Dunlin, Calidris alpina, 21.6 cm. / 8.5 in. COMMON along coasts on sandy beaches and on mudflats; UNCOMMON inland on mudflats and lakeshores.
One out of a flock of approximately 2200 in a flooded field, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Lucas County, Ohio, USA.
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Tags: Shorebirds Calidris alpina Dunlin Scolopacidae Sandpipers and Allies Birds of Ohio ©bryanjsmith
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Scarlet Tanager, Piranha olivacea, 17.8 cm. / 7 in. COMMON in mature deciduous forests.
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA.
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Tags: Birds of Ohio Cardinalidae Cardinals and Allies Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
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Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, 14.6 cm. / 5.75 in. COMMON. Nests singly in birdhouses or tree cavities in open fields or over water. Forages over fields or water for berries and insects.
Magee Marsh, Lucas County, Ohio, USA.
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Tags: Swallows Hirundinidae Birds of Ohio Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris, 13.97 cm. / 5.5 in. UNCOMMON in dense spruce woods, migrants can be found in low understory and brushy vegetation, more often within woods than at edges.
Magee Marsh, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA.
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Tags: Birds of Oho Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ©bryanjsmith
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Black-throated Blue Warbler, Setophaga caerulescens cairnsi, 13.34 cm. / 5.25 in. COMMON. Nearly always found in shady understory of woodlands. Nests in mixed coniferous and deciduous woodlands.
Magee Marsh, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA.
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Tags: Birds of Ohio Parulidae New World Warblers Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler ©bryanjsmith Dendroica caerulescens
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