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The Canada Goose The Canada Goose is one of the most abundant birds in Ontario, but it is also one of the most unrecognized. Here you will find all the information you need on this bird. canada goose • facts on canada goose • information about canada goose • identifying canada goose • birds of ontario
Arctic Tern Arctic Tern are a bold and beautiful birds. This tern has a white body with a black, smooth, rounded black head without a crest and white cheeks. The bird has small red legs and small webbed feet. They possess a slim orange colored bill that turns red during mating season. arctic tern • sea • traveller • bold • beautiful
Arctic Tern The Arctic Tern is a small bird that makes the longest migration of any bird. This excellent flier spends most of its life flying. The Arctic Tern as an adult stands about 12 to 15 inches tall, weighs about ten ounces and has a wingspan of almost three feet. asrctic • antartica • tern • long distance flyer • 15 inches
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Clark's Grebe The adult Clark’s Grebe stands about two feet tall and a wingspan of about forty inches. The Clark’s Grebe a duck like bird has a big, long, white necked bird with an elongated yellow bill, red eyes and a dark colored cap that doesn’t meet the eyes and the back of its neck is black. duck like • white necked • yellow bill • dark cap • black neck
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Franklin's Gull Franklin Gulls prefer wetlands near open water for their breeding grounds. The gull is prevalent throughout North America and because it is so common very little affects them by changes in their surroundings or human influenced alterations. gulls • lakes • rivers |
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