Minnesota Birds By: Chris & Dayne
Common Loon (Gavia immer) Food- Fish; some other aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates Food- Fish; some other aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Food- Fish, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small mammals. Food- Fish, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small mammals.
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Food- Entirely herbivorous Food- Entirely herbivorous
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Food-Insects and larvae, aquatic invertebrates, seeds, acorns, aquatic vegetation, grain. Food-Insects and larvae, aquatic invertebrates, seeds, acorns, aquatic vegetation, grain. MaleFemale MaleFemale
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Food- Seeds, acorns, fruits, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. Food- Seeds, acorns, fruits, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. FemaleMale FemaleMale
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Food- Small and medium-sized mammals, birds, reptiles. Food- Small and medium-sized mammals, birds, reptiles.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Food- Fish Food- Fish
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Food- Opportunistic feeder, but prefers fish. Eats large birds, mammals, and carrion. Food- Opportunistic feeder, but prefers fish. Eats large birds, mammals, and carrion.
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Food- Omnivorous. Waste grain, earthworms, insects, carrion, garbage, seeds, amphibians, reptiles, mice, fruit, bird eggs and nestlings Food- Omnivorous. Waste grain, earthworms, insects, carrion, garbage, seeds, amphibians, reptiles, mice, fruit, bird eggs and nestlings Common call a harsh "caw." Also a variety of rattles, coos, and clear notes. Common call a harsh "caw." Also a variety of rattles, coos, and clear notes. /AllAboutBirds/audio/Amer ican_Crow1.html /AllAboutBirds/audio/Amer ican_Crow1.html
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Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Food- Most omnivorous woodpecker. Beech and oak mast, seeds, nuts, berries, fruit, insects, bird eggs, nestlings, mice. Food- Most omnivorous woodpecker. Beech and oak mast, seeds, nuts, berries, fruit, insects, bird eggs, nestlings, mice. Call a loud "tchur- tchur." Call a loud "tchur- tchur."
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