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FEATHERS!
• Soft down feathers keep them warm
• Wing feathers allow them to fly
• Tail feathers are used for steering
• Camouflage
Why are birds important?
• Spread seeds, berries, and fruit from trees and flowers
• Pollinate flowers
• Eat pests like insects and mice
• Keep our forests, parks, streets and rivers clean
The American Goldfinch!
• The American Goldfinchsheds off all of its featherstwice in a single year
• These Goldfinches are
acrobatic because they can eat upside down and right side up
The American Robin!
• It is nick named ‘RobinRedbreast’
• It is one of the first birdspecies to lay eggs
• Robins usually feed inflocks for protection fromhawks, cats, and snakes
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird!
• These birds weigh about3 grams—about thesame weight as a penny
• They eat about every10 minutes, slurpingdown twice their bodyweight in nectar every day
• The ruby-throated hummingbird migrates non-stop twice each year
The Carolina Wren!
• Carolina wrens arenoted for their loudand beautiful song
• They don’t migrate• They eat berries, fruit,
bugs, and sometimes small lizards or tree frogs
The Eastern Bluebird!
• They eat insects and fruit, and sometimes shrews, salamanders, snakes, lizards, and tree frogs
• Bluebirds can sight their tiny prey items from 60 feet or more away
The Cardinal!
• Cardinals are also known as red birds and Virginia nightingales.
• They don’t migrate and are usually found in open woodland areas
• Cardinals have distinctive crests atop their heads and a thick, pointed bill, which begins black and turns red with age.
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Birds help us and the environment by…
• Spreading seeds to help plants grow• Pollinating plants and flowers• Eating pests like insects and mice• Cleaning up by eating dead animals