The Black Capped Chickadee is not among the most majestic kinds of birds, but its over-sized head, small body, human curiosity, and musical talent make this a lovable bird. The cap of black feathers that cover the top of its head and extend down to the eyes give this bird the name Black Capped. Some of these birds’ physical features include white cheeks, gray backs, and short plump bodies. The Black Capped Chickadee is a very lightweight bird weighing only 11g and measuring 4 to 6 inches long. This bird has a 6 to 8 inch wingspan; this feature helps the bird land faster and with ease. Black Capped Chickadees have three-toed feet intelligently made for perching. These Chickadees have little feeling in their feet because they contain very few nerves and blood vessels. The Black Capped Chickadee is a widely known bird. It resides mostly in the North American deciduous and mixed forests. This Chickadee is the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts, and it is also the provincial bird of New Brunswick, Canada. The habitat of this bird varies near forest edges to willows and cottonwoods. The Black Capped Chickadees are non-migratory birds, and they are seen year round from New England all the way to the far west coast, where they are most commonly found. …show more content…
The flocks split in the later part of winter, so the pair is left with the responsibility of defending their nesting territory. The nest sites are usually holes in trees, hollow parts in rotten stumps, or abandoned nests of other birds. Both the male and female work until the hole or nest suitable for living. The male bird has the job of making sure the female is well fed during the spring while the female takes care of the nest which consists of usually 1 to 7 eggs per season. Unlike many other species of birds, both the male and the female play an equal part in taking care of the nest and their
In “A Caged Bird”, it is made clear that this bird has never experienced the freedom of flying with the other species or perching atop the highest building. All it has ever known is the cage in which is has been kept and fed plentifully, yet not punctually, and nurtured with the love of an owner and proper care.
Of the birds of Arizona, the cactus wren is likely to be the most well known, as it is the state bird. The cactus wren is a very vocal bird with the white eye stripes behind each of it’s eyes. Its breast is heavily flecked with dark brown and black, whilst its tail feathers alternate between black, brown and white. Its beak also has a faint curve to it. The cactus wren makes its home in a variety of desert environments, most commonly in the foothills with all manner of scrub such as yucca, mesquite, and its namesake, cactus. One of the most numerous birds of the city is quail who tend to live in washes and bushes as they are often too heavily weighted to fly far off the ground or for long distances. The Northern mockingbird also
perceptions of the blackbird itself, as what it must be like to be that bird. By
Most of the bones are pneumatic, meaning they are hollow and filled with air spaces connected to the respiratory system. Thus the hollow bones reduces the weight of birds which makes the lighter to fly freely.
Some people even step on their nest and bringing pets that kill the chicks and destroy the eggs. As these things kept on happening, their population started to decrease.
Sometime, they are effected with some diseases that they carry which eventually leads to their death. They are preyed on by large birds and small mammals, for example the eastern-screech owls, gray jays, sharp-shinned hawks, common grackles, merlins, and red squirrels(9). In addition, gray jays are known to eat their eggs and red squirrels sometimes destroy their nests. Ruby-crowned kinglets are also harmed by the thorns of certain plants, such as greenbrier. Likewise, the sticky seeds of beggar's lice may attach to their feathers. Sometimes, Brown-headed cowbirds occasionally lay their eggs in ruby-crowned kinglets nest, but they usually choose to lay their eggs in the nests of larger birds. During migration, they encounter a lot of obstacles, both natural and man-made obstacles on the way. This leads to die-offs on the way, because most of them collide on high raised glass buildings, glass doors and windows. Deforestation is also affecting them, because the live in the wild and some of the tall trees where they build their nest are being demolished and used for domestic purposes. This may be the reason behind the decline in population for New Jersey. As we see from the total bird count in New Jersey (Fig 7) is declining. This graph obtained from the North American Breeding Bird Survey 1996 – 2013 Analysis show that
The Northern Cardinal is a perennial favorite in many of our backyards here in New Jersey. The vivid red color of the male Northern Cardinal is perhaps the most distinctive feature; especially during the winter months, as they perch themselves on ice covered branches following many winter storms. Unlike other birds, the Northern Cardinal does not migrate. They usually stay within a mile or two of where they were born. Both male and females sing all year round. Their melody is similar to a whistle. Lastly, the males will aggressively defend their nests from any unexpected intruders.
