BIRDS BIRDS BIRDS Joe Bottoms Zack Kraft Northern Cardinal – a hip, kooky native of Minnesota

INDIVIDUAL BIRDS

Common Loon Gavia immer

Summer and Winter locations

Common Loon Gavia immer Sound and Pictures Click Here Common Loons carry their chick on their back in the water,

Common Loon Gavia immer Food Fish –Pike –Perch –Sunfish –Trout –Bass Fun Facts They make underwater fishing dives of up to 200 feet below the surface. They are adapted for diving with heavy bones and eyes that can focus both in air and water. This bird is the state bird of Minnesota. It also appears on the “loonie” coin in Canada.

The Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Summer and Winter territories

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Call and Photos Click Here

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias FOOD Fish Frogs Some Insects Small Animals FUN FACTS They are the largest heron in North America Great Blue Herons have been known to choke to death on prey that is too large

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Summer and Winter territories

Canada Goose Branta canadensis Call and Pictures Click Here

Canada Goose Branta canadensis FOOD Corn Beans Grasses Grains Fish Small Insects Rice FUN FACTS The Canada Goose has thirteen different calls While incubating the egg, the female loses her flight feathers

Mallard Ana platyrhynchos

Summer and Winter Territories

Mallard Ana platyrhynchos Call and Pictures Click Here

Mallard Ana platyrhynchos FOOD Plants Frogs Insects FUN FACTS Mallards are the most abundant of all waterfowl Hunters kill millions with little affect on the mallard population Are compatible with domestic ducks for breeding purposes

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Winter and Summer Territories

Wood Duck Aix sponsa Call and Pictures Click Here

Wood Duck Aix sponsa FOOD Seeds Berries Insects FUN FACTS Wood Ducks leave the nest soon after hatching Hunters have nearly driven them to extinction before

Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Winter and Summer Territories

Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Call and Pictures Click Here

Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis FOOD Small Mammals Birds Reptiles FUN FACTS Mate with the same mate year after year Red-Tailed Hawks can spot a mouse from 100 feet in the air Males and females court each other before mating

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Winter and Summer Territories

Osprey Pandion haliaetus Sounds and Photographs Click Here

Osprey Pandion haliaetus FOOD Fish FUN FACTS They’re outer toe is reversible Their eggs hatch at different times, not all at once

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Winter and Summer Territories

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sound Calls, Pictures Click Here

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FOOD Fish Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Carrions FUN FACTS Symbol of the United States since They can live up 40 years in the wild and even longer in captivity.

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Winter and Summer Territories

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Pictures and Sounds Click Here

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos FOOD Scraps Seeds Grains Nuts Frogs Insects Carrions FUN FACTS Crows are affected by the west nile virus, they will die in less than a week Crows allow ants to crawl onto their feathers

Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Winter and Summer Territories

Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Pictures and Sounds Click Here

Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus FOOD Insects Berries Seeds FUN FACTS The Red-Headed Woodpecker is found on the two cent stamp They keep grasshoppers held hostage until they choose to eat them

Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Winter and Summer Territories

Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sounds and Pictures Click Here

Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus FOOD Waste Grains Seeds Plant Parts Insects Berries Corn FUN FACTS The Ring-Necked Pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota Can stay in roost for several days at a time without food to avoid bad weather

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Summer and Winter Territories

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Pictures and Calls Click Here

Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo FOOD Seeds Acorns Leaves Grains Berries FUN FACTS Ben Franklin wanted to have the turkey as the national bird, not the bald eagle A group of turkeys may be called a crop, dole, gang, posse, or a raffle

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Winter and Summer Territories

American Robin Turdus migratorius Pictures and Call Click Here

American Robin Turdus migratorius FOOD Fruits Berries Earthworms Insects FUN FACTS These birds have been seen wading in water to catch fish A large group of robins is called a “worm” of robins

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

Summer and Winter Territories

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Pictures and Call Click Here

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis FOOD Insects Earthworms Snails Berries during the wintertime FUN FACTS Males will protect their territory by uttering a warning song Females will sing a song to attract a male to protect their territory

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Summer and Winter Territories

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Sounds and Pictures Click Here

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis FOOD Seeds Insects Fruits Snails Berries FUN FACTS It is the state bird of seven different states Northern Cardinals can live fifteen years in the wild

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

Winter and Summer Territories

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Pictures and Call Click Here

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis FOOD Primarily feeds on seeds FUN FACTS Every summer and winter, they change plumage by a full body molt They start nesting when other songbirds are already finished breeding

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Summer and Winter locations.

