe, and Asia. About the same size as the Bald Eagle, the Golden is less of a... audubon field guidegolden eagle