Ultimate Birdwatching Adventure

Yellow Warbler

Featured in Wings Over Water!

Habitat: Marshes, woods, swamps, streams, bushes

Food: Insects, small invertebrates and fruits

Fun Fact: When another bird lays eggs in my nest I will build another nest right on top, sometimes making a nest up to six layers tall!

Sandhill Crane

Featured in Wings Over Water!

Habitat: Marshes, prairies, tundra

Food: Plants, grains, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates

Fun Fact: I am a great dancer. I use my head and wings to leap and bow, it’s very graceful!

Mallard

Featured in Wings Over Water!

Habitat: Wetlands, city parks

Food: Seeds, plants, small insects and invertebrates

Fun Fact: If you want to feed me at the local park I don’t need bread. You can feed me lettuce, cabbage, or peas, but not too much please!

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Habitat: Oak woodlands

Food: Insects

Fun Fact: You’ll almost always spot me among oak trees. However, I do not eat acorns!

Anna’s Hummingbird

Habitat: Open woodlands, coastal scrub, chaparral, gardens and parks

Food: Nectar, small insects

Fun Fact: Despite my size, I am pretty territorial and defensive of my food, chasing away other hummingbirds and even insects.

Northern Mockingbird

Habitat: Open areas, parks

Food: Insects, fruit

Fun Fact: I can mimic other birds and learn over 200 songs!

Red-Tailed Hawk

Habitat: Open areas, grasslands, woodlands, deserts, fields, parks

Food: Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians

Fun Fact: My eyesight is eight times as powerful as that of humans’ and I can spot a mouse on the ground while flying from 100 feet above!