Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor 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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Sanderling, Calidris alba rubida, 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 (Hudsonian), Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus, 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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Barred Owl, Strix varia, 21 in / 53.34 cm. UNCOMMON in mature forest, hardwood swamps, but any forest with tall trees and relatively open understory.
Ipswich River Audubon Nature Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States.
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Tags: Owls Barred Owl Strix varia Family Strigidae Birds of Massachusetts ©bryanjsmith
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Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 17.5 in / 44.45 cm. COMMON and widespread on all bodies of water from small lakes and rivers to ocean.
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Tags: Gulls Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Family Laridae Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Birds of Massachusetts ©bryanjsmith
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