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Returning from its pampas wintering grounds in Argentina, the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda takes advantage of the nesting and feeding habitat that Kirwin NWR and adjacent private land prairie

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

A Florida scrub jay scans its territory from atop a bush on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located on the refuge, which provides a habitat for 3

This tern hovers, watching for an unsuspecting minnow or other small morsel, over the Bender Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District, North Dakota.

Photo Credit: Krista Lund

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A Brewer's sparrow perched on a Wyoming big sagebrush at Seedskadee NWR. They are a common nester here, but getting a good look at one can be a challenge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Metinic Island, Maine Coastal Islands NWR. Summer with the Seabirds blog: http://mainecoastalislands.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/metinic-island-a-glimpse-into-our-nesting-season/
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Close-up of a female Boat-tailed Grackle.Photo taken with an Olympus E-5 in Myakka River State Park, FL, USA.Cropping and post-processing performed with Adobe Lightroom.

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A male Northern harrier above and female below engage in aerial acrobatics as part of a courtship flight.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Just chillin......... Common nighthawks are most active from half an hour before until an hour after sunset, and again starting an hour before sunrise. They are very well camouflaged, and can be har

A hawk leaves its perch on a fence post at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

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Eaglets grow very quickly! Within six weeks of birth, they are almost the same size as their parents.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

Northern pintails search for seeds, weeds, snails, aquatic insects, and other types of food around the refuge lakes.

Photo Credit: USFWS / Georgia Hart, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refug

Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Cr

At Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
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Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

A Northern harrier soars overhead on Seedskadee NWR. Harriers are birds of the wind, and soar over the wetlands and riparian habitas along the Green River. Small birds, voles, and mice are their pre

The Delta Wild and Scenic River Watershed originates south of the Denali Highway and includes all of the Upper and Lower Tangle Lakes, the Tangle River, and the Delta River. The Delta River drains nor

This drake Northern pintail has not molted in to its breeding plumage. It is likely a juvenille from a late hatch and is just beginning to show some of its breeding plumage, with a little of the redd

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans near St. George, Utah.
From the My Public Lands Magazine, Spring 2015: A Birder's Paradise. Winters in Utah offer a chance to view and study our nonmigratory feathered

A perched, red-tailed hawk allows a western scrub-jay entry into its air space April 20, 2012. The hawk is one of two migratory hawks nesting near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’

Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Cr

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Killdeer standing over its eggs in their ground nest. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category.

Photo Credit: Judy Watson / USFWS

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), female: this photograph has been acknowledged as Karney's work at http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/cynsk-v08.htm and http://www.cpp.usmc.mil/base/environmen

A Florida scrub jay perches in a tree in an area called Wilson's Corner in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The bird is one of more than

Beifuß (Artemisia vulgaris) an der Saar in Saarbrücken

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A golden eagle flies low over the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Cr

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At the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, in Hidalgo County, South Texas.
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Prairie falcons are fairly common during spring and fall migration periods at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. We have a few that stick around to nest. This one was harassing a great horned owl

Loggerhead Shrike photographed in the Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Two raptors peer down from their perch in a tree at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

A Dark-eyed Junco subspecies - the Slate-colored Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) in the grass.Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) juvenile, at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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A bald eagle watches over its nest on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located on the refuge, which provides a habitat for 330 species of birds, i

Cool Facts about the Common Raven
The Common Raven is an acrobatic flier, often doing rolls and somersaults in the air. One bird was seen flying upside down for more than a half-mile. Young birds are

Few raptors exhibit sexual dimorphism to the degree of the Northern harrier. Males (top) are smaller and a ghostly silver overall, with black wingtips. Females (bottom) are mostly dark brown, heavily

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Scientific name: Accipiter striatus venator
Common name in Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
Common name in Spanish: falcón de sierra
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

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Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra (probably L. c. sitkensis), male, perched on a Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis branch. Kodiak Island, Alaska.

The distinctive plumage of a soaring rough-legged hawk over Seedskadee NWR. They are one of the few Buteos that will routinely hover in place while hunting. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Immature Great Frigatebird Fregata minor with Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata (syn. Sterna fuscata) chick snatched from breeding colony. Although frigatebirds will eat stolen chicks and meals stolen fr

Piping plover in flight over alkali lake nesting habitat in North Dakota
Location: Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex
Credit: USFWS / Steven Tucker

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A subadult Swainson's hawk takes off from a fence post at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

Swainson's hawks have one of the longest migration routes of raptors. They spend the winter in Argentina and migrate back to western North America for the summer, a roundtrip journey of up to 17,000 m

Around the world Osprey are also known as fish hawks, sea hawks, river hawks & even fish eagle. It's not uncommon to see them flying with their fish dinner dangling in their talons. Their wingspan

Cool Facts About Rough-Legged Hawks
The name "Rough-legged" hawk refers to the feathered legs. The rough-legged hawk, the ferruginous hawk, and the golden eagle are the only American raptors to have l

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American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) in flight.

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The distinctive plumage of a soaring rough-legged hawk over Seedskadee NWR. They are one of the few Buteos that will routinely hover in place while hunting. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A female Boat-tailed Grackle picking a grub out of the grass.Photo taken with an Olympus E-5 in Myakka River State Park, FL, USA.Cropping and post-processing performed with Adobe Lightroom.

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A Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) on a rail.Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

The lands of Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge were established to protect and provide habitat for migratory birds that cross State lines and international borders and are by law a Federal trust re

Most Red-tailed Hawks are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red abov

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(4909) Brown pelican flying near Mangrove Island, La. during response efforts to the BP oil spill. July 9, 2010 . Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Scientific name: Accipiter striatus venator
Common name in Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
Common name in Spanish: falcón de sierra
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

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Greater sage grouse live on sagebrush leaves , 99 percent of their diet, during winter months. Sage grouse lack muscular gizzards and cannot digest hard foods that require a gizzard to grind, like mo

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This golden eagle was spotted flying past refuge headquarters. You can see the large bulge in its crop below its neck. The crop is used to store freshly eaten pr

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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This golden eagle was spotted flying past refuge headquarters. You can see the large bulge in its crop below its neck. The crop is used to store freshly eaten pr

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)

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American tree sparrow photographed in the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

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