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The North American Breeding Bird Survey Coursework Everglades Snail Kite bids are found in some parts of Southern Florida Distinguishing between the male snail kite and the female one is easy, by using their physical appearance, The color of their legs isthe major dlstinetion feature. The male one has Red legs and cere, with the female one having yellow to orange legs with cere. These birds have features which make their Identification easy whether female or male. They have a dark, sharp hooked beak, with the upper sie being white in color, and ‘also in their under tal coverts. They have long, broad, and rounded wings which appear to extend beyond tips of tall at rest. With these characteristics one can identify them easly Ths is @ bird which mainly feed on fresh using ther strong curved beaks. This makes it a specialist species (Sauer, Hines and Fallon 2) ‘American robin isa bird with both of the sexes having similar characteristics especially on the appearance. The only sight difference is that the females are less brightly colores compared t the males. tis a large bira with long legs, along tail, and a light yelowish bil. Like the ether birds of ther family thelr thrushes are generally spotted. The birds are mostly active curing the day. At night, the bicds assemble In lrge flocks. A wide variety ofthis family is found In Washington and unbroken rainforest. These bicds mainly feed on soft invertebrates lke the earthworms in breeding seasons. Their diet changes withthe change in seasons, in winter they change thei dts to berries and other types of the fruits what makes It a general species, Wood storks ae tall birds which stand up to 2-4 feet tal, weighing 7-10 pounds. They are the tallest marine birds with along neck without feathers on their neck. They are quiet birds and croak Ike frogs and at times, they hiss like snakes. This quiatness Is associated with tne fact that they lack muscle attachment to their voice box. The birds urinate on ther legs to cool or bring their body temperature down. The urine evaporates to the ar, the heat energy absorbed cools their legs off by lowering the temperatures. Wood storks are specialist birds or species. They live near water, n places such as swamps, marshes, and ponds here they feed on smal fish, tadpoles, and crayfish, This bird is mainly found in North America, Double crested Cormorants are specialist large birds species which are two feet tall from the ground, with a wingspan of four ‘eet. In most cases they ate black in color with an orange throat. Ther feet are webbed to enable looking for food. The appearance of the male bids changes during the breeding season maialy by @ curly black erest on theit heads. Double cormorants can swim, dive, and as wellfly for along distance to look for places, where they can get food (Sauer, Hines and Fallon). In most cases they ate found in groups that are seen when migrating, feeding, and roosting periods. 1em to swim in water when Inbreeding seasons double-crested Cormorants work together in colonies in bullding the eggs laying nests. These nests are builtwith sticks, twigs, feathers, grass, and trash among other materials. Their habitant is mainly near water, in places such as lakes and rivers where they can catch small fish to feed on (Sauer, Hines and Fallon 4), Works Cited Saver, JR, etal. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis. 1966-2009, Web,

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