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8/12/2019 National Wildlife Federations WORLD OF BIRDS by Kim Kurki
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ITS SHORT, THICK BILLCAN CRACK OPEN
HARD SEEDS.
FEMA
LE
mALE
SCARLETSONGSTER
als
o knowna
REDB IRD
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Imaginary FoeA male will fiercely defendhis feeding territory.You may see himfighting his reflectionin a car mirror orwindow, trying toscare off theother bird.
ConstantChorus
Both the male and female areexcellent singers. They might be
heard at any time of the year, notjust in spring when most other birds sing.
Once they moveinto your yard, acardinal familymay live therefor many years.
HOME
SWEETHOME
Bird-FeederBuddiesOther reddish birds will commonlybe seen sharing time with cardinalsat bird feeders in North America. Like thecardinal, these finches are seed eaters, which
you can tell by their short, thick bills.
HOUSE F INCH
Purple FINCH
mALE
FEMALE
mALE FEMALE
PYRRHULOXIA
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NATURES
ALARMCLOCK:
ITSTARTSTOSING
ATSUNRISE.
SQUIRMY SNACK
FRUITY FEASTA young
FEMALETHE
mALETHE
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Cocking itshead from
side to side, itseems to be
listening forworms. Actually,
it spots them bysight and pulls themfrom the ground.
Take aSecond LookEASTERN TOWHEE(Its call sounds like its name.)Often mistaken for a robin. However, a towhee
is smaller and has a mostly white breast withreddish patches on the sides.
You will probably hear the towhee before yousee it, as it scratches noisily for insects in dryleaves, under shrubs, and in thickets, whereit hides.
Robins generallymigrate short
distances,especially thosein Canada andAlaska.
Although they aretraditionally seenas a first signof spring, theyare common year-round throughoutmuch of theUnited States.
Bon
Voyage
European robin
FEmALE
mALE
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THE BLUE TIT HOLDS THE
RECORD FOR THE MOST
EGGS LAID BY A SONGBIRD
IN A SINGLE NEST -
19!
THENAMETITISSHORTENEDFROMTHE
ORIGINALNAMETITMOUSE,
GENERALLYMEANING
SMALLBIRD.
IT NESTSIN TREE
CAVITIES,ABANDONED
WOODPECKERHOLES, ANDNEST BOXES.
BACKYARD BUDDIES
GREATTIT
NUTHATCH
EURASIAN
robin
european
mALE
femALE
THEFEMALEMAYBESLIGHTLYPALERTHANTHEMALE.
FEED ING FRENZY IT HAS A
LARGE FAMILY
OF 7-16CHICKS. EACH
NESTLING WILL
EAT ABOUT100CATERPILLARS
A DAY.
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AmericanCousinsThe BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE andthe Tufted Titmouseare both members of theTit family. They are found in eastern NorthAmerica and share many nesting and feedinghabits with the European Tits. Found mainlyin woodlands, these friendly birds are alsofamiliar sights at feeders.The Black-CappedChickadee maybecome quite tameand can learn to eatfrom your hand.Its named for itscall, which sounds
like schick-a-dee.
The Blue Tit is a familiar small bird across muchof Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, andparts of Asia. Its found mainly in woodlands,but is also common in open habitats, such asparks and gardens.
Gardeners Friends In summer, the Blue Tit
eats mostly aphids, a pestthat can damage plants.
It will hang upside downto find aphids under
leaves.
Rat-a-Tat CrackIn winter, the Blue Titeats mostly seeds andnuts. It will hold anut with its feet orwedge it into a
crevice to hammerit open with its bill.
The TUFTED TITMOUSEhas a tuft or crest of
feathers on it head.It lines its nest with fur,sometimes plucked
from living animals.
Topsy-TurvyA common companion tothese birds at feeders is the
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH .Also known as upside-down birds, White-Breasted Nuthatches creep down tree trunksheadfirst, looking for insects in bark crevices.With their strong feet, they also walk upsidedown on small branches.
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JENNYWREN
ALSOKNOWNASTHE
WRENS BUILDNESTS IN MANYODD PLACES . . .
ANDINHOUSESMADE
JUSTFORTHEM.
LIVESNEAR
HOUSES,FARMS,
ANDBRUSHYWOODS
IN NORTHAND SOUTH
AMERICA.
WRENSE
AT
LOTS
OFINSE
CTS.
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More BackyardBlusterA native of Europe, much of Asia, and part of
the Mediterranean, the HOUSE SPARROWhas been introduced throughout the
world and resides where humans live.
FEmALE
This noisy andaggressive bird will stealnest sites (such as thisbluebird box) from nativehole-nesting birds(including wrens).
The CAROLINAWRENis foundmainly in the
eastern UnitedStates. It is largerthan the HouseWren and haswhite stripesabove its eyes.
CACTUS WRENThis large wrenbuilds stick nestsamong the spinesof a cactus inMexico and thesouthwesternUnited States.
Busy, NoisyBuilderA male will sing his gurgling songthroughout the nesting season.
He will return to the same nesting
place each spring and start tobuild as many as a dozen nests.
He will fill up anysuitable nook with
sticks and may useup to 500 sticksin a single nest.
These practice nestsare called dummynests. The femalewill choose the oneshe likes and willhelp to finish it.
Both parents feed theyoung. A single pairmay make 600 food-carrying trips ina single day.
Bully BirdAlthough its otherwisea delight, a wren mayinvade nests of otherbirds to defend its territory.It will puncture and removeeggs from sites where itwants to nest.
mALE
EXTENDED
FAM ILY
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femALE
THEY BUILD
NESTS INSIDE
HOLES IN:
TREES
FENCE
POSTS
BOXESMADE JUST
FORTHEM
FOUND IN OPEN
WOODLANDS AND MEADOWS FROM SOUTHERN
CANADA TO AS FAR SOUTH AS
NICARAGUA IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
IN WINTERTHEY EAT LOTS
OF WILD BERRIES.
THEY EAT
MANY INSECTS
IN SUMMER.
THEBLUEBIRDISASYMBOLOF
HAPPINESSANDLUCK.
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The Returnof the Bluebirds
Decades ago, this peaceful bird was not as common asit is today. Aggressive nonnative birds such as Starlingsand House Sparrows were taking over its nesting sites.
Concerned bird loversbuilt many nest boxes.They placed themfacing open fields,where insects are easy
to find. The perfect boxfor a bluebird has a 1-inch (3.8 cm) opening,too small for Starlings.If House Sparrowsmove in, human birdhelpers remove thenesting materials.
FarmersFriend
The Bluebird eats many insects that candamage crops. Often seen perching ona fence post near farms, it will scanthe ground and swoop down tograb its meal.
Upland CousinLike the Eastern Bluebird, theMOUNTAINBLUEBIRDeats many insects, but it
searches for them by hovering in the air.It either catches them in flight ordrops down to pluck them fromthe ground.
It is found in high mountains,grasslands, meadows, and
woodlands in westernNorth America.
SnugShelterOn a frigid winter
night, as many as adozen bluebirds mayhuddle together ina tree cavity ornest box.
mALE
FEmALE