Swamp Nightjar

A large, heavy-billed finch. Male is black above and yellow below with white streaks and spots on the wings. Female is patchy black above and yellow below with heavy black streaking all over the underparts. Male closely resembles White-winged Grosbeak, but Spot-winged has a yellow (not black) chest, and smaller and more numerous spots on the wings. Inhabits submontane areas, particularly in mixed forests. Often seen in pairs or small flocks, but may gather in large flocks near fruiting trees. Call is a mellow descending note.

Elegant wader with a long fine bill and long reddish legs (dark on breeding adults). Striking breeding plumage dark overall. Nonbreeding plumage is paler and grayer than smaller and chunkier Common Redshank. In flight often appears dark overall with narrow white oval up middle of back. Breeds in arctic bogs and swamps; migrants occur in varied wetland habitats. Usually seen as singles or small groups, though will sometimes congregate in large flocks, especially on wintering grounds. Feeds mainly by wading in fairly deep water, probing and picking with its bill, at times swimming.

An impressive long-tailed cuckoo of densely vegetated woodlands and tall scrub. Note the long straight bill and the bright orange-buff belly. Generally solitary and secretive, but also tame. Sometimes runs on the ground after prey. Flight often consists of long glides on rounded wings. Vocalizations include a loud, long, ratcheting “eh-eh-eh…” and a penetrating “puck-grawwwwwww.”