Bird Watching Tips

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gulls are recognized as the world’s largest gulls. They also have the distinction of being the … Read more

Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls named for their laugh-like call. Breeding adults have black heads, thin white crescents … Read more

Herring Gulls are generally white with light gray backs and black-tipped wings. Their eyes are yellow with an … Read more

Ring-billed Gulls are medium-sized gulls that are easily identified because of their short, yellow bills with a black … Read more

Black-necked Stilts are fragile-looking black and white shorebirds with long and thin reddish-pink legs. Males and females look … Read more

American Avocets are elegant black and white birds with long black bills and blue-gray legs. Breeding adults have … Read more

Whimbrels have very long downturned bills and look similar to Long-billed Curlews. They are mottled brown above with … Read more

Spotted Sandpipers are slender, medium-sized shorebirds with brown spots on their white undersides. They have a distinctive dancing … Read more

Wandering Tattlers are unremarkable gray birds with lighter bellies with more barring in breeding plumage. They bob their … Read more

Wilson’s Phalaropes are eye-catching birds and the largest of the phalaropes, you will see them spinning around kicking … Read more