More Ornithology Practice

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• Order, family, common and species name of A

• What makes A more similar to B than to other members of A’s family?

• Why are populations of A declining in eastern North America?

A B

• Order, family, common and species name of the above juveniles

• Describe Bird A’s feet. What does this adaptation allow the bird to do?

• How does B differ from the adult form? What does B look like in nonbreeding plumage?

• What is Bird C’s preferred habitat?

A B C

• Order, family, common and species name

• Are these pictures of males or females? How can you tell?

• What is this bird’s preferred food? Where and how does it find this food?

• Describe this bird’s flight.

• Order, family, common and species name

• How has this bird benefited from cutting down forests?

• Where does this bird place its nests?

• What does this bird line its nests with?

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• Order, family, common and species name of both

• What is special about A’s coloration? What does A look like in nonbreeding plumage?

• What types of habitats does B prefer to nest in?

• Which state has B as its state bird?

• Large numbers of B tend to drown doing what?

A B

• Order, family, common and species name

• How does this bird move on ground?

• What does this bird prefer to eat?

• What are this bird’s preferred habitats?

• Order, family, common and species name

• What does this bird look like in breeding plumage?

• Where does this bird breed?

• How does this bird get its common name?

• Order, family, common and species name

• What adaptations does this bird have to help it survive in its habitat during winter?

• Where does this bird catch food?

• What do its nests look like?

• Order, family, common and species name of B

• What is the common name of A? What is A doing?

• How do B’s chicks behave toward younger nestlings?

• What is this Bird B’s habitat?

A

BB

• Order, family, common and species name

• In what habitat does this bird breed?

• What does this bird’s bill allow it to do?

• For what type of food is this bird known for devouring large quantities in a small amount of time?