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The Prothonotary Warbler is a beautiful sight with it’s yellow-orange head and breast and gray wings. It’s found in southern-wooded swamps and winters in Central and South America. ACJV staff and partners work to protect large tracts of forested wetlands in the Southeastern US, e.g., through the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grants Program. [...]
Reddish Egret have a large range across the southern portions of the U.S. but their habitat is restricted to a small belt of coastal habitat. They are the least common heron species but stalk their prey in a similar manner. Their pursuit is akin to dancing as they leap, jump and spin before catching dinner. [...]
The Semipalmated Sandpiper is one of the more common “peeps” we see along the Atlantic Coast. Shorebird populations as a whole show a significant decline and without immediate cooperative conservation efforts, the outlook is grim. ACJV staff and partners work together to implement the strategies outline in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation Business Strategy. The [...]
The Swallow-tailed Kite is a raptor found in the southeastern U.S. and winters in South America. It preys upon flying insects and small vertebrates, such as lizards and snakes, found in the tops of trees. They are distinguished by a striking pattern of white on black and their forked tail. Gregarious in all seasons, this [...]
Wood Thrush live in deciduous forests of the northern U.S. Their brown backs and brown-spotted breast blend into the forest floor as they scurry around for invertebrates to eat. This once common species is in sharp decline due to habitat loss on it Central American wintering grounds, cowbird nest parasitism, and acid rain which limits [...]