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

3. INDIVIDUAL BIRDS

4. Common Loon Gavia immer

5. Summer and Winter locations

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

7. 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.

8. The Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

9. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Summer and Winter territories

10. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Call and Photos Click Here

11. 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

12. Canada Goose Branta canadensis

13. Summer and Winter territories

14. Canada Goose Branta canadensis Call and Pictures Click Here

15. 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

16. Mallard Ana platyrhynchos

17. Summer and Winter Territories

18. Mallard Ana platyrhynchos Call and Pictures Click Here

19. 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

20. Wood Duck Aix sponsa

21. Winter and Summer Territories

22. Wood Duck Aix sponsa Call and Pictures Click Here

23. 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

24. Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

25. Winter and Summer Territories

26. Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Call and Pictures Click Here

27. 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

28. Osprey Pandion haliaetus

29. Winter and Summer Territories

30. Osprey Pandion haliaetus Sounds and Photographs Click Here

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

32. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

33. Winter and Summer Territories

34. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sound Calls, Pictures Click Here

35. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FOOD Fish Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Carrions FUN FACTS Symbol of the United States since 1782. They can live up 40 years in the wild and even longer in captivity.

36. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

37. Winter and Summer Territories

38. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Pictures and Sounds Click Here

39. 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

40. Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

41. Winter and Summer Territories

42. Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Pictures and Sounds Click Here

43. 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

44. Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

45. Winter and Summer Territories

46. Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sounds and Pictures Click Here

47. 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

48. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

49. Summer and Winter Territories

50. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Pictures and Calls Click Here

51. 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

52. American Robin Turdus migratorius

53. Winter and Summer Territories

54. American Robin Turdus migratorius Pictures and Call Click Here

55. 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

56. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

57. Summer and Winter Territories

58. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Pictures and Call Click Here

59. 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

60. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

61. Summer and Winter Territories

62. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Sounds and Pictures Click Here

63. 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

64. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

65. Winter and Summer Territories

66. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Pictures and Call Click Here

67. 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

68. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

69. Summer and Winter locations.

70. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Sounds and Pictures Click Here

71. 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.

72. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

73. Summer and Winter locations

74. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Sound and Pictures Click Here

75. 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.

76. Northern Oriole Icterus galbula

77. Summer and Winter locations

78. Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Sound and Pictures Click Here

79. 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.

80. Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

81. Summer and Winter locations

82. Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Sound and Pictures Click Here

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

84. Common Raven Corvus corax

85. Winter and Summer Territories

86. Common Raven Corvus corax Pictures and Call Click Here

87. 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

88. Compare and Contrast

89. 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.

90. 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.

91. 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.

92. 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.

93. Owls Snowy Owl -Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, 50-60 in. wingspan. Great Horned Owl- Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, 40-60 in. wingspan. Barred Owl -Compare, The eat small mammals and are nocturnal. -Contrast, 112 in. wingspan.

94. 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.

95. 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.

96. 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.

97. Work Cited www.whatbird.com www.junglewalk.com www.wikipedia.com