Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Artic Tern – ARTE

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An Artic Tern broods its two babies.

Black Tern – BLTE

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A pair of Black Terns attend to a newly-hatched chick.

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A Black Tern attends to a newly-hatched chick.

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Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher – BEKI

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A male Belted Kingfisher touches down at the nest cavity with a crayfish for the read-to-fledge young. The coding in the lower right hand corner of the photo are the identity affixed to the file – BEKI – the four-digit abbreviation for the bird – 2015 – the year in which the photo was taken – GLT – the initials of the photographer, in this case George L. Tickell – and lastly 3240 – the number assigned by the camera for the photo.

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Tyrant Flycatchers

Western Wood-Pewee – WEWP

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A Western Wood-Pewee shields its young from the noon-day sun.

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A pair of ready-to-fledge Western Woodpeewees beg for food.

Alder Flycatcher – ALFL

Dusky Flycatcher – DUFL

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A pair of attentive Dusky Flycatchers look after their newly-hatched babies.

 

 

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Rails, Gallinules, Coots

Virginia Rail – VIRA

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A Virginia Rail picks up a newly-hatched young for transportation away from the nest.

Sora – SORA

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A Sora incubates its large clutch of eggs.

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