1)Backyard Bird Related to the Weaver Finches of Africa-______________
2)This Hawk has a territorial call that is a high, clear, squealing keeyuur, keeyuur -steadily repeated.(according to Sibley)______________
3)This small backyard bird used to be sold in pet stores . ____________
4)Name a bird that is a thrush but does not have the word thrush in its name_________
5)Hint-American Beauty-Pheucticus ludovicianus_____________
6 comments:
#1 - House Sparrow
#2 - Red-shouldered Hawk
#3 - American Goldfinch
#4 - Townsend's Solitaire
#5 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1. House Sparrow
2. Red-shouldered Hawk
3. House Finch (formally Hollywood Finch)
4. Veery
5. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Cheers
Rich Mooney
1 - oriole? (their nests are woven)
2 - red-tailed hawk?
3 - house finch (or purple?)
4 - American Robin? Eastern Bluebird?
5 - huh?
1-House Sparrow
2-Red Shouldered Hawk
3-House Finch
4-Veery
5-Rose Breasted Grosbeak (this one gave me a chuckle, Larry)
Answers-
1-House Sparrow
2-Red-shouldered Hawk-(Sibley description).
3-I was thinking mainly about how house finches were released from pet stores and developed a large population.-May have happened with other birds too.
4-All good answers
5-Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Thanks for participating!
I only guessed Goldfinch because my grandfather always called them Canaries... Forgot about House Finches.
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