1. American White Pelican A relatively new addition to Illinois avifauna, the American white pelican now migrates through the state along large rivers, sometimes stopping on lakes and other large reservoirs to rest and feed. Birders have observed as many as 4,500 pelicans at one time gathered along the Illinois River. This mostly white bird […]
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1. American Bittern The American bittern is a stocky brown heron with a black stripe on the whitish neck. The upperparts are streaky brown. In flight, the outer wing appears blackish. This secretive bird can be found, albeit infrequently, in Wisconsin’s marshes and along the edges of lakes and ponds. A master of disguise, the
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1. Snowy Owl The beautiful snowy owl is 20 to 27 inches long, has a rounded head without any ear tufts and has big, yellow eyes. The adult male is almost pure-white, while the female has scattered bits of brown in its plumage and immatures birds are heavily marked with brown. Like most owls, the
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1. Great Egret In Indiana only the great blue heron and sandhill crane stand taller than this long-necked, long-legged white bird. The little blue heron is approximately the same length and an immature little blue is also white. But the yellow bill, dark legs and feet set the great egret apart from the little blue
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