Behaviors
Behavior Cont.
Navigation
Migration
Bird IDS
100
What is the space called, which birds tend to give each other to protect themselves, even when perching in large groups?
What is Individual Distance
100
Dominant and Submissive behavior is observed in social birds. However, in solitary birds _______ behavior is absent.
Submissive
100
Avian navigation has many different types. Which of the following is not an example of avian navigation?
-----a) Sun compass ------b) Visual Landmarks ------c) Sun compass ------d) Star Compass ------e) Moon compass
------e) Moon Compass
100
Some birds migrate at night. Name one survival advantage of nocturnal migration.
-----1) Temperatures are cooler -----2) Avoidance of predators. -----3) Uses stars in navigation -----4) Flight depends on arrival during the day when food sources can be readily avaible.
100
What is Northern Flicker
200
What advantage(s) is given to a bird who establishes a territory.
Less competition for food resources and mates.
200
Two animals battle for dominance, one wins. The loser sticks around to live under dominant animal. This animal would be 1) Solitary 2) Social
2) Social
200
True or False? Only young naive birds can use visual landmarks?
False! Young birds generally can not use visual landmarks for navigation.
200
What benefit does migrating provide vs. staying in the region.
Surplus of food resources in overwintering site.
200
Kentucky Warbler
300
Flocking is a behavior seen in birds such as Robins or Starlings. How could being in a large group be advantegeous to any given bird of that group. In respect to predators.
Flocking can confuse predators that rely on singling out an individual to prey on.
300
Generally speaking, When looking at a penguin colony, where would you expect the most Dominant penguins to be nesting and where would the less fit, younger, and less dominant penguins to be nesting.
1) Dominant more fit penguins will nest toward center of colony.
2) Younger, less fit penguins will nest around the periphery of the colony.
300
When using stars for navigation, the north star is only one used?
True or False.
False.
300
What would be an advantage of daylight migration for a Hawk or other soaring birds.
1) Daylight hours allows the hawk to and other soaring birds to take advantage of rising air currents.
300
Red Eyed Vireo
400
Why would a colony of penguins decide to colonize an area that is relatively unsafe.
Though the nesting grounds may be unsafe, the trade off for an abundant food supply can be more of an advantage.
400
Ambushing predators is a behavior observed in birds. Is this behavior seen only in Flocks, Individuals, or Both!
Both
400
Do birds only exhibit one form of navigation.
No they can develop a so called toolkit consisting of a variety of Navigation types.
400
True or False? Females get to breeding grounds first in order to see the males establish territory. If False, explain.
False. 1) Males birds will return to breeding grounds to set up territories, females come after.
400
Brown Thrasher
500
There are several disadvantages to nesting in large colonies, such as -----1) Colonies facilitate the spread of diseases and parasites. -----2) Social unrest (Cuckoldry) Stealing building materials from another birds nest. -----3)______. What is the third disadvantage?
3) Large groups attract predators.
500
True or False? Birds only form flocks with birds of the same species?
False. Mixed-species flocks increase the benefits of mutual protection without the costs of sharing space or food with competing members of the same species.
500
In addition to photopigments in the eye, birds respond to geomagnetism of the earth to guid migration using special receptors in the brain and a mineral called _______?
What is Magnetite.
500
Migration isn't always a successful endeavor, What could be a reason a bird did not complete it's migratory route.
----1) Failed to build enough fat reserves
----2) Stop Over site contaminated
----3) Excessive headwind and adverse weather
----4) Falling prey to predators (Including humans)
----5) Failure to find landing platform when traveling over great expanses of water.
500
Scarlet Tanager