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This is a relatively common species that inhabits the Northern Mariana Islands.  It once was thought to be a subspecies of the collared kingfish that exhibits a wider western Pacific distribution but was give the species level after more analysis.  The have a distinct large, blocky bill with bright blue/greenish coloration on their head and […]

The woodcock is a small shorebird of the eastern North America.  Though it is in the Family Scolopacidae with other shorebirds and sandpipers it is a bird of young forests.    Its camouflage plumage allows it to spend most of its time on the forest floor.   It prefers young forests that contain a fair amount of

he great gray owl is a large bird – the longest owl in the world – but not the heaviest.   Adults are 24-33 inches long with a five-foot-long wingspan.  They have a noticeably rounded face and yellow eyes.  Their thick feathers make them appear much larger than their body – in general, the more common

Well, it’s unlikely Allisa is going to cover this one during her Seattle Audubon Master Bird Classes.  This is the Hoatzin, a resident of the Amazon Basin and Orinco Delta in South America.  The genus Opisthocomus comes from the Greek meaning “wearing long hair behind”.   Ok then.  This refers to the punk hairdo – or crest.  This