Rhyme Time
An Eider in a trap
What is a stuck duck?
This large scavenger became extinct in the wild in 1987. It's population is now on the rebound due to drastic recovery effotrs.
What is the California Condor?
This is the largest North American bird.
What is the California Condor?
The common name of this common raptor describes its diet.
What is a fish hawk?
Known for its exceptional navigational skills, this breed of bird can find its way home from great distances, even in unfamiliar territories.
What is the Homing Pigeon?
A crazy Whooper
What is an insane crane?
This warbler shares its name with the Music City.
What is the Nashville Warbler?
At only 2.24" long, this is the smallest bird in the world.
What is the Bee Hummingbird?
This woodpecker drills holes in tree trunks to cache its winter supply of food.
What is an Acorn Woodpecker?
This FAMILY of birds are known to be highly intelligent.
What are the Corvidae (Corvids)?
A pale fowl.
What is a wan swan?
A warbler named after a well-known New Jersy birding hot spot.
What is a Cape May Warbler?
With a wingspan of 11 feet, or more, this bird holds the record for the largest wingspan of any living bird species.
What is the Wandering Albatross?
In the US, this raptor, named for what it eats, is found only in central and southern Florida.
What is the Snail Kite?
This local wader will sometimes lure in fish using small items such as twigs or insects as bait.
What is the Green Heron?
An admirer of chunky shorebirds
What is a Plover lover?
Now known as the Tri-colored Heron, this bird was once named after this state.
What is the Louisiana Heron?
This species of bird is the heaviest living bird native to North America.
What is the Trumpeter Swan?
This shorebird is named for its molluscan diet, which it hammers or pries open with its strong beak.
What is an Oystercatcher?
Experiments at the University of Washington showed that this species of bird can remember the faces of threatening humans.
What are American Crows?
When a long-legged wader becomes a papa.
What is begets egrets?
This secretive marsh bird is heard more often than seen.
What is the Virginia Rail?
Sometimes seen in Florida, this bird has the longest legs of any North American species.
What is the American Flamingo?
This sparrow is named for its primary summer food source.
What is a Grasshopper Sparrow?
This African Grey Parrot had a vocabulary of over 100 words and could communicate with his animal psychologist owner.
Who was Alex?