This is a fairly small heron with a slight body, slender neck, and fairly long legs. Look for Little Blue Herons on quiet waters ranging from tidal flats to streams, swamps, and flooded fields.
Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots. The black upperparts are checked with white on the wings, the head is boldly striped, and the back has a broad white stripe down the center. Males have a small red patch on the back of the head.
Large, gangly waterbird with a long, hooked bill. Juveniles have orange-yellow skin around the bill and a paler neck and breast. After fishing, stands on docks, rocks, and tree limbs with wings spread open to dry. Double-crested Cormorants are the most widespread cormorant in North America, and the one most frequently seen in freshwater.
