Wings are black with white spots. Head has black face patch, white eyebrows. White overall with black primaries and long pointed wings. It is named for its laughter-like call. Can dive to depths of more than 240 feet. It is the only entirely red bird in North America. From behind males have a white rump patch. Belly is white. Females are larger and more brightly colored than males. Black leading edge of outer wing is conspicuous in flight. Often sings from elevated perches. Feeds mostly on fish, some crustaceans and insects. Legs and feet are gray. It has a swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Please contact them directly with respect to any copyright or licensing questions. Eats seeds of aquatic plants, grasses and grains, insects and small marine crustaceans. The wings are short and rounded. Soars on fixed wings if wind is up.Gray Partridge: Gray-brown ground bird with rufous face and throat. Pale form has white underparts with brown breast band; intermediates between dark and light morphs occur. The male has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright red throat, belly and wing epaulets (patches). The bill is thick, long, and curved downward. Red plumage is quite common in the bird kingdom, especially in males, who use their red feathers to attract females. Eats insects, berries, and fresh buds, as well as seed from feeders.Stocky songbird with a red breast and white belly. Feeds higher on the beach than other plovers.Eskimo Curlew: Small curlew, brown mottled upperparts, buff underparts streaked and mottled brown, and pale cinnamon wing linings. Body complexly barred and streaked with red and white.
The male is bright red all over with a black mask on its face around the bill. This video has no audio. Tail is long and black with white corners. The white-edged side and flank feathers form a striking border between sides and back. Bouyant fluttering flight on shallow wing beats. New subspecies range maps for this bird will be available in the next iBird update at which time we will retire the Thayer’s Gull as it’s own species. Eye-ring is thin and white. Underparts are white, and buff-brown wash on throat. The upperwings are gray with black primaries and white secondaries. Black tail. Wings have conspicuous white patches. Sexes are similar.Lark Sparrow: Medium sparrow with streaked, gray-brown upperparts and buff underparts with black breast spot. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, insects and small fish.
Diet includes insects, fish, shellfish and crabs. It has a gray crown and nape, red eyes and a slender black bill. The face is pale with finely streaked crown, crisp brown cheek patch, white eyestripe, and gray nape. Pink-gray legs and feet.Thayer's Gull: Having had full species status since 1973, as of 2017, the AOU considers this gull to be a subspecies of the Iceland Gull and has lumped it there. Eats seeds, caterpillars, insects, tree flowers, fruits and berries. Wings held downward. Eyes are yellow.
Eyes have white spectacles and dark eye patches. During migration, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks frequent fruiting trees to help fuel their flights to Central and South America.The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds, birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation.
Underparts white but strongly suffused with orange wash, heavily barred and streaked with dark brown.Purple Sandpiper: Medium sandpiper, upperparts are scaled gray-brown, crown is dark, and white underparts are streaked. It's quite a sight to see this distinctive It feeds on marine invertebrates, plankton and fish. Makes short, direct flights on rapidly beating wings.Connecticut Warbler: Large ground-walking warbler, olive-gray upperparts, dull yellow underparts. Short flights have rapid wingbeats, longer ones are bouyant with shallow, silent wing beats.Swainson's Hawk: Large hawk, dark brown upperparts, white throat, rufous upper breast, pale buff underparts. When wet holds wings in spread eagle position to dry. Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats. The bill is yellow and the legs and feet are black. Head has a slate-gray hood and bold white eye-ring. It has a white face, black cap, and a thick, straight, yellow bill with a black tip. Legs and feet are blue-gray.