Short-eared Owls are medium-sized owls with rounded heads. The "ears" mentioned in their name are difficult to see. The wings are broad and the tips are smoothly rounded and the tail is short. The short-eared owl is mostly found in open country, occupying tundra, marshland, grassland or sand dunes.
Snowy Owls are very large owls with smoothly rounded heads and no ear tufts. The body is bulky, with dense feathering on the legs that makes the bird look wide at the base when sitting on the ground. Look for Snowy Owls sitting on or near the ground in wide-open areas. They often perch on rises such as the crests of dunes, or on fenceposts, telephone poles, and hay bales.
The Pied-billed Grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds. They are mainly brown, with a darker crown and back. The Pied-billed Grebe is primarily found in ponds throughout North America.
