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Common Grackle
- Quiscalus quiscula
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Robin-sized iridescent green-black bird with a long slightly down-curved beak and a bright yellow eye. In flight, the long, wedge-shaped tail is distinctive. Up close, female is browner and smaller than male. |
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Noisy, conspicuous bird. Walks rather than hops when on ground. Song sounds metallic, like a squeaky clothesline. |
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Open habitat, especially woodlands, parks, marshes and urban areas. |
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Common Moorhen
- Gallinula chloropus
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| Appearance: |
Plump, crow-sized grey bird with short neck and long legs. Up close, long toes and red beak, and white stripe along the side. |
| Behaviour: |
Feeds on edges of marshes. Flicks the short, white tail when walking; when swimming, bobs the head. Shy. |
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Freshwater, especially cattail marshes and lake edges. |
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Common Tern
- Sterna hirundo
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| Appearance: |
Robin-sized slender bird with long, pointed wings, long forked tail and pointed beak. Light grey back, white front with a black cap and red beak. |
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Flight is light and bouncy. Dives from the air into water to catch food. Call is a harsh "kee-urr". |
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Freshwater, especially large lakes. |
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