Bird Species – Page 9

Lapland Longspur

Look For Few of us get to see the male Lapland longspur in his full breeding glory, with his black […]

Look For An adult male has a boldly marked black-and-yellow head, with a black cheek and throat. Females have a

Look For The red-cockaded woodpecker is black and white and medium-sized—slightly smaller than a hairy woodpecker. Both males and females

Look For Frigatebirds have long, forked tails and distinctive plumage. Their average wingspan is 90 inches—that’s almost 8 feet! Despite

Look For The reddish egret comes in two colors: white or grayish blue. The white morph (or variation) is white

Look For With just a quick glance at a loggerhead shrike, you might mistake it for a mockingbird, as both

Look For Swainson’s thrush was once called the olive-backed thrush. The name changed in part because some Swainson’s thrush populations

Look For The spotted sandpiper is one of the easiest sandpipers to identify. Not only are its markings distinctive, but

Look For Only 5 to 51/2 inches long, the northern rough-winged swallow is brown-backed with dirty-white underparts, a short notched

What Does a Chuck-will’s-widow Look Like? Chuck-will’s-widow is brown, black, and gray overall. Like other members of the goatsucker family

Look For The large (18 to 21 inches long) and striking royal tern is easily recognized by its size, white

What Does a Northern Bobwhite Look Like? The northern bobwhite is the East’s only quail. This plump, football-shaped bird more