Vertebrate: Birds

  • Two adult American Oyster Catchers, Haematopus palliates, standing on a rock with one American Oyster Catcher chick between them.

    May 8, 2025
    Physical: Oyster Catchers reach from 43-53 cm in length.  They are patterned with blackish brown and white dorsally and white stripe…
  • May 8, 2025
    Physical: The American Black Duck is a large bird, 48-56 cm in size.  It is sooty brown with a pale head,…
  • May 8, 2025
    Physical: Kingfishers are small birds with large heads and bills, and can measure up to 33 cm.  They are blue-gray in…