Brown – Headed Cowbird 7 ½ inches Year round Farms, fields, woody edges Insects, small fruits and seeds

Chimney Swift 5 – 5 ½ inches Breeding Open air over towns and cities; roosts and nests in chimneys Flying insects

Cedar Waxwing 7 inches Year round Open woodlands, fruiting trees and orchards Fruits and insects

Eastern Meadowlark 9 inches Breeding Pastures, meadows, fields Insects, small fruits and seeds

Eastern Towhee 7 – 8 ½ inches Breeding Open woods, undergrowth and brushy edges Seeds, insects and small fruits

Killdeer 9 – 11 inches Breeding Fields, lawns, river banks and shores Mainly insects

Northern Harrier 17 ½ to 24 inches Year round Marshes and fields Rodents and small birds

Northern Pintail 26 – 30 inches Migration Water Aquatic plants, seeds and insects

Red – Bellied Woodpecker 9 – 10 ½ inches Year round Wooded areas Insects, berries, seeds

Red - Winged Blackbird 7 – 9 ½ inches Breeding Marshes, fields and banks of water Insects, small fruits and seeds

Red – Breasted Merganser 20 – 26 inches Migration Water Mainly fish

Ruffed Grouse 16 – 19 inches Year round Ground and understory of deciduous or mixed forests Insects, seeds and fruit

Scarlet Tanager 7 inches Breeding Forests Insects and fruit

Tree Swallow 5 – 6 inches Breeding Open country, usually near water Flying insects

Tufted Titmouse 6 inches Year round Woodlands and groves Insects, seeds and suet

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