J. Clark Salyer NWR
Read More
American Avocet
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/24/14
American Bittern
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/24/14
American Avocet
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/24/14
Northern Harrier
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/24/14
Tree Swallow
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Brewer's Blackbird
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
The Brewer's Blackbird resides well west of the Appalachians, and we do not. Seeing it for the first time was one of the benefits of the trip.
Northern Shoveler
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Eared Grebe
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Eared Grebe
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Wilson's Phalarope
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Wilson's Phalarope
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Western Meadowlark
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
There is also an Eastern Meadowlark that looks almost the same but lacks the beautiful song of the Western one.
Red Admiral
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Western Bluebird
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/12/15
Barn Swallow
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Eared Grebe
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Lesser Yellowlegs
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Wilson's Phalarope
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Phalaropes reverse usual family roles. The female, in the front on this picture, has the more beautiful plumage and once the eggs are laid the male broods them and raises the chicks. They often feed by sticking their bills in shallow water and spinning rapidly around them. This brings food particles up to their bills.
Wilson's Phalarope
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Sprague's Pipit
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15
Pipits are among the least familiar species to most people in North America. There are only 3 North American species and 44 worldwide with more than half of those living in the southern hemisphere. They are generally birds of open country,
White-faced Ibis
J. Clark Salyer NWR, ND
5/15/15