The Nene Goose is a small grey brown goose with a patterned black, white, and grey body (Rojek, A. 1996). It is a close relative to the Canada Goose but easily distinguishable because of its black face and cream cheeks. The name nene comes from it’s distinctively soft call unlike the Canada goose. The Nene goose is the Hawaiian state bird and it also happens to be severely isolated in the Hawaiian Islands. They are about 41cm with the female being a little larger than the male (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004). Some are born without the flight capability because they dwell mostly on land which is believed to be an adaptive
Hopkins, in the east Kootenay region of British Columbia. I. Life cycle, brood development and flight periods. The Canadian Entomologist 94: 531- 538
Emperor penguin: It is one of the most well-known of flightless birds. It measures 115cm in height. It is found only in Antarctica, and feeds on fish, squid and krill.
Most of their lives are spent in solitude, except for when they come together to mate and when raising a baby. This can occur at any time of year, as aye-ayes have no specific mating season. Pregnancies last around 170 days (compared to a human’s 280), and occur every 2-3 years on average in captivity. Weaning begins at 7 months in the wild, but can go longer in captivity. The aye aye has huge eyes that are spread apart and his skin is rough.A nocturnal species, the aye-aye spends its days sleeping in an elaborate nest of intertwined twigs and dead leaves. These nests can take up to 24 hours to construct, and are often located high up in the crowns of tall trees. As they move from place to place individuals either build new nests or make use of those constructed by other aye-ayes. Male aye-ayes have large overlapping ranges of around 100 to 200 ha, which usually contain several females. The home ranges of females are smaller and do not overlap. Individuals mark their ranges with urine and scent from glands in their necks, cheeks and rumps. Breeding is thought to occur throughout the year, with females advertising their readiness to mate through distinctive calls.Once a promising cavity has been found the aye-aye cocks forward its large ears and listens for the sound of grubs burrowing beneath the bark. If a grub is heard the aye-aye will rip open the cavity with its teeth and hook out the grub with its
American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) are a species of bird found in the family Corvidae, a family that also includes magpies, nutcrackers, and jays (Eastman, 1997). According to Eastman’s book Birds of Forest, Yard, and Thicket, there are around forty-two Corvus species, and most of them live in the Northern Hemisphere (1997). American Crows in the United States usually do not migrate, but they do migrate to Canada. Not all American Crows migrate, but they are social birds who form wintertime flocks that sometimes reach over 200,000 birds (Burton et al., 2010). American Crows have a number of features that make them identifiable, and to help keep them from being confused with another member of the Corvus genus, the Common Raven (Marzluff et al., 2013).
The name “black bird” is not a random happening, but carries its own meaning within the novel. The narrator calls the rare Maltese Falcon the Black Bird because it symbolizes Brigid’s façade built on lies and deception. Similar to the Maltese Falcon, which has a black coat covering the diamonds, Brigid selfish personality is hidden through her lies: Brigid “lied to [Spade] about [her] sister and all” in order to hide her true intentions of stealing the Black Bird. She utilizes her cunning mouth to hide everything true about herself: “You don’t think I had ...
Bluebirds are extremely picky when it comes to deciding where they choose the location of their nesting area and the type of nest to live in. At first, this seems to be a very odd trait, but it turns out to be a thoughtful and helpful one. Bluebirds like their nests facing a certain direction for a variety of complicated and interconnected reasons. They will pick the cardinal direction of the opening of their nest depending on the area and the surrounding environment. This unique decision making process involves the direction of the blue bird’s house, the landscape surrounding the bird house, and the food and resources available around the blue bird‘s possible habitat.
Next, I got to meet some of the education birds. The World Bird Sanctuary provides birds of prey for wildlife education programs all over the United States. Ravens take a dollar bill and put it in the collection box during the World Bird Sanctuary’s “Birds in Concert,” which are every Thursday in August. During Birds in Concert trained birds of prey fly over the audience. World Bird Sanctuary has many other educational programs run by staff, interns and volunteers, both on and off site.