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COMMON SUNCOAST BIRDS
Eastern Brown Pelican
Scoop fish in expandable
throat pouches
Black Crown Night Heron
Nests colonially, often a
dozen nests in a single tree
Roseate Spoonbill
Long, flat spoon-shaped bill
Sandpiper
Smallest Sandpiper known
as “peeps”
Double-Crested Cormorant
Experts at diving to catch fish
Great White Egret
Strikes prey with a jab of their bill
Least Terns
Plunges in water from flight;
nests on sandy beaches
Sandhill Crane
Tall bird with a long neck; can
live to the age of 20
Ibis
Probes for large insects on lawns
Herring Gull
Special glands allow them to
excrete salt
Cattle Egret
Head erect, walks behind cattle
& tractors for food
Great Blue Heron
Curls their neck to S shape to
catch prey
Laughing Gull
At beaches & parking lots
waiting for food
Osprey
Nests on Poles, dead trees &
channel markers
Black Skimmers
Drags lower bill through water
for fish
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