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NDPA Birds
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis Information
L – 13”WS – 16”WT – 11 oz
Fun Fact: This bird loses so much musclemass when not staging (masseating for migration), it isflightless for 9-10 months a year,the longest period for any bird thatis able to fly.
Forster’s TernSterna forsteri Information
L – 13”WS – 31”WT – 6 oz
Fun Fact:Sometimes Black Terns andForster’s Terns accidently feedeach others young due to theclose proximity of their
nestingsites.
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus Information
L – 14”WS – 29”WT – 6 oz
Fun Fact:Stilts are second to onlyFlamingos in leg length to
bodyproportion for all birds.
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola Information
L – 11.5”WS – 29”WT – 8 oz
Fun Fact:This birds are very wary
andoften act as sentinels for
mixedflocks of shorebirds.
Snowy PloverCharadrius alexandrinus Information
L – 6.25”WS – 17”WT – 1.4 oz
Fun Fact:When the chicks are about
tohatch the female will often
leavein an attempt to start
anotherbrood (clutch of eggs).
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus Information
L – 33”WS – 52”WT – 3.7 lb
Fun Fact: Fishermen in SE Asia tie a
stringto these birds and have thecormorants catch the fish
for them.
Franklin’s GullLarus pipixcan Information
L – 14.5”WS – 36”WT – 10 oz
Fun Fact:This bird is the only gull thatmolts (sheds old feathers, sonew ones can grow) twice in
ayear rather than the usual
once.
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi Information
L – 23”WS – 36”WT – 1.3 lb
Fun Fact:Very similar to the Glossy
Ibis,differing only by a slight
colorvariance in the face and
legs.
Cinnamon TealAnas cyanoptera Information
L – 16”WS – 22”WT – 14 oz
Fun Fact: This is the only duck withseparate breeding
populationsin North and South
America.
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana Information
L – 18”WS – 31”WT – 11 oz
Fun Fact:Some females are nest
parasites,meaning they lay their
eggs inother birds nests, so they
won’thave to care for them.
Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis Information
L – 46”WS – 77”WT – 10.6 lb
Fun Fact:Cranes are well known for theirmating ritual, during whichthey stretch their wings, pumptheir heads and leap gracefullyinto the air.
Wilson’s PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor Information
L – 9.25”WS – 17”WT – 2.1 oz
Fun Fact:This bird relies almost entirelyon the Great Salt Lake as astaging ground on it’s
migrationtrip to South America and
back.
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus Information
L – 23”WS – 35”WT – 1.3 lb
Fun Fact:The female’s bill is longer andflatter, the males is more curvedat the tip, but both are speciallyadapted to catch shrimp and
crabsthat reside deep in burrows.
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca Information
L – 14”WS – 28”WT – 6 oz
Fun Fact:It’s tendency to nest ininhospitable mosquito richareas make it one of the leaststudied North Americanshorebirds.
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa Information
L – 18”WS – 33”WT – 1.2 lb
Fun Fact:They are so concerned
withprotecting their eggs they
won’tfly away, and can
sometimes bepicked up off of their
nests.
Works Cited
"All About Birds." Your Online Guide to Birds and Bird Watching. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
Kaufman, Kenn, Rick Bowers, Nora Bowers, and Lynn
Hassler. Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North
America. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Print.
Sibley, David. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western
North America. New York: Knopf, 2003. Print.
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