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Dark-eyed Junco House Finch Northern Flicker American Goldfinch Pine Siskin Mourning Dove American Robin

House Sparrow European Starling Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped

Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Downy Woodpecker California Quail Song Sparrow

“Snowbirds” Arrives early winter Sparrow family Prefers millet, weeds, grasses Ground feeder Pink bill, white belly

Color is dependent on the amount of carotenoid pigments found in food sources

97% vegetarian Will drink nectar Attracted to water Will return to same area to breed

Prefer to eat ants Love peanuts and seeds too Tongue 2-3 times longer than bill Tongue retracts into skull behind right

eyeball

Latest nester of birds – late June to July Use thistle down in their nests Completely molt feathers twice yearly Prefer feeders above head height Favorite food is niger (thistle) Will readily accept and eat sunflower

chips Love purple coneflower seeds

Most common winter finch at feeders Natural foods are hemlocks, alders,

birches and cedars Irruptions occur every 3-4 years Prefer niger, black oil sunflower seeds

and chips

One of few species that suck water up instead of trickling down

Male incubate eggs during heat of day

1 of 10 most abundant birds - 400 million in fall

Large crop allows large amounts of seed to be eaten

Found throughout North America Some robins stay north throughout

the winter Robins migrate in flocks Attracted to open lawns and gardens

with mature shrubs and trees Eat insects and berries They LOVE water

Introduced from England in 1851 Are now on all continents except

Antarctica Prefer to feed on the ground Adapt anywhere there are humans One of three unprotected birds

Introduced from Europe in 1891 Negatively impacted bluebirds,

woodpeckers and Purple Martins Mimic other birds calls Return to same nest cavity year after

year Eat insects, fruit and seeds Not a protected bird

Will increase feeding rate to match others

Will fiercely defend territory Most polygamous of all birds Typically raise one brood per year Partial migrator Do not like safflower seed

Found in more wooded areas Primarily insect eater during

breeding, ½ insects - ½ seeds rest of time

Generally monogamous, mating for life

Cavity nesters Will visit feeders, but 75-80% of foods

from natural sources

One toe faces backward to allow downward climbing

Aggressive defender of nesting cavity Likes sunflower and will hide it in tree

bark Earliest species to begin migrating in

summer/fall Also eat suet

Eat at least 44 different types of insects

Air bubbles in skulls act as shock absorbers

Use stiff tail feathers to prop against trees

Very long retractable tongue Eats peanuts, sunflowers, and

suet in winter

Prefer mixed seeds of millet and cracked corn

Can fly but prefer to walk Broods combine to form large coveys Ground nesters mostly Roost in spruce trees

if available

Most common and widespread sparrow

Adult males perform 6-20 different songs

They sing throughout the year Prefer to feed on the ground Will visit feeders, especially like millet Rarely feeds in flocks

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