http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/birds-of-north-america-blog.html Day-to-day updates on the changes taking place in Classic Collection of North American Birds webpage, also known as CCNAB. en-us Types of birds Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:51 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:51 GMT birds-of-north-america.net 3f7a5b2cdadac42c78559efedb5a0de6 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/privacy-policy-bird.html Privacy Policy For Birds Of North America Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:49 GMT 5d10afb5d72452f0f4e25996bbe052bc http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/shearwaters.html Shearwaters are pelagic seabirds that are rarely seen from land. These tubenose birds have long wingspans that allow them to glide over the sea with ease. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:22:45 GMT 546c141ef2dca2f9f3a9c899d17e2bc3 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Mexican_Jay.html Mexican Jay, as the name indicates, is a bird seen along the American/Mexican central border and into Mexicao itself, finding its habitat in a warmer climate. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:52 GMT 07513d327004c4013200efb4d77fdd17 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/snowy-plover.html Snowy Plovers are small endangered shorebirds, found on the coastlines of the southern States. This bird's habitat i are sandy beaches, which it competes for in a losing battle to recreational use. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:06 GMT 392fac2bef0398e7242ab96b53a05881 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/list-of-north-american-birds.html List of North American Birds, provides information on over 1000 birds, who are residents, vagrants and birds introduced into North America and the numbers are still growing Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:10 GMT 9807d2306d07579ec5b317c93f3d4589 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/american-goldfinch.html The American Goldfinch, also known as the wild canary is a brigthly coloured yellow bird. This bird is one of the more common birds species seen around backyard bird feeding stations. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:41 GMT a9a0155954dcf44aabcfbd9a04b16fda http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/lawrence-s-goldfinch.html Lawrence's Goldfinch is a south-western bird that is a member of the North American finch family. This small bird prefers mountains located in the Oregon, California and Arizona ranges. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:54 GMT 23156b98e5fc1441ebf2e18f1bff682b http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/lesser-goldfinch.html Lesser Goldfinch are members of the North American finch family. This bird prefers areas mixed in trees and clearings, found in the south western regions of the continent. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:48 GMT e887ac4c252a97131c9c0df5c82b21f9 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/pine-siskin.html Pine Siskin live in the conifer forests of North America. These birds often show up at birdfeeders as winter sets in, in the Northern regions of the continent. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:33 GMT 503a6084a4dbd81872f372cba74ddb98 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/hoary-redpoll-hornemann-s.html Hoary Redpoll Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:23 GMT 2ead0cb55c9971ba5856b32c5bfce3d0 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/hoary-redpoll.html Hoary Redpoll is the larger of the two redpolls living in North America. This whitish bird prefers living in the far North, seen only in the winter time in southern Canada. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:33 GMT 3dd11a2dd52d229a6be4a2325e337357 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/common-redpoll-greenland.html Common Redpoll Mon, 20 May 2013 18:40:05 GMT d052f4897b2319127ca409ff1cfdba3c http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/common-redpoll.html Common Redpoll is the smaller and more abundant of the redpolls in North America. This bird prefers cooler climates and does not mind the snow. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:32:27 GMT 21802730d08320f1ca187e77603317cd http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/blue-grosbeak.html Blue Grosbeak can be seen throughout most of the American States. This brightly coloured blue bird and with its large bill can be seen visiting backyard birdfeeders. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:13 GMT 2756b3ea3a813f955ddd0700e33c8331 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/bananaquit.html Bananaquit is a native bird of the Bahamas, sometimes seen in the Florida State. This friendly bird is a common bird seen at the backyard bird feeders on the islands. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:06 GMT c8d25fe9bc99cda23f457d16bdb29d37 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Ovenbird.html Ovenbird, another member of the wood warbler family. This is one of the more common and heard warblers in the forest. Its' call is quite similar to the sounds of two rocks striking one another. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:44 GMT 41a04cea746e47f129049e30393ec2a6 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/boreal-chickadee.html The Boreal Chickadee can be found throughout the conifer forests of Canada, this very shy bird is more often heard than seen, sometimes showing up at birdfeeders in the winter. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:57:45 GMT d399b329ef44d5335e9fef4ed58b954f http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/black-capped-chickadee.html The Black-capped Chickadee is one of the few birds that will not desert us during our cold winter months in the north. We can always count on them to visit our feeders and sing their cheerful songs. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:41 GMT 3edf3bf6a8a0b7c65abaa771af36ad37 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/belted-kingfisher.html Belted Kingfisher is the most common kingfisher in North America. This bird can be found on lakes, rivers, ponds and creeks throughout the continent. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:16 GMT bd42a95f8c288ce6a59b61956dee40b2 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Snowy_Owl.html Snowy Owl, this is the largest owl in North America. The owl lives on the tundras in the north, and one of the few owls, who hunts during the day time. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:32 GMT 68e17037ad3ee68ff3d4405f374e5f1a http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/ringed-turtle-dove.html Ringed Turtle-Dove is an introduced dove from Africa, seen in the southern regions of the USA in small numbers, where the climate is more to their home habitat. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:52 GMT 1baf1d065c911dabc0aed8606a60412d http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/pomarine-jaeger.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:16 GMT f26adef6ca51370a0a48cdc6a63a244f http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/jaegers.html Jaegers are members of the same families as gulls and skuas. These dark brown plumaged birds are feared by most seabirds that meet up with them. