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Colored Birds. Northern Cardinal. Cardinals mate for life Description: *7.5- 8.5 inches long *Female= grayish-brown *Male= bright red Habitat: *woodlands, thickets, garden shrubbery, parks Nesting *stems, twigs, bark strips
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Northern Cardinal • Cardinals mate for life • Description: *7.5- 8.5 inches long *Female= grayish-brown *Male= bright red • Habitat: *woodlands, thickets, garden shrubbery, parks • Nesting *stems, twigs, bark strips *2-12 ft. above ground *Eggs= 2-5, buff or pale greenish speckled w/ brown or lilac *Incubation= 13 days by female • Offspring *Young leave when 11 days old *Up to 4 broods per season • Food *fruits, seeds, insects
Altamira Oriole • Description: *8.5-10 inches long *Male & Female= orange w/ black face, Throat, back, & wings • Habitat *streamside woodlands & desert scrub • Nesting *grass, plant fibers *12-80 ft. above ground *Eggs= 3-4, white w/ brown spots *Incubation& nestling periods= unknown *2 broods per year • Food *Insects & berries
American Goldfinch • Description *4-5 inches *Male(breeding)= bright yellow w/ black forehead, tail, & Wings *Female= dull grayish yellow w/ black wings & tail • Habitat *Fields, groves, thickets, farmlands • Nesting *plant fibers, plant down *1- 60 ft. above ground *Eggs= 4-6, bluish white w/ no markings *Incubation= 12-14 days by female *Young leave when 11-17 days old • Food *seeds, insects, berries
Canary-winged Parakeet • Description *Male & Female= green w/ white & yellow patches on wings *8-9 inches long • Habitat *gardens, croplands, suburban areas • Nesting *unlined cavity in a tree limb, building, birdhouse, or dead palm fronds *Eggs= 4-5, white w/ no markings *Incubation= 26 days by female *Young leave when 7 weeks old • Food *fruits, seeds, flowers
Indigo Bunting • Description *4.5-5.5 inches long *Male(breeding)= bright blue *Female= buff w/ faint brown streaks & bluish-tinged Wings • Habitat *brushy pastures, woodland edges • Nesting *grass, leaves, bark strips, paper *5-15 ft. above ground *Eggs= 3-6, bluish w/ no markings *Incubation= 13 days by female *Young leave when 8-10 days old • Food *insects, seeds, berries
Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird • Description *Male= violet w/ dark green, black, & white accents *Female= dark green w/ gray underside, black & white accents *6 inches long • Habitat *tropical habitats, coastal slopes, inland forests, tropical grasslands • Nesting *Moss, grass, twigs *Eggs= 2, white w/ no markings *Incubation= 20 days by female *Young leave when 22-24 days old *2 broods per year • Food *nectar, arthropods/small insects (spiders, beetles, ants, flies, etc.)
Roseate Spoonbill • Description *Male & Female= pink wings w/ red accents, orange-tinged Tail, white neck & body, gray head, spoon-shaped beak *30-34 inches long • Habitat *Marshes, lagoons, mangroves • Nesting *sticks, twigs *5-15 ft. above ground *Eggs= 1-4, white w/ brown spots *Incubation=23 days by male & female *Young leave when 5-6 weeks old • Food *fish, mollusks, shrimp, insects
Tundra Swan • Description *Male & Female= white, black beak w/ yellow dot in front of eye *47-58 inches long • Habitat *Lakes, bays, estuaries, tundra, marshes • Nesting *leaves, grass *Eggs= 2-7, dull white *Incubation= 32 days by female *Young leave nest soon after hatching, but stay w/ parents • Food *aquatic plants, mollusks
American Crow • Description *Male & Female= all black *17-21 inches long • Habitat *woodlands, plains, farmlands, orchards, towns & cities • Nesting *Eggs= 3-7, greenish w/ brown blotches *sticks *18-60 ft. above ground *Incubation= 18 days *Young leave when 5 weeks old • Food *insects, small reptiles, other baby birds, clams, carrion, fruit, crops
Burrowing Owl • Active day & night • Description *8-10.5 inches long *Male & Female= no ear tufts, sandy brown w/ lighter underside, blackish/brown bars • Habitat *grasslands, deserts • Nesting *Eggs= 5-11, white *Incubation= 28 days by male & female *old burrow of a mammal *Young soon leave burrow, but period of the stay w/ parents is unknown • Food *large insects, small rodents, occasionally birds
Gray Catbird • Got its name from the meow-sounding songs sung by the male in breeding season • Description *8-9.25 inches long *Male & Female= gray, black cap, rusty patch under tail • Habitat *woodland thickets, garden shrubbery, parks • Nesting *twigs, stems, leaves, grass *Eggs= 2-6, greenish blue w/ no markings *3-10 ft. above ground *Incubation= 13 days by female *Young leave when 10-15 days old *2 broods a season • Food *insects, spiders, berries