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UST Lewis MN Nat Hist
Bird Facts
37
Biology
Undergraduate 3
01/26/2011

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Term
bald eagle
Definition
hawk group
beachball
boreal forest, near water
fish, carrion
Term
barred owl
Definition
owl
football
dense forest, not in prairie
mice, voles, shrews
Term
bluejay
Definition
songbirds
baseball
all MN
acorns, eggs, nuts seeds
Term
bufflehead
Definition
waterfowl
football
boreal and decid, near water
insect larvae, clams, snails
Term
burrowing owl
Definition
owl
football
SW MN, prairie
rodents, insects, lizards, birds
Term
canada goose
Definition
waterfowl
beachball
all MN, prairie, water
grass, wheat, beans, rice, corn, aqu plants
Term
cardinal
Definition
songbird
baseball
forest biomes
fruit, seeds, insects
Term
cedar waxwing
Definition
songbird
baseball
forest biomes
fruit and berries
Term
loon
Definition
waterfowl
football
NE MN
fish, frogs, leeches, crayfish, salamanders, mollusks
Term
common yellowthroat
Definition
songbird
ping pong ball
all MN, wetlands
insects
Term
american crow
Definition
mobbing
songbird
baseball
all over MN, people persons
insects, fruits, nuts, frogs, mice, carrion
Term
downy woodpecker
Definition
woodpecker
baseball
forest biomes
wood boring larvae, seeds, fruit and sap
Term
goldfinch
Definition
songbird
ping pong
north MN in summer and S MN all year
seeds, thistle seed
Term
gray catbird
Definition
songbird
baseball
everywhere in MN, dense shrubs and vines
insects adn fruits
Term
great blue heron
Definition
rookeries
heron
beachball
all MN, wetlands
fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and even other
Term
great horned owl
Definition
owl
beachball
all MN, boreal forest
mice, voles, moles
Term
hairy woodpecker
Definition
woodpecker
baseball
all 3 MN biomes
larvae, insects, fruit, seeds
Term
herring gull
Definition
shorebird
football
NE MN, rocks and piers
fish and inverts
Term
killdeer
Definition
shorebird
baseball,
all MN except NE corner
migrate
insects and some weed seeds
Term
osprey
Definition
hawk group
beachball
forest, near water
fish, small mammals...
Term
ovenbird
Definition
songbird
ping pong ball
temp decid, some boreal
Insects, spiders, snails, and worms
Term
perigrine falcon
Definition
hawk
football
SW MN, cities, and north shore.. rocky cliffs
ducks and pigeons
Term
pileated woodpecker
Definition
woodpecker
football
temp and boreal
insects, fruit, seeds, larvae
Term
pine siskin
Definition
songbird
ping pong
all MN, boreal and some decid
pine seeds, tree buds
Term
purple finch
Definition
songbird
baby baseball
decid and boreal forest
seeds, berries
Term
raven
Definition
songbird
football
north MN, all over
carrion
Term
american robin
Definition
songbird
baseball
all MN
insects, fruits
Term
ruby-throated hummingbird
Definition
hummingbird
ping pong
decid and prairie
nectar
Term
ruffed grouse
Definition
grouse
football
NE MN, boreal and decid
seeds, fruit,buds, and insects
Term
ruddy duck
Definition
waterfowl
football
west MN, prairie marshes
pondweeds, algae, celery, aquatic insects & larvae
Term
tundra swan
Definition
waterfowl
beachball
all except NE and SW corners
aquatic plants, seeds, grains, and mullosks
Term
turkey vulture
Definition
hawk
beachball
all MN
carrion
Term
whip-poor-will
Definition
goat sucker
baseball
SE and NE corners, boreal and decid forest
insects
Term
white breasted nuthatch
Definition
songbird
baseball
decid, all MN
seeds and insects
Term
white throated sparrow
Definition
songbird
baseball
all MN
seeds and insects
Term
wood duck
Definition
waterfowl
football
all 3 biomes, need forest
acorns, berries, aq plants, small fish
Term
woodcock
Definition
shorebird
football
wetlands in MN
earthworms
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