Monthly Archives: August 2011
Cliff Swallow
Scientific Name: Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota Diet: Cliff Swallows feed almost exclusively on flying insects, which they catch on the wing. Habitat: Cliff Swallows inhabit open areas with cliffs or buildings nearby. These places include farmlands, parks, prairies, and wetlands. On migration … Continue reading
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Great Blue Heron
Scientific Name:Ardea Herodias Diet: Great Blue Heron’s eat a large variety of foods including fish, invertebrates, small mammals, reptiles, and small birds. Habitat: Great Blue Heron’s are wetland birds, and they live in practically any place near water. These places … Continue reading
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Golden-Crowned Sparrow
Scientific Name: Zonotrichia Atricapilla Diet: Golden-Crowned Sparrows forage in lawns, gardens, and fields, where they find grasses, flowers, buds, seeds, shoots, and insects. They eat more insects during the breeding season, and feed insects to their young. Habitat: Golden-Crowned Sparrows … Continue reading
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European Starling
Scientific Name: Sturnus Vulgaris Diet: European Starlings are omnivores. They eat a wide variety of invertebrates, fruits, and bugs, and they also eat grains, worms, snails, and human garbage. Habitat: European Starlings live in many suburban areas including towns, cities, … Continue reading
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Glaucous-Winged Gull
Scientific Name: Larus Glaucescens Diet: Glaucous-Winged Gulls are omnivores, and they eat almost anything they can get at. This includes carrion, fish, seaweed, mussels, barnacles, sea urchins, limpets, marine invertebrates, eggs, and chicks. They also eat human trash. Habitat: The … Continue reading
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