Easy Birds
This is the first bird on the first list we learned this year.
What is the American Robin?
This bird nests on the light pole at the old Bengal field.
What are ospreys?
We have learned of two types of this bird. The California variety and the mountain variety.
What is quail?
This bird builds nests of mud on vertical surfaces like bridges or on steep hillsides?
What is the cliff swallow?
Does the eastern or western kingbird have yellow on it?
What is the western kingbird?
This bird is considered invasive. It looks black from a distance, but up close it may have green and purple irridescent feathers.
What is the European Starling?
This bird is the most common bird symbol of the United States.
The white type of this bird are found in lakes and rivers. The brown variety is found on ocean shores.
What are pelicans?
This bird is almost always found on cattails.
What is the red-winged blackbird?
This bird is easily confused with the downy woodpecker.
What is the hairy woodpecker?
This is Mr. Church's favorite bird.
What is the American crow?
This scavenger almost went extinct due to a poison called DDT. It has the largest wing span of any living bird.
What is the California condor?
This bird is known for faking a broken wing to lure predators away from its nest.
What is the killdeer?
This bird commonly lays its eggs into the nests of other species of birds.
What is the brown-headed cowbird?
This bird is often confused with the Cooper's Hawk.
What is the sharp-shinned hawk?
This bird makes a cooing sound and is almost always found in pairs.
What are mourning doves?
Name any species of owl we studied this year.
Various correct answers.
This group of birds includes crows, ravens, jays and magpies.
What are corvids?
What shore birds are known for running back and forth with the ocean waves as they hunt for food in the sand?
What are sanderlings?
The male of this duck species has a distinct green head.
What is the mallard?
Finish this bird name: ring-necked ______________
What is phesant?
What are the claws of birds of prey called?
What are talons?
Name the American author most commonly associated with the Common raven.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This bird is the largest of the woodpeckers.
Finish this bird name: Snowy _____________
What is egret?