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  • July 2026
  • SUE MATTSON
Osprey

THE OSPREY, ALSO KNOWN AS A FISH HAWK, IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS WHITE HEAD WITH A BOLD DARK EYE STRIPE. OSPREY ALSO HAVE A STRONGLY HOOKED BLACK BILL AND ARE OFTEN FOUND NEAR LAKES, RIVERS, ESTUARIES, AND COASTLINES AS THEIR DIET CONSISTS ALMOST ENTIRELY OF FISH

THE ROSEATE SPOONBILLS ARE LARGE WADING BIRDS WITH BRIGHT PINK PLUMAGE, LONG LEGS, AND DISTINCTIVE SPOON-SHAPED BILLS. THEY ARE OFTEN FOUND IN SHALLOW COASTAL WATERS, MARSHES, AND WETLANDS.
THE GREAT EGRET, SIMILAR TO A SNOWY EGRET, HAS A YELLOW BILL. IT’S A LARGE, ALL-WHITE WADING BIRD WITH A LONG S-SHAPED NECK, LONG BLACK LEGS AND CAN BE FOUND STANDING IN SHALLOW WETLANDS.
THE SANDHILL CRANE, KNOWN FOR ITS TALL STATURE, RED FOREHEAD PATCH, GRAY PLUMAGE, AND DISTINCTIVE ROLLING CALL THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM MILES AWAY, IS PROTECTED BY THE U.S. MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT AND IS A STATE-DESIGNATED THREATENED SPECIES.

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