Download Individual Birds Of Minnesota

Individual Birds Of
Minnesota
By: Kyra and Aaron
The Great
Blue
Heron
Genus Species: Aredea herodias
Interesting Facts:
-Seattle's official city bird
-Can expand neck for larger fish
-Both Male and Female look alike
Common Food Sources:
-Fish
-Invertebrates
-Amphibians
-Reptiles
-Birds
-Small Mammals
Canada Branta
Goose
canadensis
Interesting Facts:
Food Sources:
-Sexes look alike
-Variety of Plants
-Grasses
-Berries and grain
-Sedges
-11 different species
-Problems in cities and towns
because they leave droppings every
where
Mallard
Interesting Facts:
Anas platyrhynchos
-Rarely Dives
-Dips head under water
Food Sources:
-Insects
-Larvae
-Aquatic Invertebrates
-Seeds
-Acorns
-Aquatic Vegitation
-Grain
Female
Male
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Interesting Fact:
-Popular Game Bird
Food Source:
Seeds, acorns, fruits,
aquatic and terrestrial
invertebrates.
Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Food Sources:
Small and mediumsized mammals,
birds, reptiles.
Male and Female
look alike, but
Females are a
little larger
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Food Source:
Fish, just fish,
look at the
picture, it’s a
fish.
Bald Eagle
Halieaeetus leucocephalus
Food Sources:
Opportunistic
feeder, but
prefers fish. Eats
large birds,
mammals, and
carrion.
American Crow
Corvuz brachyrhynchos
Food Sources:
Omnivorous. Waste grain, earthworms,
insects, carrion, garbage, seeds,
amphibians, reptiles, mice, fruit, bird eggs
and nestlings.
Red-Heades Woodpecker
Maleanerpes erythrocephalus
Food Source:
Most
omnivorous
woodpecker.
Beech and
oak mast,
seeds, nuts,
berries, fruit,
insects, bird
eggs,
nestlings,
mice.
Ring-Necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchius
Food Source:
Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses,
leaves, roots, wild fruits and nuts, and
insects.