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Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes erythrocephalus
...central United States. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree. Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents.

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Field Guide/Birds/Branta canadensis
| name = Canada Goose | image_1 = Canada-Goose-Szmurlo.jpg| image_width = 240px

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Field Guide/Birds/Calidris pusilla
Their breeding habitat is the southern tundra in Canada and Alaska near water. They nest on the ground. The male makes several shal ...s of thousands, particularly in favored feeding locations such as the Bay of Fundy and Delaware Bay. This species is a rare but regular vagrant to weste

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Field Guide/Birds/Cyanocitta cristata
...her berries, peanuts, bread, meat, eggs and nestlings, small invertebrates of many types, scraps in town parks and bird-table food. [[Category:Field Guide/Birds - Eastern US and Canada]]

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Field Guide/Birds/Bonasa umbellus
...''Bonasa umbellus'', is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests across Canada and the Appalachian and northern United States including Alaska. They are ...nother fairly accurate method for sexing ruffed grouse involves inspection of the rump feathers. Feathers with a single white dot indicate a female, feat

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Field Guide/Birds/Dryocopus pileatus
...nited States and Cuba, and the related Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico. Both of those species are extremely rare, if not extinct. ...ts of the Pacific coast. They usually excavate large nests in the cavities of dead trees, and often excavates a new home each year, creating habitat for

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Field Guide/Birds/Caprimulgus vociferus
..., ''Caprimulgus vociferus'', is a medium-sized (22-27 cm) nightjar, a type of nocturnal bird. The Whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but ...or-will's breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across southeastern Canada, eastern and southwestern United States, and Central America. They nest on

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Field Guide/Birds/Melanerpes carolinus
...field identification. They are 9 to 10.5 inches long, and have a wingspan of 15 to 18 inches. ...uth as Florida and as far west as Texas. They nest in the decayed cavities of dead trees, old stumps, or in live trees that have softer wood such as elms

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Field Guide/Birds/Colinus virginianus
...ly inhabit areas of early successional growth dominated by various species of pine, hardwood, woody, and herbaceous growth. However, quail habitat varies ...subsequent female fertilization and egg formation. Eggs are laid at a rate of approximately 1 per day, and they hatch after 23 days. Eggs are normally wh

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AY Honors/Bird Pets/Answer Key
 ...n the family situation changes and the bird no longer receives that amount of attention, it may begin to engage in self-mutilation.

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AY Honor Bird Pets Answer Key
 ...n the family situation changes and the bird no longer receives that amount of attention, it may begin to engage in self-mutilation.

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Field Guide/Birds/Buteo jamaicensis
...ed Hawk''' (''Buteo jamaicensis'') breeds from western Alaska and northern Canada to Panama and the West Indies. Males are typically smaller than females, ge This is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk".

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AY Honor Birds Answer Key
 ...es include the fish (Agantha), amphibians (amphibia), reptiles (Reptilia), birds (Aves), and mammals (Mammalia).

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AY Honor Birds Answer Key
 ...es include the fish (Agantha), amphibians (amphibia), reptiles (Reptilia), birds (Aves), and mammals (Mammalia).

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AY Honor National Parks and Heritage Sites Answer Key
...stem to establish and maintain national parks, monuments, and other places of significant national importance. ...ESCO organization oversees sites that have global significance, regardless of the site's location.

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Field Guide/Birds/Falco peregrinus
...that some populations are [[bird migration|migratory]]. It has a wingspan of about 1 [[meter]] (40 in). Males weigh 570-710 [[gram]]s; the noticeably la ...3mph). At this speed, the air intake is powerful enough to burst the lungs of the bird but the curved cones around its nose divert enough air from the lu

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AY Honor Shrubs Answer Key
<!-- 1. Note three characteristics of shrubs that distinguish them from trees and herbs. Why is a grape vine some # A shrub's trunk has a circumference of less than {{units|24 cm|9.5 inches}} at {{units|1.4 meters|4.5 feet}} above

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AY Honor Taiga Answer Key
 The taiga is the largest terrestrial biome and represents 29% of the world’s forest cover. This biome is dominated by coniferous trees (ne

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AY Honor Shrubs Answer Key
<!-- 1. Note three characteristics of shrubs that distinguish them from trees and herbs. Why is a grape vine some # A shrub's trunk has a circumference of less than {{units|24 cm|9.5 inches}} at {{units|1.4 meters|4.5 feet}} above

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AY Honor State Study Answer Key for North Dakota used by Florida Conference
North Dakota became a state on the 2nd of November of 1889, the 39th state to join the Union. 

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