Order Ciconiiformes Herons, bitterns, egrets, spoonbills, ibis, wood storks, and vultures Long  Neck and legs Toes not webbed.

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Order Ciconiiformes Herons, bitterns, egrets, spoonbills, ibis, wood storks, and vultures Long  Neck and legs Toes not webbed

Order Ciconiiformes Family Ardeidae  Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Largest heron in N. America Stalks and stabs prey

Order Ciconiiformes Green Heron Tool user?!?  Uses bait to catch fish

Order Anseriformes 3 Groups:  Swans & Geese  Dabbling Ducks  Diving Ducks Precocial young

Family Anatidae Swans and Geese  Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Family Anatidae Swans and Geese  Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Family Anatidae Dabbling Ducks  Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Speculum

Family Anatidae Dabbling Ducks  Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Family Anatidae Diving Ducks  Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

Family Anatidae Diving Ducks  Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)