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Birds week 5

Birds week 5

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1.  Downy Woodpecker BBL: DOWO Scientific Name: Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Habitat: forests More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker 2. Hairy Woodpecker BBL:  HAWO Scientific Name: Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Habitat: forests More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker 3. Northern Flicker BBL: NOFL Scientific Name: Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Habitat: open woodlands More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker 4.  Pileated Woodpecker BBL:  PIWO Scientific Name: Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Habitat: forests More information can be sourced at:…

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Birds week 4

Birds week 4

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1.  Mourning dove BBL: MODO Scientific Name: Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Habitat: Open Woodlands More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove 2. White-breasted Nuthatch BBL: WBNU Scientific Name: Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Habitat: forests  More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-breasted_Nuthatch# 3. Northern Cardinal BBL: NOCA Scientific Name: Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Habitat: open woodlands  More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal 4. House Finch BBL:  HOFI Scientific Name: Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Habitat: towns  More information can be sourced…

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Birds week 3

Birds week 3

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1. Osprey  BBL: OSPR Scientific Name: Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes  Habitat: Lakes, Marsh, Estuaries, coastlines.  More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Osprey  2. Bald Eagle BBL: BAEA Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes  Habitat: Forrests, coastlines, old growth.  More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle 3. Northern Harrier BBL:  NOHA Scientific Name: Circus cyaneus Order: Accipitriformes  Habitat: Grasslands More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Harrier 4. Cooper’s Hawk BBL:  COHA Scientific Name:  Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes  Habitat: Forests Old Growth. …

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100 Birds: Week 2

100 Birds: Week 2

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Mallard  BBL: MALL Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos Order: Waterfowl Habitat: Lakes, ponds, rivers, estuaries More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard 2. Double-crested Cormorant BBL: DCCO Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax auritus Order: Gannets  Habitat: Trees around lagoons, ponds, harbors estuaries marshes. More information can be sourced at:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/lifehistory#habitat  3. Herring Gull  BBL: HEGU Scientific Name: Larus argentatus Order: Shorebirds Habitat: Shorelines, open water, marshes, picnic grounds, fish processing/harvesting areas.  More information can be sourced at: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Herring_Gull  4. Great Black-backed Gull BBL: …

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100 Birds: Week 1

100 Birds: Week 1

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1.Great Egret, BBL: GREG, Scientific name: Ardea alba, Family: Heron , Order: Pelecaniformes; Habitat: Marshes, ponds, ditches and lakes. More information can be sourced at: https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/great-egret 2. Snowy Egret, BBL: SNEG, Scientific name: Egretta Thula, Family: Heron , Order: Pelecaniformes; Habitat: Marshes, swamps, ponds and shores. More information can be sourced at: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/snowy-egret 3.Black-Crowned Night-Herron, BBL: BCNH, Scientific name: Nycticorax nyciticorax, Family: Heron , Order: Pelecaniformes; Habitat: Anywhere with aquatic foraging and terrestrial cover exists. . More information can be…

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