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Nevada Bodies of Water

American Crow perched on a branch on a cold winter day.

American Crow

The American Crow is a common and conspicuous bird found throughout most of the lower 48 states, with less frequent sightings occurring in the southwestern deserts. These all-bl...
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Dusky Grouse

Dusky Grouse

The Dusky Grouse is a large chicken-like bird with short legs, a short beak, and a plump body. Both male and female grouse have patterns of brown, gray, and white with a fan-sha...
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Sooty Grouse

Sooty Grouse

The Sooty Grouse is a large chicken-like bird with dark plumage overall and hints of gray. Males display yellow throat patches and eye combs during courtship. Females have speck...
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Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

The Ruffed Grouse is a medium sized with brown and gray barring on the breast and overall grayish brown coloration. Adults have a short brown crest on their head. Males will ruf...
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Mountain Quail

The Mountain Quail is a large quail with long, straight plumes on their heads. Identifiable by their gray head and back, chestnut throat patch, and barred white and brown patter...
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Ring-necked Pheasant

Ring-necked Pheasants were introduced to the United States from Asia, and are popular upland game birds. Males can be identified with copper and gold plumage, red face, white co...
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Wild Turkey

Wild Turkeys are hard to miss. Their large size, puffed feathers, and fanned tail make them highly identifiable. Males are significantly larger than females, having a naked red-...
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup are the most abundant members of the diving ducks in North America. They are social animals and are usually seen with other ducks. During winter, they will migrate ...
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Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Canada Geese are one of the largest of the geese family, with a black neck and head, white chin, brown body, and webbed feet. They are known for honking loudly to communicate wi...
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Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Geese have brown heads and white faces giving them their name. They have dark bodies with black barring along their bellies. During flight, white feathers ...
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Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Snow Geese have a white body with black wingtips, orange legs, and a dark line across their pink bills; however, a single gene has resulted in some snow geese being gray bodied ...
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Ross’s Goose

Ross’s Goose

The Ross’s Goose looks very similar to a snow goose but in miniature form. They have a white body, dark primary feathers, a short neck, and a rather stumpy bill. They frequent...
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