Field Guide

Explore the Field Guide to learn about more than 350 species of birds, fish, insects, algae, invertebrates, mammals, plants, reptiles and amphibians that live in the Chesapeake Bay region.

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Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

The northern bobwhite is a small, rounded bird that lives in patchworks areas of fields, forests and cropland.

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A male northern bobwhite perched on a thick branch.
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Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

The wild turkey is a large, dark, ground-dwelling bird with a long neck and a fan-shaped tail and lives in open, wooded areas throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Wild turkey stands in a farm field with trees in the background.
Birds