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Great Crested Flycatcher
- Myiarchus crinitus
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Robin-sized olive bird with a long rust-coloured tail, broad, flat beak, and a triangular-shaped head. The wings have white stripes on them. Up close, it has a pale yellow belly. |
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Catches insects in flight. Feeds in canopy. Nests in holes, and will use nestboxes and even old mailboxes. Loud, distinctive call. |
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Forest, especially forest edge and clearings. |
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Herring Gull
- Larus argentatus
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| Appearance: |
Crow-sized white bird with webbed feet, narrow, pointed wings and a hooked beak. Adult is white with grey wings; immature is brown for several years. Up close, the legs are pink, not yellow as in the similar Ring-billed Gull, and a red spot on the lower beak. |
| Behaviour: |
Scavenger. Will land on water and pick up food. Bold and aggressive. |
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Freshwater, especially lakes, and urban areas on large lakes. |
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House Finch
- Carpodacus mexicanus
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| Appearance: |
Sparrow-sized brown bird with short cone-shaped beak. Male has red on head and front, female has brown streaks on front and no red. |
| Behaviour: |
Seed eater. Conspicuous, active birds. Male gives a melodic song from prominent perch such as power lines. |
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Urban, including open woodlands, parklands, farmyards. Visits bird feeders. |
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