Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, 24.13 cm / 9.5 in. COMMON around clearings, fields, ponds and other open areas. Nests on bare ground and on gravel rooftops.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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Tags: Birds Nighthawks Common Nighthawk Nightjars Chordeiles minor Caprimulgidae minor Birds of Massachusetts
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Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 18.41 centimeters / 7.25 inches. COMMON on open mudflats and beaches, the most numerous small plover.
Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Tags: Plovers Charadriidae Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Plovers and Lapwings Birds of Massachusetts ©bryanjsmith
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Sanderling, Calidris alba, 8 in / 20.3 cm. COMMON. Sandy beaches with some wave action. Canon EOS 500mm IS USM Series I + 1.4X.
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
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Tags: Birds Sandpipers Sanderling Birds of Massachusetts Calidris alba Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae
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Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, 17.5 in / 44.45 cm. Local and UNCOMMON. Grassy mudflats, tidal flats, beaches and coastal rocks, RARE inland. Nests on mossy tundra.
Parker River Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
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Tags: Birds Whimbrel
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Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, 6.5 in / 16.5 cm. COMMON in oak woods.
Published as cover photo for "Birds International. flickr.com/groups/birds_international/
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States.
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Tags: Titmouse Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Tits, Chickadees and Allies Family Paridae Birds of Massachusetts
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