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Townsend's Solitaire

by Joan Esmabe
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The Townsend's Solitaire is a medium-sized thrush with an overall plumage of medium-gray, prominent white eyerings, buffy wing patches and white outer tail feathers that are often prominent in flight. It is the only solitaire native to America north of Mexico.
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Say's Phoebe

by Joan Esmabe
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The Say's Phoebe is a medium-sized flycatcher and a common and widespread species in the western United States.
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Rusty Blackbird

by Joan Esmabe
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The Rusty Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird that breeds across northern Canada and migrates southeast to the United States during winter.
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Purple Martin

by Joan Esmabe
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The Purple Martin is the largest swallow of North America and one of the most popular birds. It is a long distance migrant, wintering in a large northern half of South America.
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Ovenbird

by Joan Esmabe
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The Ovenbird is a small migratory songbird that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela.
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Olive-sided Flycatcher

by Joan Esmabe
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The Olive-sided Flycatcher is a compact, big-headed and barrel-chested flycatcher. It is most similar to pewees but it is larger and larger-billed with more contrasting vest.
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Louisiana Waterthrush

by Joan Esmabe
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The Louisiana Waterthrush is a relatively large member of the wood warbler family that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America.
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Kentucky Warbler

by Joan Esmabe
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The Kentucky Warbler is a small species of New World warbler. It is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a unique appearance, it is mostly olive-green in color on back and nape, and a brilliant yellow below from its throat to its belly.
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Horned Lark

by Joan Esmabe
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The Horned Lark is a small, long-bodied songbird with short thin bill, short neck and rounded head. It has a unique black and yellow markings on its head.
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Henslow's Sparrow

by Joan Esmabe
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The Henslow's Sparrow is a large-headed and thick-billed sparrow that can be distinguished from other sparrows by its distinctive color combination of olive-green nape, rufous wings, and crisp black streaks below.
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Green-tailed Towhee

by Joan Esmabe
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The Green-tailed Towhee is the smallest towhee, but is still one of the larger members of the American sparrow family Passerillidae. It is a grayish bird with olive-yellow wings, back and tail.
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Eastern Wood Pewee

by Joan Esmabe
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The Eastern Wood Pewee is a medium-sized flycatcher with long wings and tail. It is drab grayish-brown and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.
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