The American Woodcock is a small but chubby bird commonly spotted in the eastern ... Besides the thick beak, the rich orange chest that fades to a yellow belly also stands out from other varieties.

Even fewer would have the patience to catch, weigh, measure, and identify hundreds of small birds and record ... survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard ...

With its small red beak, the hummingbird can ... brown and gray shades that help the bird blend into rocky backgrounds. The dark plumage makes the bright orange-red beak with a yellowish tip ...