Birds

Sandhill Crane

The early spring gathering of Sandhills on the Platte River in Nebraska is among the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent, with hundreds of thousands of birds present at one time.
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Photo: Bob Howdeshell/Great Backyard Bird Count

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Northern Cardinal

Latin: Cardinalis cardinalis

Bald Eagle

Latin: Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Wood Duck

Latin: Aix sponsa

Painted Bunting

Latin: Passerina ciris

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