Wading through a clear knee-deep tidal pool in coastal Florida, I was trying to move slowly, to avoid disturbing a gorgeous American oystercatcher napping on a small sandbar. Oystercatchers are ...

On adult, note yellow legs, pale eyes, and neat “ring bill.” Breeding adult ... often dark wash basally (most heavily marked birds look dark-tailed); tail band sometimes broken subterminally ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

The Rota bridled white-eye was given its name because of a white ring of feathers that circle both its eyes. The bridled white-eye's plumage is otherwise yellow, and each bird has a yellowish-orange ...