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Greater White Fronted Goose

This graceful variety of goose has an ivory colored beak. The legs and feet of this goose are colored a soft yellow. The feathers on its back are brown, its chest and stomach are white spotted with black.

Brewer's Blackbird

The Brewers Blackbird is about eight to ten inches long and has a sharply pointed, short beak that is shorter than its head. Its wings are long and pointed and its slightly rounded tail is nearly as long as its wings.

Western Kingbird

The adult Western Kingbird stands about seven inches tall as an adult and has the largest population of North American yellow-bellied kingbirds. This bird has a big pale gray head and a large bill. Their tail is not forked and the outside tail feathers are ivory.

Marbled Godwit

The Marbled Godwit, a big long legged and long neck shore bird that has a black tip on its beak, brownish wing linings and stands about 18 inches tall as an adult. This shore bird has a tan colored head, chest and stomach, chocolate colored stripes on its chest and thighs ...

Western Grebe

The Western Grebe stands about 18 tall as an adult and has a wingspan of about 3 1/2 feet. The plumage on both the male and female Western Grebe is similar. The Western Grebe has a long neck, a long olive colored bill and a red eye amid dark coloring.

The Elegant Trogon

The Elegant Trogon
There are about forty different species of Trogons throughout the world.
Other Trogons throughout the world are:
This article speaks about he Elegant Trogon. The trogon was almost wiped out by collectors who wanted the feathers fifty years ago.

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 ...

Black Throated Blue Warbler

The Black Throated Blue Warbler is one of over 100 species of warblers that live in the
Americas. The length of the adult male Black Throated Blue Warbler is about four to five
inches making it a small blue bird that is a little bit bigger than a sparrow and a ...

The Great Egret

This large slender, graceful long legged, long necked, wading bird, the Great Egret stands about three feet tall and has a wingspan of almost five feet.

Long Billed Dowitcher

The distinguishing characteristics of the Long Billed Dowitcher is their long straight, dark colored beak yellow, green legs, an ivory colored bottom and a tail checkered with black and white.

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