Scientific Name: Calidris alba
BBL Code: SAND
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Beaches, rocky coastlines, mudflats, rivers, and lakeshores.
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Scientific Name: Tringa flavipes
BBL Code: LEYE
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Salt and Freshwater Wetlands
Greater Yellowlegs
Scientific Name: Tringa melanoleuca
BBL Code: GRYE
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Fresh and brackish wetlands
Semipalmated Plover
Scientific Name: Charadrius semipalmatus
BBL Code: SEPL
Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Open ground around beaches
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Scientific Name: Nycticorax nycticorax
BBL Code: BCNH
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Salt-water wetlands
Snowy Egret
Scientific Name: Egretta thula
BBL Code: SNEG
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Salt marshes and swampy areas.
Great Egret
Scientific Name: Ardea alba egretta
BBL Code: GREG
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Fresh and saltwater habitats
