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Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills. American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus. Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis. Great blue heron, Ardea herodias, including A. h. occidentalis, although white variant is rare in New England.
The common nighthawk or bullbat ( Chordeiles minor) is a medium-sized [ 3][ 4] crepuscular or nocturnal bird [ 3][ 5] of the Americas within the nightjar (Caprimulgidae) family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark [ 3] (gray, black and brown), [ 5] displaying cryptic colouration and intricate ...
Linnaeus, 1758. The hooded crow ( Corvus cornix ), also called the scald-crow or hoodie, [ 1 ] is a Eurasian bird species in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers ...
The species expresses sexual dimorphism: Females are a reddish olive color, and have a gray mask around the beak, while males are a vibrant red color, and have a black mask on the face, as well as a larger crest. Juvenile cardinals do not have the distinctive red-orange beak seen in adult birds until they are almost fully mature.
The nape of the head is black, with three or four crossbars of deep buff or rufous. [5] The feet and toes, which are small and weak, are brownish gray to reddish brown. [9] Woodcocks have large eyes located high in their heads, and their visual field is probably the largest of any bird, 360° in the horizontal plane and 180° in the vertical ...
Close-up of a white-throated sparrow head, with bright white throat and yellow lore. White-throated sparrows prefer to forage on the ground. The white-throated sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.
The common blackbird ( Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds ), [ 2] or simply the blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and ...
The common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail. Adults often have an iridescent appearance on ...