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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Scarlet Tanager
7 inches
Breeding
Forests
Insects and fruit

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

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

16. 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 *Bird Song Ear Training Guide by John Feith