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Gray cheeks and relatively small size make me think Virginia
The light-footed clapper
"The light-footed clapper
It kept puffing up as shown in the first photo. Seen near sunset at low tide.
Sometimes referred to as a marsh hen.
A resident of marshes and swamps, the Atlantic Ocean subspecies is abundant. ...
habitat. The largest population of the western subspecies, California
This species is typically secretive; so it was a welcome surprise to enjoy an ...
Medium-sized, chicken-like marsh bird. Gray or reddish compact body with short ...
This little guy was searching for food on the edge of the marsh. Very ...
Well known bird of prey. Mostly identified by the red tail. As seen here they ...
Like most birds the male is the showiest. Olive colored crown, back and tail. ...
This small spotty bird in front was resting with a Willet and the Marbled ...
A heavily streaked breast and sides and complex pattern of pale dots all over ...
Thought at first this was a Sanderling because of the light color, but the legs ...
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that ...
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that ...
Dark crown and gray body. Striped throat and breast. Largest of the North ...
Great Blue Herons appear blue-gray from a distance, with a wide black stripe ...
Willets are large, stocky shorebirds with long legs and thick, straight bills ...
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found ...
Herring Gulls are large gulls with hefty yellow bills with a small red dot on ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
Brown with tiny white spots on the wings and narrow, indistinct streaks on the ...
These photos have many different shorebirds, but the focus was to show the ...
