James Russell Lowell wrote, “The Bluebird, shifting his light load of song, from post to post along the cheerless fence, a Spring habit which has delighted many.”
From the poem “Why if It’s Not” by Ja Ja, “A killdeer is not roadkill That’s just absurd It really is A wading bird.”
It can be shy, but either PIE-lee-ay-tid or PILL-ee-ay-tid is correct for this lovely woodpecker.
A nuptial tubercle is a sign of maturity for both male and female American White Pelicans.