The Wild Turkey Sex Differences: Male larger, with much more prominent beard, head and neck completely bare, often bluish. Fun Fact: The male Wild Turkey provides no parental care. When the eggs hatch, the chicks follow the female. She feeds them for a few days, but they quickly learn to feed themselves. Wild Turkeys eat a great variety of foods, including: insects, spiders, snails, slugs, salamanders, small lizards, small frogs, millipedes, grasshoppers, very small snakes, worms, grasses, vines, flowers, acorns, buds, seeds, fruits, clovers, dogwood, blueberries, cherries, hickory nuts, beechnuts, and other vegetation. Meleagris gallopavo  Male wild turkey Female wild turkey Order: GALLIFORMES Family: PHASIANIDAE

The Wild Turkey Territories

American Robin Sex Differences: Sexes look similar; female paler, especially on the head. The American Robin eats both fruit and invertebrates. Earthworms are important during the breeding season, but fruit is the main diet during winter. Robins eat different types of food depending on the time of day; they eat earthworms early in the day and more fruit later in the day. Fun Fact: An American Robin can produce three successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young. Only 25 percent of those fledged young survive into November. Turdus migratorius Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: TURDIDAE

The American Robin’s Summer and Winter Territories

The Eastern Bluebird Sex Differences: Male is a dark blue with bright reddish chest. Female is a drab gray-blue with duller reddish chest. Fun Fact: The male Eastern Bluebird does a "Nest Demonstration Display" at the nest cavity to attract the female. He brings nest material to the hole, goes in and out, and waves his wings while perched above it. Bluebirds feed mainly on insects but will eat fruits and berries, especially in winter. They will come to a bird feeder to eat suet and will readily use a birdbath. Sialia sialis Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: TURDIDAE Male eastern bluebird Female eastern bluebird

Eastern Bluebird’s Territories

The Northern Cardinal Sex Differences: Males are a brilliant red, and females are tan. Brighter red males hold territories with denser vegetation, feed at higher rates, and have greater reproductive success than duller males. Fun Fact: Northern Cardinals lay three or four pale green eggs, with brown spots. The female does most of the incubating, but the male helps when he isn't looking for food. Eggs hatch in about 12 days. N Cardinals mostly eat fruits and seeds throughout the year, but will rely somewhat on insects during the summer. They also sometimes eat flowers and buds. Male northern cardinal Female northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: CARDINALIDAE

Northern Cardinal’s Terrirories

The American Goldfinch Sex Differences: Summer male is bright yellow with a black cap whereas female is drab olive. Sexes similar and drab in winter. Fun Fact: The American Goldfinch changes from winter plumage to breeding plumage by a complete molt of its body feathers. Their diet consists of thistle seeds but they also enjoy seeds from birches, alders, conifers and other trees. They also eat seeds from goldenrod, asters, burdock, dandelion, chicory as well as garden seeds. Also berries and insects are apart of their diet. Carduelis tristis Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: FRINGILLIDAE Subfamily: Carduelinae Summer male and Winter male Summer female and Winter male

American Goldfinch’s Terrories

Barn Swallow Sex Differences: Sexes look similar, but males are deeper chestnut on underparts and have longer tail streamers. Fun Fact:The Barn Swallow is the most abundant and widely distributed swallow species in the world. It breeds throughout the northern hemisphere and winters in much of the southern hemisphere. Barn Swallows eat mostly flying insects, especially flies, although they occasionally eat berries, seeds, and dead insects from the ground. The Barn Swallow has benefited greatly from human activity. Artificial structures have allowed it to move into new areas and nest in higher densities than ever before. Hirundo rustica Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: HIRUNDINIDAE – Subfamily: Hirundininae

Barn Swallow’s Territoriews

Blue Jay Sex Differences: Sexes look alike. Fun Fact: The Blue Jay frequently mimics the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. It has been suggested that these calls provide information to other jays that a hawk is around, or that they are used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present. Blue jays eat insects and other invertebrates, small vertebrates including nestlings of other species, carrion, eggs, fruits and seeds. They use a number of behaviors to obtain food and defend themselves. Cyanocitta cristata Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: CORVIDAE Blue Jay male (top) and female (right),

Blue Jay’s Territory

Northern Oriole Sex Differences: Male brightly colored with black hood, female duller and without solid black hood. Northern Oriole’s feed on caterpillars, fruits, insects, spiders, and nectar. Fun Fact: Young male Baltimore Orioles do not achieve adult plumage until the fall of their second year. But some first-year males with female-like plumage succeed in attracting a mate and nest successfully. Icterus galbula Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: ICTERIDAE Northern Oriole male Northern Oriole female

Baltimore Oriole’s Territory

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Sex Differences: Male with red throat, female with white. Female with white tips to tail feathers. Female larger. Fun Facts: The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings 53 times a second. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird does not show a strong preference for any particular color of feeder. Instead, it prefers specific feeder locations. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds feed on flower nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Comes to hummingbird feeders. Archilochus columbris Order: APODIFORMES Family: TROCHILIDAE Subfamily: Trochilinae Ruby Throated Male Ruby Throated Female

Ruby Throated Hummingbird’s Territory

Common Raven Sex Differences: Sexes alike in plumage, but male slightly larger on average. Fun Facts: The Common Raven is an acrobatic flier. It frequently is seen to make rolls and somersaults in the air. It has even been observed flying upside down for as far as one kilometer (0.62 mi). The Common Raven often uses sheep wool to line its nest. When the female leaves the nest for a while she may cover the eggs with the wool. The Common Raven is an omnivore. It eats meat, eggs, insects, grain, fruit, garbage, and carrion. Corvus corax Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: CORVIDAE

Common Raven’s Territory