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northern mockingbird
-high vegetation, fences, telephone wires, ground |
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northern flicker
-ground, perched upright in branches
-fly in up-and-down path |
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Eastern phoebe
-perches low in trees or on fence lines
-wag tails up and down
-yards, parks, woodlands |
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blue jay
-call while perched in trees
-silent while flying across open areas |
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American robin
-ground
-flick tails |
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Tufted titmouse
-fluttery, level flight
-acrobatic foragers |
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Yellow rumped warbler
-forage in outer tree caponies at middle height |
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Carolina wren
-creeps around vegetated areas
-scoots up and down tree trunks
-cocks tail up while foraging, down while singing |
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Mourning dove
-fly fast on powerful wingbeats
-sudden ascents, descents, and dodges
-points tail while flying |
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Dark eyed junco
-ground birds
-hop on bases of trees, shrubs, or lawn
-short, low flights |
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Yellow bellied sapsucker
-perch upright on trees leaning on their tails |
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Turkey vulture
-unsteady soaring
-glide near ground |
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European starling
-race across ground in groups
-sit high on wires and trees |
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Brown headed nuthatch
-climbs headfirst down tree trunks |
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Eastern bluebird
-perches erect on wires, posts, and low branches |
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Killdeer
-walking or running along ground
-rapid flight with intermittent wing beats
-circular flight |
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Red winged blackbird
-hitch along branches of trunks of med-lg trees
-undulating flight pattern |
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Red tailed hawk
-soar in wide circles high over fields
-heavy wingbeats |
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Downey woodpecker
-hitch around tree limbs and trunks
-rise/fall flight |
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Black vulture
-strong wingbeats, short glides (bat-like) |
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Canada goose
-dabble in water
-graze fields |
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Great blue heron
-wade slowly
-stand statue-like |
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Cedar waxwing
-sit in fruiting trees |
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White throated sparrow
-stay near ground and scratch through leaves
-low in bushes |
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House finch
-feed on ground, weedstalks, or in trees
-move slowly and sit still
-bouncy flight |
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| northern cardinal songs and calls |
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| carolina wren song and chatter |
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| brown-headed nuthatch song |
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| killdeer aggressive trill alarm call |
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| downy woodpecker distress call |
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| american crow rattle/call |
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| carolina chickadee song (and call) |
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northern cardinal
-sit low in shrubs and trees
-forage on or near ground |
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