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Eastern
Brown Pelican
Scoop fish in expandable throat
pouches |
Black
Crown Night Heron
Nests colonially, often a dozen
nests in a single tree |
Roseate
Spoonbill
Long, flat spoonshaped bill |
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Least
Terns
Nests on sandy beaches |
Sandhill
Crane
Can live to the age of 20! |
Ibis
Probes for large insects on
lawns! |
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Sandpiper
Smallest Sandpiper known as
"peeps" |
Double-Crested
Comorant
Experts at diving to catch fish |
Great
White Egret
Strikes prey with a jab of their
bill |
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Black
Skimmers
Drags lower bill through water
for fish |
Cattle
Egret
Follows cattle, horses &
tractors to catch insects |
Great
Blue Heron
Curls their neck to S shape
to catch prey |
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Laughing
Gull
At beaches & parking lots
waiting for food |
Osprey
Nests on Poles, dead trees &
channel markers |
Herring
Gull
Special glands allow them to
excrete salt |
