TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

American Bittern Spring Valley American Bittern I had the pleasure of birding with Jill Russell, Tom Klak, Jeanne Hey, Jim and Sarah Michael, and Donna McCollum on a Three Valley Conservation Trust "auction outing" led by Dave Russel. It was an outstanding experience. These are some of the photos taken from Ceasar Creek, Spring Valley, VOA park and the Miami Whitewater woods and wetlands. Photo: May 1, 2006; Canon 1ds Mark II with a 500 f/4.0 IS L lens)

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.