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Category: Aves (Birds)

Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)

February 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Buffleheads are small ducks (in fact they are the smallest sea duck in North America), although the bold, black and…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Bucephala, Chordata, Species Profiles Filed under: Bucephala albeola, Bufflehead

Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee)

January 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

Who doesn’t love chickadees? They are curious, bold, cute, vivacious, and just generally cheering. They are particularly engaging when hanging…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Paridae, Passeriformes, Poecile, Species Profiles Filed under: Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus

Antigone canadensis tabida (Sandhill Crane)

January 23, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

There are only a few birds that I can identify by ear, but Sandhill Cranes are at the top of…

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Posted in: Animals, Antigone, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Gruidae, Gruiformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Antigone canadensis, Sandhill Crane

Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser)

December 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I really enjoy finding Hooded Mergansers, but I don’t personally have much to say about them. So instead I’ll just…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Lophodytes, Species Profiles Filed under: Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus

Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck)

December 6, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Have you ever seen the ring on the neck of a Ring-necked Duck? I don’t recall ever seeing it, but…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Aythya, Chordata, Species Profiles Filed under: Aythya collaris, Ring-necked Ducks

Sitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch)

October 30, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I love these little birds, but I have struggled mightily to get decent photos of these frenetic little creatures. Finally,…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passeriformes, Sitta, Sittidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

Cinclus mexicanus (American Dipper, Water Ouzel)

August 31, 2020 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

John Muir, Father of the modern conservation movement, and a man acquainted with most of the feathered species which could…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Cinclidae, Cinclus, Passeriformes, Species Profiles Filed under: American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, Water Ouzel

Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a large (12” tall) brown (with black barring and speckles) woodpecker of forest edges and openings, with a…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Picidae (Woodpeckers and their allies), Piciformes Filed under: Colaptes auratus, Northern Flicker

Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)

August 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

With plumage befitting an Italian court jester (whose tricks or histrionics give this species its scientific names), the male Harlequin…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Histrionicus Filed under: Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)

August 6, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Despite its kleptoparasitic tendencies (which is just one of several reasons why Benjamin Franklin didn’t want it to be our…

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Posted in: Accipitridae, Accipitriformes, Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Haliaeetus Filed under: Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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