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Birds are vertebrates, who share similar characteristics like feathers, beaks, and also the ability to lay eggs.
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Scarlet Tanager | The Cove Forest

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Scarlet Tanager | The Cove Forest
(Piranga olivacea) This species is also usually in the top ten list of common birds in mature oak-hickory and cove hardwood forests. Prefers to forage in oak trees and in forests with closed canopies...
Black-Throated Blue Warbler | The Cove Forest

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Black-Throated Blue Warbler | The Cove Forest
(Dendroica caerulescens) This warbler prefers to forages in the shrub layer associated with the cove forests, especially rhododendron thickets, hobble bush and mountain laurel. Has an affinity for...
Red-Eyed Vireo | The Cove Forest

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Red-Eyed Vireo | The Cove Forest
(Vireo olivaceus) One of the most common birds in the cove forest, but rarely seen since this species feeds in the treetops. This species is usually in the top ten list of common birds in mature oak...
White-Breasted Nuthatch | The Cove Forest

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White-Breasted Nuthatch | The Cove Forest
(Sitta carolinensis) Typically found in mature hardwood forests. Forages for insects on the trunk and large branches of tress by hopping up and down clinging to the bark. In the winter stores or...
Pileated Woodpecker | The Cove Forest

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Pileated Woodpecker | The Cove Forest
The largest woodpecker in the United States that produced rectangular holes in dead trees, a favorite food of this bird is the carpenter ant. Mature hardwood forests are favored by this species and it...
Wild Turkey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Wild Turkey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Melegris gallopavo • Males 122 cm (48 inches); females 91 cm (36 inches) • Tail tipped with chestnut • Familiar "gobble" sound • Often roost over water • Polygamous • Swift runners • Habitats...
Red Winged Blackbird | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Red Winged Blackbird | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Agelaius phoeniceus • Gregarious bird • Scarlet markings often concealed with only yellow margin visible • Immature male sooty brown and mottled with red shoulders • Brown female and juvenile...
Red Bellied Woodpecker | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Red Bellied Woodpecker | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Melanerpes carolinus • Robin-sized 25 cm (10 inches) long • Barred black and white above • Sexes similar in appearance • Red crown and nape in males • Female has red nape only • Common in South •...
Osprey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Osprey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) | NatureScene
• Pandion haliaetus • Known as Fish Hawk or Fish Eagle • Medium size bird with average length 53 - 61 cm and average wingspan 1.4 - 1.8 m • Brownish-black back; white breast with bluff or brown...