Ornithology Behavior Unit Birds for Identification

Black and White Warbler 4 ½ - 5 ½ inches Breeding Forests Insects

Mallards 20 – 28 inches Year round Water and ag fields Seeds, aquatic plants and insects

Black-Throated Blue Warbler 5 – 5 ½ inches Breeding Forest understory Insects

Common Snipe 11 inches Breeding Wetlands Insects, worms

Barred Owl 17 – 24 inches Year round Forests and swamps Rodents, birds, fish, snakes, lizards, insects

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker 8 – 9 inches Breeding Forests Insects and larvae

Carolina Wren 5 ½ inches Year round Brushy areas Insects, sometimes seeds

Ovenbird 6 inches Breeding Close to ground in deciduous forests Insects

Northern Mockingbird 9 – 11 inches Year round Yards, thickets Insects and fruit

Red-Eyed Vireo 6 inches Breeding Forests Insects

Indigo Bunting 5 ½ inches Breeding Edges and brushy areas Fruit, insects and seeds

Black-Throated Green Warbler 4 ½ - 5 inches Breeding Mostly evergreen forests Insects

Chestnut-Sided Warbler 4 ½ - 5 ½ inches Breeding Edges and forest undergrowth Insects

Blackburnian Warbler 5 inches Breeding Forests Insects

Red-Headed Woodpecker 8 ½ - 9 ½ inches Year round Scattered trees Insects and larvae

Information in this presentation was taken from: Information in this presentation was taken from: *A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 5th ed. Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2002. *Bird Song Ear Training Guide by John Feith