Yellow-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Nyctanassa violacea We saw this juvenile a while ago but I am just…
Black-bellied Plover – DE Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola These are HORRIBLE pictures but the shot is true and clearly identifies…
Brown Thrasher – DE Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum I ran down to Bombay Hook this week on a sunny day.…
Marsh Wren – DE Marsh Wren – Cistothorus palustris I heard marsh wrens singing several times but I could never find…
Ring-necked Pheasant – DE Ring-necked Pheasant – Phasianus colchicus Saw this guy when we were about to leave Bombay Hook. I…
Solitary Sandpiper – DE Solitary Sandpiper – Tringa solitaria I went down to Bombay Hook with my mother yesterday. I was…
Orchard Oriole – DE Orchard Oriole – Icterus spurius Saw this one in a tree by bear lake at Bombay Hook.…
Green-winged Teal – DE Green-winged Teal – Anas crecca I saw these down at Bombay Hook in March. I am just…
Sharp-shinned Hawk – DE Sharp-shin Hawk – Accipiter striatus Saw this beauty at Bombay Hook today. I was convince that I…
Red-Shouldered Hawk – DE Red-Shouldered Hawk – Buteo lineatus It took me a long time to figure out what this bird…
Common Merganser – DE Common Merganser – Mergus merganser I saw this beautiful bird near Bear Swamp Pool. This was the…
Northern Harrier – DE Northern Harrier – Circus cyaneus I went to Bombay hook several weeks ago and I am just…
Bufflehead – DE Bufflehead – Bucephala albeola We went to Bombay Hook yesterday and saw all sorts of fun new…
Cooper’s Hawk – DE Cooper Hawk – Accipiter cooperii I went to Bombay Hook with some students today. On my way…
Savannah Sparrow – DE Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis Only got one picture of this little fellow and it was a…
Spotted Sandpiper – DE Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius Took a little run to Bombay Hook this weekend caught some interesting…
Peregrine Falcon – DE Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus Caught this one landing and sawed it in the same area over…
Northern Pintail – DE Northern Pintail – Anas acuta This picture was taken during a trip to Bombay hook. There were…
Snow Goose – DE Snow Goose – Chen caerulescens We were coming back from the beach and we stopped at a…
Northern Shoveler – DE Northern Shoveler – Anas clypeata These were at Bombay Hook in great numbers. They were kind of hard…
Laughing Gull – DE Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla This is that annoying gull you usually see at the beach that…
Eastern Kingbird – DE Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus My identification skills must be getting better because as I took the…
Green-winged Teal – DE Green-winged Teal – Anas carolinensis According to the Cornell ID’ing app, this is a Green-winged Teal. She…
Short-billed Dowitcher – DE Short-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus griseus I actually thought this was a Willet but I am glad I…
Semipalmated Plover – DE Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus This is the OFFICIAL 50th bird. Back at Bombay Hook again. I…
Bald Eagle – WY, DE Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus I had some pictures of the Bald Eagle from Wyoming but I…
Wild Turkey – DE Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo We spied this family as we were leaving Bombay Hook this weekend.…
Snowy Egret – DE Snowy Egret – Egretta thula I was interested in the Great egret when I was taking this…
Tri-colored Heron – DE Tri-colored Heron – Egretta tricolor I sound like a broken record but I had no idea what…
Great Blue Heron – DE Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias Great Blue Herons, or GBH’s, are common around the area. My…
Mallard – DE Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos We saw this duck last weekend at Bombay Hook. I was so interested…
American Avocet – DE American avocet – Recurvirostra americana These pictures were from the same amazing Tuesday. I did not know…
Great egret -DE Great egret – Ardea alba These birds were abundant last week and this weekend at Bombay Hook.…
Caspian Tern – DE Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia These birds were patrolling Shearness Lake at Bombay Hook. I also saw…
Glossy Ibis – DE Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus This bird was incredibly hard to photograph. Being dark with a lighter…
Red-winged Blackbird – DE Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus These pictures are from Bombay Hook although I have seen them at…
Barn swallow – DE, TX Barn swallow – Hirundo rustica I could have taken this picture almost anywhere in the world. This…
Blue grosbeak – DE Blue grosbeak – Passerina caerulea Weekend trip to Bombay Hook again. I thought it was an Indigo…
Merlin – DE Merlin – Falco columbarius This was a different trip to Bombay Hook. We went again on the…
Lesser Yellowlegs – DE The Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes I took my son to Bombay Hook last Tuesday. There were…
