American Crows are large, common birds that can be found throughout most of the United States and even much of Canada during the breeding season. One area that they really avoid is the dry, desert regions of the southwest USA.
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Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Elusive Red-Eyed Vireo
There are many birds that are often heard but rarely seen. One of those is the elusive Red-Eyed Vireo. These birds are a dull olive-green color above with a white breast.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Hungry Ring-Billed Gull
Gulls, or seagulls, as many people refer to them, comprise a large group of birds that are associated with water and coastlines. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes – all of these host populations of different species of gulls.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Tiny Least Sandpiper
Of all the various shorebirds in North America, the Least Sandpiper is the smallest. In fact, they are only a little larger than a sparrow. They are mostly brown above with mottling on their head, back and wings. Their bright white belly stands out against their coal-black eyes and bill.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Reclusive Swainson’s Thrush
There are quite a few different species of thrushes in the bird world, and one of the more interesting is the Swainson’s Thrush. Like most thrushes, these birds are fairly shy and secretive. They prefer to stay out of sight in the shelter of the forest’s dense undergrowth where few people see them.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Grass-Loving Savannah Sparrow
There are many different species of sparrows in North America, and some of them can be difficult to identify. Most of them are relatively small and brown in color, and most people just call them “sparrows”.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Common House Sparrow
Few birds are more common in North America than the House Sparrow. That’s somewhat unfortunate, since house sparrows are not a native species here. They are actually native to Europe, Asia and North Africa.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Bay-Breasted Warbler
The spring bird migration is underway, and warblers are heading north from their wintering grounds in the southern United States, Central America and South America. There are more than 100 warbler species in the world, and more than 50 of them can be found right here in North America.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Familiar American Robin
Most people in the United States are very familiar with the American robin. This bird can be found from coast to coast and in every state in the contiguous USA, and they breed as far north as Alaska and some of the extreme northern fringes of Canada.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped warblers are fairly large when compared to other warblers, since they have a wingspan of up to nine inches. But, of course, they are small when compared to many other birds.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Beautiful Blue-Winged Teal
Of the many species of ducks in the USA, the blue-winged teal is one of the favorites of many people. They are quite beautiful and the males are very distinctive-looking. Males have heavily speckled flanks and chest, and their head is dark gray with a broad white stripe between their eye and their jet-black bill.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Strange-Looking Brown Pelican
Visitors to our Gulf coast states, like Florida, Texas and Louisiana – just to name a few – are certainly familiar with the brown pelican. Many brown pelicans are year-round residents along the salty shores of these states, but these pelicans also live along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well.