STK Birds Flashcards
Indicator of oak-hickory forests and interior-edge species
Blue Jay
Indicator of eastern deciduous forest communities, mature forest interior-edge species
Black-capped chickadee
Forest interior-edge species, sexually dimorphic
Northern Cardinal
Forest interior only, roost together in tree cavities, upside down bird
White-breasted nuthatch
Slender gray bird, large white wing patches
Northern Mockingbird
common on northern pine-oak forests and in suburban habitats, open nests in shrubs and trees
Chipping Sparrow
Close relative to chickadee, deciduous woods or mixed evergreen forests, branch forager for insects
Tufted titmouse
Forest interior species, smallest woodpeckers
Downy woodpecker
Brown woodpecker with spots
Northern flicker
Coniferous forests, ground forager and nester
Dark-eyed Junco
only falcon in the slides
Peregrine falcon
bulky hawk
red-tailed hawk
wide variety of open habitats
red shouldered hawk
nest in forested areas next to bodies of water
Bald Eagle