Male Baltimore Oriole in Spring Plumage
Icterus galbula; taken in a back yard. Image by Stephen Barten
Sandhill Crane Nest in Unexpected Spring Blizzard
Grus canadensis; Good mom protected her eggs when it snowed in April. Image by Stephen Barten
Get Outta My Yard!
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) mobs a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) that got too close to his nest. Image by Stephen Barten
Waiting to Leave the Nest
Great Blue Heron chicks (Ardea herodias) close to fledging. Image by Stephen Barten
Feeding All of the Birds
Bird feeders sometimes attract Cooper's Hawks (Accipiter cooperii) that prey on smaller song birds. Image by Stephen Barten
Unlikely Trio
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), and Green Heron (Butorides virescens) share an inland in a duckweed-covered pond. Image by Stephen Barten
American Goldfinch on Thistle
Spinus tristis; on Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor). Image by Stephen Barten
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis; a winter visitor to the Barrington area. Image by Stephen Barten
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus. Image by Stephen Barten
White-tailed Deer in Winter
Odocoileus virginianus. Image by Stephen Barten
Black-capped Chickadee in Winter
Poecile atricapillus. A year-round Barrington resident. Image by Stephen Barten
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus. The red belly is more subtle than the red head, but the name "red-headed" was already taken. Image by Stephen Barten
White-tailed Deer Profile
Sandhill Cranes Enjoy Citizens for Conservation Properties
Grus canadensis. They can't wait to get in. Image by Stephen Barten
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis. Foraging in a recently burned wetland. Image by Stephen Barten
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea. This northern species is an uncommon visitor during irruption years. Image by Stephen Barten
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. These huge birds stop by Barrington ponds and rivers during migration. Image by Stephen Barten
Killdeer Mating Behavior
Charadrius vociferus; this large plover nests in shallow depressions on the ground. Image by Stephen Barten
Killdeer Nest
Charadrius vociferus. Killdeers lay four eggs in a shallow depression and rely on camouflage to avoid detection. Image by Stephen Barten
Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
Lemon because it's yellow; cuckoo because it takes over other bumblebee nests, killing the other queen and hijacking the workers. Bombus citrinus. Image by Stephen Barten
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis; image by Stephen Barten
