1a. Identify the species and common name

1b. What does this bird eat?

1c. How does this bird obtain its food?

1d. Describe this bird’s nest

2. What is this? Label please. (A-I)

B

A

C

E

G

F

D

HI

3a. Identify the species and common name.3b. Describe this bird’s nest.3c. What is cool about this family’s middle toe?3d. What is the meaning of this family’s Latin name, and why?

A

B

C

What kind of food do all these birds eat?

5a. Identify each species and common name.5b. How were you able to distinguish between the two?5c. How would their voices differ?5d. What relationship do birds of species A have with ants?5e. What cool thing do birds of species B do to garner the reputation of being acrobatic fliers?

A

B

6a. Identify the species and common name.6b. What is the reason for this bird’s common name?6c. Describe how this bird migrates (alone, pairs, groups, etc)6d. Describe how this bird breeds (when, where)

7a. Identify the species and common name.7b. Describe how these birds feed their young.7c. How have humans benefited from these birds?7d. Describe this bird’s flight and adaptations for such flight.

On vacation in Arizona, you see a medium-

sized bird perched upright by a nest hole about

25 feet off the ground. Being only about 5.5

feet tall, you squint up at it in awe. It has a red

belly, a white breast stripe, and a squared

white undertail streaked with black.

What is the name of this bird?

9a. Identify the species and common name.9b. Describe this bird’s habitat.9c. Describe this bird’s nest.9d. Describe this bird’s feeding habits.

10a. Identify the species and common name of each.10b. If you liked birds of species B a lot, what would you put in your feeder?10c. If you found a nest belonging to birds of species B, what would it look like?10d. What adorable behavior do nesting parents of species A demonstrate?

A

B

1a. Passeriformes, Myiarchus crinitus, Great Crested Flycatcher1b. Insects or other invertebrates1c. Perches, sallies out to catch in mid-air around top of canopy1d. Cavities, often lined with snakeskin or other crinkly trash

2. Digestive SystemA – Oesophagus F - DuodenumB – Crop G - IntestinesC – Liver H - CloacaD – Pancreas I - VentE – Ventriculus

3a. Caprimulgiformes, Caprimulgus carolinensis, Chuck-will’s-widow3b. No nesting structure. Lays eggs on bare ground.3c. Has a pectinate claw – serrated edges3d. “Goatsucker” or “Goat Milker” – believed to take milk from goats (false...)

4. A – Emberizidae B – Fringillidae C – Icteriidae Primarily seeds, insects

5a. A: Corvus brachyrhynchas, American Crow; B: Corvus corax, Common Raven5b. Crow feathers lie nicely against each other (rounded), Raven feathers do not (pointed) Raven beak has more prominent arch; Raven is pitch black, no lighter markings or green tint Raven on log v Crow on post – Ravens avoid populated areas as much as possible 5c. Crow – irritating, more high-pitched; Raven – much hoarser, lower, varied, less irritating5d. A crow will stand over an anthill and allow ants to climb onto its feathers so they discharge their formic acid and are more palatable to the crow5e. Ravens have been observed flying upside down for up to 1 km.

6a. Calcarius lapponicus, Lapland Longspur6b. Elongated claw of the hind toe6c. Huge flocks, up to 4 million birds6d. High arctic with continual daylight during the summer

7a. Fratercula cirrhata, Tufted Puffin7b. Bring back 10ish fish (up to 60) in their bill7c. Skins used to make tough parkas worn feather-side in7d. Steady aerobically strenuous wing-beat; short wings for diving/swimming, incapable of gliding, thick, dark, myoglobin-rich breast muscles

8. Trogan elegans, Elegant Trogon

9a. Toxostoma curvirostre, Curve-billed Thrasher9b. Thorn brush ad scrub, semi-desert (mesquite, cholla cactus), around towns9c. Deep cup of twigs, lined with grasses, other fine materials in cactus/spiny shrub9d. Forages on ground, probes plant litter, digs holes in soil with bill

10a. A: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus; B: Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus10b. A lot a lot a lot of sunflower seeds10c. Thin, shallow nest loosely constructed for moss, lichen, thin sticks (you can often see the eggs from below, it is that loose); light blue-green eggs with speckles on large end10d. They sing to each other when they exchange places incubating the eggs <3