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Sounds and Pictures Click Here

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Food Insects Fun Facts Females prefer to mate with males that have the longest tail and the most red chest. While making the nest the male and female make more then 1000 trips to collect all the mud.

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Summer and Winter locations

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Sound and Pictures Click Here

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Food Acorns Weeds Seeds Grain Fruits berries Fun Facts Captive jays have been observed using tools and strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages.

Northern Oriole Icterus galbula

Summer and Winter locations

Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Sound and Pictures Click Here

Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Food Berries Insects Nectar Fun Facts The Baltimore Oriole received its name from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Summer and Winter locations

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Sound and Pictures Click Here

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Food Nectar Fun Facts These birds can fly fast either forward or backward and are also capable of hovering.

Common Raven Corvus corax

Winter and Summer Territories

Common Raven Corvus corax Pictures and Call Click Here

Common Raven Corvus corax FOOD Carrions Mammalian Afterbirth Reptiles Frogs Wounded Young Birds Seeds Insects Nuts FUN FACTS Ravens can fly upside down, and they have been seen to do so for up to a kilometer They like to play with cats and dogs

Compare and Contrast

Warbler Orange-Crowned Warbler -Compare, Olive-Green underparts -Contrast, The song is a trill. Wilson’s Warbler -Compare, Olive-Green Underparts -Contrast, The song is a series of descending notes.

Aquatic Wading Birds Ring-necked Duck -Compare, Eats plants, fish, and insects. -Contrast, Not hunted often because they fly in large flocks. Canada Goose -Compare, Eats plants, fish, and insects. -Contrast, The Canada Goose is hunted often and the population is reduced every year.

Ground Nesting Birds Ring-necked Pheasant -Compare, They feed on grains and grasses. -Contrast, its mating ritual is called harem- defense polygyny. Greater Prairie- Chicken -Compare, The chicken feeds on grains and grasses. -Contrast, its mating ritual is called booming. Wild Turkey -Compare, the turkey feeds on grains and grasses. -Contrast, the Males strut and drum on the ground to attract females.

Falcons Prairie Falcon -Compare, The falcon eats small mammals, birds and fish. -Contrast, the Prairie Falcon has a 3,800,000 kilometer range. Peregrine Falcon -Compare, The falcon eats small mammals, birds and fish. -Contrast, the Peregrine Falcon has a 10,000,000 kilometer range.

Owls Snowy Owl -Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, in. wingspan. Great Horned Owl- Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, in. wingspan. Barred Owl -Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, 112 in. wingspan.

Chickadees Black-capped Chickadee -Compare, They eat insects, berries, and seeds. -Contrast, The Black-capped Chickadee has a very complex call. Boreal Chickadee -Compare, They eat insects, berries, and seeds. -Contrast, The Boreal has unique call but no where near the complexity of the Black-capped Chickadee.

Blackbirds Common Raven -Compare, the intelligence of the common raven is extraordinary. -Contrast, The Raven is a much larger bird. Crow -Compare, the intelligence of the crow is remarkable. -Contrast, the crow is smaller then the raven.

Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch -Compare, has a blue-gray upperpart. -Contrast, the Red-breasted Nuthatch is smaller then the White-breasted Nuthatch. White-breasted Nuthatch -Compare, has a blue-gray upperpart. -Contrast, the white- breasted Nuthatch is larger then the Red-breasted Nuthatch.

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