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Remembering "The Bird of the Century," a Half-Century Later
In March of 1975, an extremely rare Ross's Gull was confirmed for the first time in the Lower 48. The sighting and the frenzy ...
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Video shows loon hunting, feeding off coast of Maine
Photojournalist Kevin Fowler says capturing video of a common loon searching for prey underwater was a first for him in his ...
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Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Yellow wing linings. Winter male: molts into winter plumage before migrating. Brown-edged head and upperparts, barred rump, and dark streaks on sides and flanks. Wings as in adult. First-fall male ...
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British garden birds: autumn and winter highlights
In winter, their numbers are boosted by migrating starlings from northern Europe. Their plumage has a glossy purple and green sheen, but they can be confused with blackbirds (Turdus merula), another ...
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North American Marbled Murrelet
During fall the birds undergo a full body and wing moult into winter plumage with contrasting white bellies and dark upperparts. At fledging and through their first winter juveniles resemble winter ...
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Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
Complete molt in winter and spring produces plumage like adult male. Immature Female: Resembles adult female, but upperparts fresher in fall, with fine buff tips; tail averages less rufous at base.