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Nests & Eggs: Painted Bunting

11 Aug 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 27: Painted Bunting Passerina ciris One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the United States. The painted bunting is not only distinguished in appearance, but also is one…
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Nests & Eggs: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

4 Aug 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 26: Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Tiny bird found in treetops where it makes itself known by its sweet song. This tiny bird, smaller than a chickadee, never seems to…
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Nests & Eggs: Red-throated Diver (Loon)

28 Jul 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 25: Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Graceful fish-hunter found along larger lakes and waterways. The Loon is at perfect ease in the water; on land it shuffles along, using its…
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Spoonerisms: A Wordplay Unit Study

22 Jul 202112 Jul 2022
Sir, you have tasted two whole worms.... Poor William Archibald Spooner! Highly respected for his scholarship in philosophy, divinity, and ancient history and appreciated for his kind, dutiful manner —…
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Nests & Eggs: American Woodcock

21 Jul 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 24: American Woodcock Scolopax minor Camouflaged earthworm seekers that live in forest and scrub. In spring the Woodcock must be sought in some bushy swale, along the borders of…
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Nests & Eggs: Whippoorwill

14 Jul 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 23: Whippoorwill Antrostomus vociferus Very useful 'animated insect trap' with a monotonous and recognizable call. The Whip-poor-will is never seen flying high in the sky, and the absence of…
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Nests & Eggs: Bushtit

7 Jul 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 22: Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Inconspicuous but very common; known for their hanging nest. ...[T]hey are quite common during the winter, and may be seen in great numbers hopping around…
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Nests & Eggs: Wood Duck

30 Jun 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 21: Wood Duck Aix sponsa Smaller than a mallard, these distinctive waterfowl are found in streams and overgrown ponds. The male Wood Duck, thought by many to be the…
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Nests & Eggs: American Kestrel

23 Jun 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 20: Sparrow Hawk (or American Kestrel) Falco sparverius The smallest falcon in North America that packs a lot of intensity in a little body. This little falcon, about the…
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Nests & Eggs: Mourning Dove

16 Jun 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 19: Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Their soft, familiar coo sounds like a lament. You'll find them on telephone lines and patches of bare ground. There is something about a…
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The Gateway Arch: A Unit Study

10 Jun 202114 Jul 2022
On June 10, 1967, the Gateway Arch was opened to the public. This structure was the highlight of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park, which had its origins in the…
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Nests & Eggs: Prairie Warbler

9 Jun 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 18: Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor One of several varieties of warblers that enjoy the scrub of many locations ... other than the prairie. The WarblersNO family of birds is…
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Nests & Eggs: Razorbill

2 Jun 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 17: Razorbill Alca torda Aquatic bird that lives on the seashore. A common sea-bird of the North Atlantic, resorting in vast numbers to certain rocky cliffs for the purpose…
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Nests & Eggs: Golden-Crowned Kinglet

26 May 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 16: Golden-Crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Small, fast movers who glean among limbs and foliage for insect eggs. Energetic little birds, smaller than House Wrens, the Golden-crowned Kinglets spend the…
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Nests & Eggs: Quail

19 May 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 15: California Quail Callipepla californica Very different in appearance from the Eastern Quail, the California Quail is mostly black, white, and gray with a plume. And while the Eastern…
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Nests & Eggs: Barn Swallow

12 May 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 14: Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Sweet voice and glistening in color, you'll find them swooping over barnyards and fields in search of insects. This friendly bird discovered long ago…
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Nests & Eggs: Scarlet Tanager

5 May 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 13: Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Referred to as "black winged red birds," you'll find them among the hardwood trees, particularly oaks. The Scarlet Tanager is the brilliant red bird…
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Nests & Eggs: Chipping Sparrow

28 Apr 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 12: Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Unusually dainty nest; you'll enjoy his monotonous chipping song as a pleasant part of spring. Chipping Sparrows are not only the friendliest, but one…
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Nests & Eggs: Spotted Sandpiper

22 Apr 202121 Jul 2022
Plate 11: Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius You'll find it along the shores of rivers, lakes, and streams tipping its tail up as it walks along. Any pond, lake or stream…
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Nests & Eggs: Red-eyed Vireo

14 Apr 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 10: Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceu Incessant and monotonous song, particularly in the heat of summer when most birds are quiet. Unlike some of his relatives which prefer low bushes…
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Nests & Eggs: Downy Woodpecker

7 Apr 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 9: Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens The smallest member of the woodpecker family in North America...and the most helpful! The sparrow-size Downy Woodpecker resembles his robin-size cousin, the Hairy Woodpecker,…
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Nests & Eggs: Eastern Towhee

31 Mar 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 8: Towhee Bunting Pipilo erythrophthalmus Energetic and cheerful bird that appears before the trees are in leaf. Towhees inhabit thickets, bushes and brushy areas, and spend most of their…
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Nests & Eggs: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

24 Mar 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 7: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris These beautiful creatures that glitter like jewels are in a family by themselves because they are unique! This, the smallest bird found in the…
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Nests & Eggs: Redwing Blackbird

17 Mar 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 6: Redwing Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Noisy chatterers and social, you will often see them atop cattails or helpfully eating injurious insects and weed seeds. A black bird with a…
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Nests & Eggs: Kingbird

10 Mar 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 5: Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Bold and fearless, kingbirds prefer to live in close proximity to dwellings. The Eastern Kingbird, although slightly smaller than a Robin, is “monarch of all…
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Nests & Eggs: Orchard Oriole

3 Mar 202128 Jun 2022
Plate 4: Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Similar to the Baltimore Oriole, but smaller. You'll find this member of the blackbird family at the tops of trees singing his sweet song.…

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