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How to attract themto your feeder
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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