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Coastal Dunes

20 Bird Species
Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern

A slender, dark-backed tern, breeds in the Florida Keys. Alternate Adult has black wings, dark gray back, forked tail extending past wings, gray stripe down center of spread tail, white underparts, black legs, black cap and eyeline, white forehead extending past eye, and thin black bill. Basic Adult more...

Length: 39 cm Wingspan: 76 cm

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Small, stocky dove with short, stubby, rounded wings, a short tail, and red eyes. Eastern adult male: gray-brown overall with bright pinkish wash on belly, breast, head and wings. Scaly-looking breast. Scaly-looking, bluish-gray crown and nape. Bronze spots on wing coverts. Reddish bill with black ti more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

A slender, long-winged, partly nocturnal bird, widespread across North America. Adult is cryptically plumaged when perched, with long black primaries extending past tail, white wing spot underneath shoulder, softly-patterned upperparts marbled and spotted with brown and black tones, buffy or whitish more...

Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 61 cm

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

A very large, bulky, blocky-headed, four-year gull of the Atlantic. Alternate Adult has dark slate-gray (near black) mantle that is darker than any other regular North American gull, black wingtips with small white spots, white head and underparts, usually pale eye, pink legs, and yellow bill with re more...

Length: 76 cm Wingspan: 165 cm

Horned Lark

Horned Lark

This species exhibits as much geographic variation in appearance as any North American passerine, with 21 recognized subspecies (http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/195). Adult male has upperparts that vary from a cold pale sandy-brown to warmer medium brown with reddish tones. Median wing cover more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

A medium-sized plover, with long legs and a slender long-winged profile. Alternate Adult has sandy-brown wings and back, black flight feathers, black-tipped tail, gray legs, white underparts, yellow wash on head and neck, white throat, forehead, and supercilium, black forecrown and lores, and a short more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 58 cm

Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Long rounded wings, a long banded tail, and a white rump patch in all plumages help to distinguish this species from all other North American raptors. At close range, note the ruff of feathers around the head that forms an owl-like facial disc. Males: Pale gray above, mostly white below. In flight, n more...

Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 97 cm

Piping Plover

Piping Plover

A small, stocky plover with pale orange legs and a stubby, orange bill with black tip. Upperparts, crown and face are very pale sandy brown. Eyebrow, throat, collar, and underparts are clean white. White forehead with black upper border. Thin, dark breast band wraps around neck. Basic Adults and juve more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Alternate Adult male is mostly olive-green above and bright yellow below, with thick black streaks on flanks. Distinctive head pattern, is comprised of a broad yellow supercilium, a dark eye line, a wide yellow arc under the eye, and a black swash that sweeps down from in front of the eye curling be more...

Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 18 cm

Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

This species, nearly identical to Allen’s Hummingbird, ranges farther north than any other hummingbird. Male: Rusty-orange overall, with green on the crown, and variable amounts of green on the back of some individuals. The gorget is coppery-red, often with a greenish sheen. The breast is white. Th more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 12 cm

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

This little grassland sparrow shows much variation across the continent. In all plumages, look for the short notched tail, heavily streaked breast (often with a central spot), and pink legs and feet. Most subspecies have a distinctive yellow spot above the lores. The color of the upperparts ranges fr more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Alternate Adult male has single dark breastband that is wider laterally, white throat, and collar. Head pattern is distinctive; white on forehead, black arching from the front of the eye across the forecrown, partial white supercilium above and behind the eye, broad black mask through the eye that co more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 48 cm

Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

A mid-sized owl of open fields, often active at dusk. Stocky and rounded; tiny ear-tufts usually not visible in the field. Adult male is patterned buff and brown overall, with streaked breast, pale belly, spotted wings with orange-yellow primaries, pale face, dark eye-patches, and yellow eyes. Female more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 96 cm

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

In all plumages, this species can be recognized its mostly white plumage and its bold black and white wing pattern in flight. Alternate Male: White overall, with a black back, black wing tips, and black inner tail feathers. The bill is black. Alternate Female: White underparts. Back is dark ashy-gray more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

A large, mostly white owl of the far north. Stocky and rounded, lacking ear tufts, with glaring yellow eyes. Adult male is almost entirely white with scattered black spots on body, wings, and tail. Females are more heavily marked, and immatures are thickly barred and spotted with black; face is white more...

Length: 58 cm Wingspan: 132 cm

Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover

This light-colored little plover is found on both sandy beaches and on inland alkali flats and salt pans. In all plumages, the bill is thin and black, and the legs are dark gray. Alternate Adult: Upperparts are pale gray-brown, the color of dry sand. Small black patches occur on the forecrown, auricu more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 33 cm

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  • Bridled Tern

    Bridled Tern

    1 Photograph
  • Common Ground-Dove

    Common Ground-Dove

    14 Photographs
  • Common Nighthawk

    Common Nighthawk

    13 Photographs
  • Great Black-backed Gull

    Great Black-backed Gull

    2 Photographs
  • Horned Lark

    Horned Lark

    37 Photographs
  • Mountain Plover

    Mountain Plover

    6 Photographs
  • Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

    25 Photographs
  • Piping Plover

    Piping Plover

    13 Photographs
  • Prairie Warbler

    Prairie Warbler

    6 Photographs
  • Rufous Hummingbird

    Rufous Hummingbird

    21 Photographs
  • Savannah Sparrow

    Savannah Sparrow

    26 Photographs
  • Semipalmated Plover

    Semipalmated Plover

    21 Photographs
  • Short-eared Owl

    Short-eared Owl

    15 Photographs
  • Snow Bunting

    Snow Bunting

    22 Photographs
  • Snowy Owl

    Snowy Owl

    20 Photographs
  • Snowy Plover

    Snowy Plover

    28 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

1 species

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

20 species

Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes
Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Coastal Dunes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Clearcuts
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Horned Lark

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Coastal Dunes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Rocky Shores, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

5 species

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Coastal Dunes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Clearcuts
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

9 species

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs
Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers
Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover

Charadrius nivosus

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

14 species

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Coastal Dunes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Clearcuts
Horned Lark

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Mountain Plover

Mountain Plover

Charadrius montanus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains
Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Rocky Shores, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

7 species

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Coastal Dunes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Thickets
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Coastal Dunes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Thickets
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