NDPA Birds

Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis Information

L – 13”WS – 16”WT – 11 oz

Fun Fact: This bird loses so much musclemass when not staging (masseating for migration), it isflightless for 9-10 months a year,the longest period for any bird thatis able to fly.

Forster’s TernSterna forsteri Information

L – 13”WS – 31”WT – 6 oz

Fun Fact:Sometimes Black Terns andForster’s Terns accidently feedeach others young due to theclose proximity of their

nestingsites.

Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus Information

L – 14”WS – 29”WT – 6 oz

Fun Fact:Stilts are second to onlyFlamingos in leg length to

bodyproportion for all birds.

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola Information

L – 11.5”WS – 29”WT – 8 oz

Fun Fact:This birds are very wary

andoften act as sentinels for

mixedflocks of shorebirds.

Snowy PloverCharadrius alexandrinus Information

L – 6.25”WS – 17”WT – 1.4 oz

Fun Fact:When the chicks are about

tohatch the female will often

leavein an attempt to start

anotherbrood (clutch of eggs).

Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus Information

L – 33”WS – 52”WT – 3.7 lb

Fun Fact: Fishermen in SE Asia tie a

stringto these birds and have thecormorants catch the fish

for them.

Franklin’s GullLarus pipixcan Information

L – 14.5”WS – 36”WT – 10 oz

Fun Fact:This bird is the only gull thatmolts (sheds old feathers, sonew ones can grow) twice in

ayear rather than the usual

once.

White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi Information

L – 23”WS – 36”WT – 1.3 lb

Fun Fact:Very similar to the Glossy

Ibis,differing only by a slight

colorvariance in the face and

legs.

Cinnamon TealAnas cyanoptera Information

L – 16”WS – 22”WT – 14 oz

Fun Fact: This is the only duck withseparate breeding

populationsin North and South

America.

American AvocetRecurvirostra americana Information

L – 18”WS – 31”WT – 11 oz

Fun Fact:Some females are nest

parasites,meaning they lay their

eggs inother birds nests, so they

won’thave to care for them.

Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis Information

L – 46”WS – 77”WT – 10.6 lb

Fun Fact:Cranes are well known for theirmating ritual, during whichthey stretch their wings, pumptheir heads and leap gracefullyinto the air.

Wilson’s PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor Information

L – 9.25”WS – 17”WT – 2.1 oz

Fun Fact:This bird relies almost entirelyon the Great Salt Lake as astaging ground on it’s

migrationtrip to South America and

back.

Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus Information

L – 23”WS – 35”WT – 1.3 lb

Fun Fact:The female’s bill is longer andflatter, the males is more curvedat the tip, but both are speciallyadapted to catch shrimp and

crabsthat reside deep in burrows.

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca Information

L – 14”WS – 28”WT – 6 oz

Fun Fact:It’s tendency to nest ininhospitable mosquito richareas make it one of the leaststudied North Americanshorebirds.

Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa Information

L – 18”WS – 33”WT – 1.2 lb

Fun Fact:They are so concerned

withprotecting their eggs they

won’tfly away, and can

sometimes bepicked up off of their

nests.

Works Cited

"All About Birds." Your Online Guide to Birds and Bird Watching. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.

Kaufman, Kenn, Rick Bowers, Nora Bowers, and Lynn

Hassler. Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North

America. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Print.

Sibley, David. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western

North America. New York: Knopf, 2003. Print.