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Barn swallows eat small flying creatures, such as flying ants, ballooning spiders, small beetles, flies and mosquitoes. Understand how barn swallows feed with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Cowbirds often eat insects and arthropods in warm weather, but they will feed on grain in the winter months. Find out more about the behavior and migratory patterns of cowbirds with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
American goldfinches are generally seed eaters, and they are particularly fond of niger thistle seed, but they will also eat small insects when they are nesting. Learn more about the American goldfinch with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
A tanager is brightly colored, usually red, and it often eats caterpillars and insects it finds along the ground. Explore the different species of tanagers with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Bird banding is a method of applying a numbered band to the ankle of capture birds before releasing them into the wild. See how bird banding aids in important research with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Young barn owls eat other nocturnal creatures, such as rats, mice and other nighttime rodents. Find out how barn owls feed with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Cardinals are seasonal eaters, much like most songbirds, as they feed on insects during the summer and seed during the winter. Find out what cardinals usually eat with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Robins tend to switch their diet seasonally, so they eat insects during the summer months and seeds during the winter months. Explore the behavior and feeding patterns of robins with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Black hawks feed on small mammals, snakes, insects and even fish when they can catch them in shallow water. Find out how black hawks survive with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Wild turkeys feed off of the ground, and their diet consists of insects in the summer months and grains in the winter months. Find out how turkeys survive in the wild with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Tree swallows are aerial feeders, meaning they eat flying insects like ballooning spiders, mosquitoes, flies, gnats and flying ants. Discover the attributes of aerial feeding birds with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Blue jays are omnivores, which means that they eat almost any insect, grain, seed or even egg. See why people view blue jays as pesky predators with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Robin nests are made of mud that is reinforced with grasses, leaves and twigs. Identify a robin's nest, which is very common to see, with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Orioles eat both insects and the nectar of flowering shrubs and trees. Find out how orioles migrate in order to find the best feeding grounds with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Chickadees eat both insects and grain, as they are often seen high in the treetops looking for larvae as well as around bird feeders eating sunflower seeds. Find out how tiny chickadees survive with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Robins live in a variety of habitats, as they have been known to nest right on houses, in the middle of cities and even on the grounds of Alaska. Find out how robins live with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Roosters crow first thing in the morning for a variety of reasons, including protecting their territory, announcing their presence and simply waking up. Find out why roosters crow with helpful information from an Audubon Society member in this free video on wild birds.
Wayne R. Petersen Wayne R. Petersen is director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) program at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His publications include co-authoring Birds of Massachusetts (1993) and Birds of New England (2004), co-editing the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas (2003), and contributing to The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior (2001). A New England Regional Editor for North American Birds magazine and editor of the New England Christmas Bird Count, Petersen was recognized in 2005 when he was the recipient of the American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology.dkdk
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