1. How to attract them to your feeder

2.  Dark-eyed Junco  House Finch  Northern Flicker  American Goldfinch  Pine Siskin  Mourning Dove  American Robin  House Sparrow  European Starling  Red-winged Blackbird  Black-capped Chickadee  Red-breasted Nuthatch  Downy Woodpecker  California Quail  Song Sparrow

4.  “Snowbirds”  Arrives early winter  Sparrow family  Prefers millet, weeds, grasses  Ground feeder  Pink bill, white belly

6.  Color is dependent on the amount of carotenoid pigments found in food sources  97% vegetarian  Will drink nectar  Attracted to water  Will return to same area to breed

8.  Prefer to eat ants  Love peanuts and seeds too  Tongue 2-3 times longer than bill  Tongue retracts into skull behind right eyeball

10.  Latest nester of birds – late June to July  Use thistle down in their nests  Completely molt feathers twice yearly  Prefer feeders above head height  Favorite food is niger (thistle)  Will readily accept and eat sunflower chips  Love purple coneflower seeds

12.  Most common winter finch at feeders  Natural foods are hemlocks, alders, birches and cedars  Irruptions occur every 3-4 years  Prefer niger, black oil sunflower seeds and chips

14.  One of few species that suck water up instead of trickling down  Male incubate eggs during heat of day  1 of 10 most abundant birds - 400 million in fall  Large crop allows large amounts of seed to be eaten

16.  Found throughout North America  Some robins stay north throughout the winter  Robins migrate in flocks  Attracted to open lawns and gardens with mature shrubs and trees  Eat insects and berries  They LOVE water

18.  Introduced from England in 1851  Are now on all continents except Antarctica  Prefer to feed on the ground  Adapt anywhere there are humans  One of three unprotected birds

20.  Introduced from Europe in 1891  Negatively impacted bluebirds, woodpeckers and Purple Martins  Mimic other birds calls  Return to same nest cavity year after year  Eat insects, fruit and seeds  Not a protected bird

22.  Will increase feeding rate to match others  Will fiercely defend territory  Most polygamous of all birds  Typically raise one brood per year  Partial migrator  Do not like safflower seed

24.  Found in more wooded areas  Primarily insect eater during breeding, ½ insects - ½ seeds rest of time  Generally monogamous, mating for life  Cavity nesters  Will visit feeders, but 75-80% of foods from natural sources

26.  One toe faces backward to allow downward climbing  Aggressive defender of nesting cavity  Likes sunflower and will hide it in tree bark  Earliest species to begin migrating in summer/fall  Also eat suet

28.  Eat at least 44 different types of insects  Air bubbles in skulls act as shock absorbers  Use stiff tail feathers to prop against trees  Very long retractable tongue  Eats peanuts, sunflowers, and suet in winter

30.  Prefer mixed seeds of millet and cracked corn  Can fly but prefer to walk  Broods combine to form large coveys  Ground nesters mostly  Roost in spruce trees if available

32.  Most common and widespread sparrow  Adult males perform 6-20 different songs  They sing throughout the year  Prefer to feed on the ground  Will visit feeders, especially like millet  Rarely feeds in flocks

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