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Downy Woodpecker
- Picoides pubescens
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| Appearance: |
Sparrow-sized black and white woodpecker with short, chisel-like beak. Up close, black eye-stripe and male has a red patch on the back of his head. |
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Climbs tree trunks and hammers bark to dislodge food. Inquisitive and fairly tame. |
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Forest, especially open forest. Visits bird feeders. |
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Eastern Bluebird
- Sialia sialis
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| Appearance: |
Robin-sized blue bird with rust-coloured front. Up close, male has a blue head and back, female has a brown head and back. |
| Behaviour: |
Perches on farm fences watching for insects. Nests in tree holes and uses nestboxes. Call is a clear whistled trill. |
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Open habitat, especially old fields and farm pastures. |
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Eastern Kingbird
- Tyrannus tyrannus
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| Appearance: |
Dark grey flycatcher, smaller and slimmer than Robin, with white front, a triangular-shaped head and a white band at the end of the tail. |
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Catches insects in flight. Aggressive bird, it will chase much larger birds away from the vicinity of the nest. Perches in the open. Call is loud and harsh. |
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Open habitat, especially grassland, old fields with hedgerows. |
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