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:04 GMT a428559307164b9a9664a675845a125f http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/skuas.html Skuas are the largest predators of the open seabird family. These large stocky birds are found out in the open sea most of the year, and near land masses in the nesting season. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:49:23 GMT 5629d406756bdc116f73b1ac3c2e228e http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/great-skua.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:23 GMT 40f78e2b02e3afe0247b225b04bc0fed http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/elegant-tern.html Elegant Tern, whose habitat is found on the Pacific coast of North America is a closely resembles the Royal Tern, which is found on the Atlantic coast of North America. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:36:33 GMT e2bb880868009920687f4e037cd85a32 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Sandwich_Tern.html Sandwich Tern is one of the easier terns to recognize in North America because of its black-coloured bill with an ivory-coloured tip. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:26 GMT 12a91e8cb71b965f27f5d43bda5ce040 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Royal_Tern.html Royal Tern at first sight,looks similar to the Caspian and Elegant Terns. This tern is one of the larger terns seen in North America. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:23 GMT acbb8eb5d6b37112769a1034f311281d http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Caspian_Tern.html Caspian Tern is the largest member of the North American terns. This bird is seen in most areas in the lower two-thirds of the continent. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:24:02 GMT 084b13a7aeb99b3d71016eda5a923553 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Least_Tern.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:19:19 GMT 89fb48a9e6c9843283c5ae8246b3b017 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/bridled-tern.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:28 GMT 58fae7fcd9831c213a641a22fc0ea241 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Sooty_Tern.html Sooty Tern is very similar to the Bridled Tern, except for its darker coloured plumage. This tern is seen mostly on ocean islands away from the continent's coast. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:30 GMT 94209bc0e7a107e5527c8f81e96012e8 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/yellow-legged-gull.html Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:08 GMT 64269d474eec0084b6908bc3cbcb84dd http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/franklin-s-gull.html Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:59 GMT c87cfd9f206f34c235fec2bb03d80d14 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/laughing-gull.html Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:48 GMT d9afc3293ffeabbd29afae0d82ef3b93 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/little-gull.html Sat, 18 May 2013 22:27:58 GMT d7d251b7f959fd26f721f012960fbbb2 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/black-headed-gull.html Black-headed Gull was once considered a vagrant gull, which lives in Europe. This small black-headed gull can now be found in small colonies in Newfoundland. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:02 GMT 7bfda3525f372bc260d64a1ebe97eda1 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/mccown-s-longspur.html McCown's Longspur is one of the less common longspurs and lives in the central regions of North America. This bird prefers a drier habitat of short grass and areas grazed by life stock. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:14:43 GMT 617097c4db233003c5c318b51c96214e http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/five-striped-sparrow.html The Five-striped Sparrow is probably the most southern sparrow seen in North America. This grey, black abd white sparrow is found along the Mexican border in Arizona. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:08:54 GMT 5864049ab5d476ffd532431e9111e444 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Bachman-s_Sparrow.html Bachman's Sparrow is found in grassy areas of the forest in the south-eastern regions of North America. This buff-coloured large-billed sparrow has mostly unmarked plumage. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:58 GMT 7b793f5f94d55545a534846736861685 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/cassin-s-sparrow.html Cassin's Sparrow are found in the central southern regions of United States and into Mexico, this bird species prefers hots arid habitats. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:57:04 GMT aaf769fa36044ba675ea468b287f70a0 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Botteri-s_Sparrow.html Botteri's Sparrow lives in a hot dry habitat and is one of the most southern sparrows of North America, barely reaching upward into Arizona and New Mexico. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:52:03 GMT a7fb23235d53a11d7a63bef9ec707e4b http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Rufous-winged_Sparrow.html Rufous-winged Sparrow has a very small habitat where it is seen in North America. This bird prefers arid terrain and is seen in southern Arizona. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:00 GMT e30bf6546657025f5c49a38e64584acb http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/bonaparte-s-gull.html Bonaparte's Gull is one of the five black-headed gulls in North America. This smaller member of the gull family is most often seen around smaller bodies of water where it nests in colonies. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:22:33 GMT fb89bb02dacba1989a9169b4e9d121aa http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/willet-western.html Willet Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15:56 GMT 3a46eb89b677c348dfe21b0eef8478cb http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/willet-eastern.html Willet Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:20 GMT 134f5f60d6d0111dc680699bdf020a8e http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/purple-gallinule.html Purple Gallinule, this very colourful rail-type bird, with its blues, reds and yellows is found in the lagoons and marshes of Florida. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:56 GMT 4918ecf2654c1555ecf82ff494b475a9 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/roseate-spoonbill.html Roseate Spoonbill, this beautiful pink wading bird is found mostly along the southeastern coastlines of the United States, Mexico and some islands, where crustaceans makes up its diet. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:12 GMT 8ae352054c6bb5a3fc99507a541c53eb http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Gray_Hawk.html Gray Hawk is found in an arid habitat, seen in the southern regions of Arizona and into Mexico. This bird can recognized from a distanace by it rapid wing beats. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:52:15 GMT 3866d296ca8d617ac735c481c2f81706 http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/white-tailed-ptarmigan.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:47:25 GMT