Mathew Chiasson

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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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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