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Mallard
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/25/11
American Black Duck
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/25/11
The American Black Duck, the Mottled Duck, and the Mallard are closely related. They can and do interbreed. Of the 3 the American Black Duck is in the most danger of being breed out of existence by the Mallard.
Red-winged Blackbird
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/25/11
The female Red-winged Blackbird has caused an identification crisis for many American birders. Like thousands of others, the first time I saw it, I assumed with a closed mind that it was a male something and wasted a lot of time looking for a nonexistent male in my field guide. When you wake up and think could it be a female, you quickly learn a lesson.
Dunlin
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/25/2011
American Oystercatcher
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
4/30/2012
The Atlantic City skyline is in the background.
Mute Swan
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
10/26/11
Forster's Tern
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
4/30/2012
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
4/30/2012
Forster's Tern
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
4/30/2012
Canada Goose
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
4/30/2012
Bonaparte's Gull
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
5/1/2012
For a bird that breeds in northwest Canada and most of Alaska, this gull seems out of place on the the first of May, The wing also doe not look right. I suspect it was injured and will remain on the Atlantic coast and not breed this year.
Whimbrel
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
5/1/12
The Whimbrel breeds primarily on the Alaskan Tundra .
Killdeer
E. B. Forsythe NWR, NJ
5/1/12
The Killdeer is sitting on what a Killdeer calls a nest, a shallow scrap in the ground in an open area. I was able to get several pictures without disturbing her