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AmericanCrows
Habitat:Thriveinsuburbanneighborhoodsandurbanparks
Nes+ng:Nestsbuiltinsturdypineorhardwoodtree
Diet:Willeatalmostanything:insects,worms,fruits,grains,nuts,frogs
,mice,youngrabbits,eggsandnestlingsofsmallersongbirds.Theyalsoeatfooddiscardedbypeople.
Predators:redtailedhawks,greathornedowls,raccoons,
humans,snakes,domesccats.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_brachyrhynchos_1_(1).jpg
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SongSparrow
Habitat:openbrush,usuallyalongbordersofpondsorstreams,abandonedpastures,thicketsorwoodlandedge.
Nes+ng:Groundnester Diet:seeds,grains,grass,berries
and,onsomeoccasions, insects
Predators:birdsofprey.Asnestlingstheymaybeeatenbysnakes,raccoons,skunks,cats
,andweasels.
Ecosystemrole:mayhelptodisperseseeds
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melospiza_melodia_5.jpg
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DarkEyedJunco
Habitat:woodlandareaswithdense,herbaceousgroundcover
Nes+ng:Groundnester Diet:forageonground,seeds
andinsects.
Predators:sharpshinnedhawks,shrikes,owls,feralanddomesccats.Redsquirrels,weasels,chipmunks,Americanmartensandothermammalsassmallasjumpingmicetakeeggsandyoungfromnests.
Ecosystemrole:aidinthedispersalofseedsandhelptocontrolinsectpopulaons.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DarkeyedJunco23.jpg
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AmericanRobin
Habitat:woodlands,gardens,orchards,lawns,andfields.
Nes+ng:inadensebush,inthecrotchoftrees,oronwindowledgesorotherhumanstructures.
Diet:amixtureofbothwildandculvatedfruits,berries,earthworms,andinsects
Predators:Eggsandyoungareoeneatenbydifferenttypesofsquirrels,snakes,andbirdssuchasbluejays,commongrackles,
Americancrows,andcommonravens.AdultAmericanrobinsarepreyeduponbyhawks,cats,andlargersnakes.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_Robin_2006.jpg
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BlackcappedChickadee
Habitat:deciduouswoodlands,openwoodsandparks
Nes+ng:Inholes,typicallyindeadtreesorroQenbranches.Willusenestboxes.
Diet:Insects,spiders,deerorskunkfat,fish,berriesandseeds
Predators:birdhunnghawks,NorthernShrike,snakes,weasels,
chipmunks,mice,andsquirrels
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg
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SummersweetClethra,
Clethraalnifolia anuprightdeciduous
shrub
5'to8'talland4'to6'wide
navealongtheenreeasternUnitedStates
mostcommonlyfoundedinmoistwoodlands,especiallynearwater
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clethra_alnifolia_001.JPG
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Winterberry,
Ilexver0cillata navetotheeastern
andcentralUnited
States;partsofCanada
brightredandglossyberries,heldwellinto
winter
birdswilleatfruithttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winterberry_Holly_Ilex_verticillata_
%27Winter_Red%27_Leaves_Berries_3008px.jpg
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BlackChokeberry,
Aroniamelanocarpa navetotheeasternUnited
StatesandadjacentsouthernCanada
fruitiseatenbybirds,butleunlaermoredesirablespecieshavebeenconsumed
adaptabletomanycondions
tolerantofbothdryandwetsoils
tolerantofpoorsoilshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aronia_melanocarpa_01.JPG
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GreenAsh
navetoEasternUnitedStates
borerscanbeaseriouspestwhenplantis
young
seedsareeatenbybirds
3565feettall
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsjackson/2702451299/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fraxinus_pennsylvanica_leaf.jpg
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EasternWhitePine
tallesttreeineasternNorthAmerica,oen
over100feettall thetreeisseldomkilled
bynatureunlessitisverysmall
blackcappedchickadeeeatitsseedshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EasternWhitePine23.jpg
