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American Bird Species Guide

Discover and learn about various American bird species, their habitats, diet, and behaviors. Complete with interesting facts and insights. Uncover the beauty of these fascinating creatures!

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American Bird Species Guide

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  1. American Goldfinch • 5 inches • Year-round resident • Weedy areas, roadsides and edges • Eats seeds, insects, small fruits

  2. American Kestrel • 9-12 inches • Year-round resident • Open areas, often perches on the edges of woods and power lines • Eats birds, rodents and insects

  3. American Robin • 9-11 inches • Year-round / somewhat migrational • Open lawns, fields in summer, forests in winter • Insects, worms, snails, berries & fruit

  4. Black-Capped Chickadee • 4.5 – 5.5 inches • Year-round resident • Seeds, insects and berries • Mixed deciduous forests, visits feeders

  5. Blue Jay • 11 – 12.5 inches • Year – round resident • Mixed forests, suburban areas and towns • Almost anything edible

  6. Chipping Sparrow • 5.25 inches • Breeding only • Open woods, conifers, orchards, farms, towns • Seeds, insects, small fruits

  7. Common Grackle • 11 – 13.5 inches • Year – round / seasonal migrant • Croplands, towns, groves, and streamsides • Insects, small fruits, seeds, small aquatic life

  8. Dark – eyed Junco • 5.5 – 6.25 inches • Year – round resident • Conifer and mixed forests, common feeder visitor in winter • Seeds, insects and small fruits

  9. European Starling 7.5 – 8.5 inches Year – round resident Cities, parks, farms, fields and open country Insects, seeds and berries

  10. House Finch 5 – 5.5 inches Year – round resident Cities, suburbs and farms Insects, seeds, berries

  11. House Sparrow 6 inches Year – round resident Cities, farms, human disturbed areas Insects and seeds

  12. Mourning Dove 12 inches Year – round resident Farms, towns, open woods, roadsides, brush and fields Seeds, grain, fruits and insects

  13. Northern Cardinal 7.5 – 9 inches Year – round residents Forest edges, thickets, feeders and towns Seeds, insects, small fruits

  14. Pileated Woodpecker 16 – 19.5 inches Year – round resident Forests Insects, berries, acorns and sap

  15. Turkey Vulture 26 – 32 inches Migrates a short distance in winter Usually soaring, or seen sitting on dead trees or posts, also seen at roadkill Carrion

  16. 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. 2002.*Bird Song Ear Training Guide by John Feith

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