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Science and studies in ornithology; focused on waterbirds, grassland birds, and wrens. #Ornithology #birds #conservationscience

Three American Oystercatchers foraging on beach.
Male Brown-headed Cowbird singing.
A large group of shorebirds.
Feisty Pine Siskins on thistle.
Baird's Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii) Photo By/Credit Rick Bohn Date Shot/Created 11/18/2021 USFWS Arrowwood NWR North Dakota
Picture of Indian birds by groups
American Flamingo in Cuba
Pampas of Argentina.
Women doing bird survey in the short grass prairie of Montana.
Picture Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)
Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) Idaho Fish and Game
Black Terns (Chlidonias niger)on nest, always a fan favorite,
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
Iseebirds: The Painted Stork needs no painting!!
Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus)
Common and Forester's terns. Chicago Bird Alliance
Eastern Montana grasslands.
Least Tern pair feeding chick. Photo by Ray Hennessy, Shutterstock ABC's Bird Library ›Least Tern "Smallest Fisher" https://abcbirds.org/bird/least-tern/
Gulf restoration National Audubon Society photo
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) taken at Michigan Wetland Management District, Schlee Waterfowl Protection Area. Photo: Hudgins, Jim. USFWS
ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata sandvicensis). Photo by Keri Rouse
Golden Eagle on Seedskadee NWR, Wyoming Golden Eagle(Aquila chrysaetos) Contact: mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov Creator:Koerner, Tom, USFWS USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/species/ferruginous-hawk-buteo-regalis
Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) Contact: mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov Creator: Peterson, B. Moose US Fish and Wildlife Service A Least Bell's Vireo brings food to her young nestled away in a well hidden nest.
American Oystercatcher with chicks. US National Park Service Creator: Auburnxc Copyright: CC: Attribution
Meadowlark signing in prairie
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Mountain Plover US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) on the Wildlife Drive at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR. Creator: Burns, Chelsi, USFWS
Range-wide Oregon Vesper Sparrow Project Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis), one of four subspecies. Klamath Bird Observatory
Black Terns on nest. American Bird Conservancy, Shutterstock. BMJ
Canada Warbler (photo credit: Ryan Brady, Wisconsin DNR)
Male Yellow Warbler in flowering apple tree at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI. Creator: Tetzner, Tom (USFWS)
Shorebird Conservation Plan
The Llanos Orientales: Colombia’s Magical Diamond in the Rough
The Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus), is a species of gull belonging to the family Laridae which is mainly found in the Palearctic with some colonies in North America. Photo: iNaturalist
Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton NP. Photo NPS.gov
Photo by: Eric Kershner/USFWS These van Rossem's Gull-billed Terns Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi were photographed at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge located in southern California. They are a medium-sized migratory seabird that feed on a variety of small prey items, including crabs, lizards, insects, chicks of other bird species, and fish. They are also a ground-nesting species whose nests consist of shallow scrapes with pieces of rocks, shells, or fish bones.
Spring Grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum ssp. perpallidus) Creator Flanders, Aron, USFWS Grasshopper sparrow (Great Plains) a priority focal species, on breeding grounds.
Tree Swallow in box (Tachycineta bicolor). Photo: Dewhurst, Donna A., USFWS Photo was taken in Anchorage, Alaska;
Bold Virginia rail coming out into the open at Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer
Rare and elusive, Baird's sparrow breeds in the vanishing grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region. Secretive in nature, the bird lies low in tall grasses, its presence revealed only by its distinctive song.