Bird of the Day - 09 August 2019 - Gull

A little late today after an unexpected day trip to Lake Erie, PA. This gull was atop a monument at the Bayfront Tower.

Ring-Billed Gull

Ring-billed gull

Bird

Description

The ring-billed gull is a medium-sized gull. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River. Wikipedia

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Bird Of The Day - 07 August 2019 - Sparrow

Unidentified
I think it is some type of Sparrow
It was on the feeder with 
a tiny male chipping sparrow

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Bird of the Day - 06 August 2019 - Cardinal

A beautiful bird all year round here atMuldoon

Cardinal

Bird

Description

Cardinals, in the family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds found in North and South America. They are also known as cardinal-grosbeaks and cardinal-buntings. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in the tanager family Thraupidae. Wikipedia

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Bird Of The Day - 05 August 2019 - Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Mourning dove

Bird

Description

The mourning dove is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove or the rain dove, and erroneously as the turtle dove, and was once known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds. Wikipedia

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Bird Of The Day - 03 August 219 - Hummingbird

Immature Ruby Throated Hummingbird

'cutie'

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Bird Of The Day - 02 August 2019 - Green Heron

Green Heron

Green heron

Bird

Description

The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish". Wikipedia

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Bird of the Day - 01 August, 2019 - Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

and its 

Fish Of The Day

at a Pennsylvania State Park

 Great blue heron

Bird

Description

The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. Wikipedia

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