The Wearing of the Green What's in a name?
This handsome wader may lure in fish using twigs or insects as bait.
What is the Green Heron?
This noisy green
What is the Nanday or Black-hooded Parakeet?
The drake of this COMMON duck species has a green head.
What is the Mallard?
This rufous shorebird's migration is closely tied to the spawning season of horseshoe crabs.
What is the Red Knot
This wader's name is misleading, as it forages both day and night for its preferred prey of crustaceans.
What is the Yellow-crowned Night Heron?
You have to travel to southern Texas to see this beautiful Corvid.
What is the Green Jay?
The female of this colorful, conical billed, feeder bird is entirely green.
What is the Painted Bunting?
The drake of this species also had a green head, along with a large, spatulate bill.
What is a Northern Shoveler?
This rare habitat specialist of old growth pine forests digs cavities in living pines softened by heartwood rot.
What is the Red-cockaded Woodpecker?
Due to their fondness for acorns, this raucous member of the corvid family is credited with helping to spread oak trees after the last glacial period.
What is the Blue Jay?
While in Texas you may also get to see this little gem foraging for fish or peeking out of its nest burrow.
What is the Green Kinfisher?
Considered by many to be the most beautiful duck in North America, The drake is adorned with a sleek crest on its green head.
What is the Wood Duck?
There’s rarely any sign of the rusty color for which this bird is named, as it is usually only visible when the bird is excited and raises its head feathers.
What is the Orange-crowned Warbler?
Participants of the VAAS spring adventure to the Galapagos are sure to see this iconic bird of the islands during their travels.
What is the Blue-footed Booby?
This duck has a beautiful green speculum.
What is the Green-winged Teal?
Though named for the color of its chest, the male of this species of duck has a green head.
What is the Red-breasted Merganser?
This enterprising woodpecker will drill a row of shallow holes in a tree, then lap up leaking sap and any trapped insects with its specialized, brush-tipped tongue.
What is the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?
Though nearly all brown in winter, the breeding male of this species sports plumage to match the sixth color of the spectrum.
What is the Indigo Bunting?
You may get a sore neck while observing this little beauty on its annual migration.
What is the Black-throated Green Warbler?
This northern ocean dwelling duck has a green head with a white patch around the eye that is bordered in black.
What is the Spectacled Eider?
This striking, aptly named warbler must be viewed from below to fully appreciate its beauty. It is a year-round resident of Florida and one of the few warblers that can be found in the U.S. during the winter.
What is the Yellow-throated Warbler?
This western, vivid aerial insectivore's true colors come to life when sunlight illuminates its back.
What is the Violet-green Swallow?