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The black vulture, also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the new world vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to central Chile and Uruguay, in South America.

The boat-tailed grackle is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found as a permanent resident on the coasts of the Southeastern United States. It is found in coastal saltwater marshes and, in Florida, also on inland waters.

The brown pelican can be found on the Atlantic, Pa- cific and Gulf Coasts. On the Atlantic Coast, it can be found from North Carolina.

The brown thrasher is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds. the male brown thrasher can sing more songs than any other North American bird.

The cattle egret nests in colonies, which are often found around bodies of water. The colonies are usually found in woodlands near lakes or rivers, in swamps, or on small inland or coastal islands, and are sometimes shared with other wetland birds, such as herons, egrets, ibises, and cormorants.