Monthly Archives: October 2010
House Sparrow
Scientific Name: Passer domestions Diet: The House Sparrow eats seeds, human food, crops, and especially insects in the summer. The crops they eat include corn, wheat, and sorghum. They also eat crabgrass, ragweed, and buckwheat. The young House Sparrows eat … Continue reading
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Rock Pigeon
Scientific Name: Columba livia Habitat: Rock Pigeons are very common and can be found all across North and South America. They live in parks, farmland, cliffs, and cities. Rock Pigeons are often seen outside restaurants eating food that has been … Continue reading
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Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
Scientific Name: Poecile rufescens Diet: The Chestnut-Backed Chickadee eats a variety of bugs including spiders, caterpillars, leaf hoppers, aphids, and wasps. They also eat berries and conifer seeds. Habitat: Chestnut-Backed Chickadees inhabit wet and dense Pacific rain forests where they … Continue reading
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