Field Guide/Birds/Western US and Canada

The range maps presented here are color-coded, with yellow indicating the summer range, blue indicating the winter range, and green indicating the year-round range. Some of the range maps do not follow this color code, but it is not difficult to decode them.

Passerine (perching birds)

Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Northern Mockingbird	Range
Description
The Northern Mockingbird builds a twig nest in a dense shrub or tree, which it aggressively defends against other birds and animals, including humans. When a predator is persistent, Mockingbirds from neighboring territories, summoned by a distinct call, may join the attack. Other birds may gather to watch as the Mockingbirds harass the intruder. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. Mockingbirds have a strong preference for certain trees such as maple, sweetgum, and sycamore. They generally avoid pine trees after the other trees have grown their leaves. Also, they have a particular preference for high places, such as the topmost branches of trees. Although many species of bird imitate other birds, the Northern Mockingbird is the best known in North America for doing so. It not only imitates birds but also other animals and mechanical sounds.

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/American Robin

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/White-breasted Nuthatch

Sialia (Bluebird)
Male Eastern Bluebird	Range
Mountain Bluebird	Mountain Bluebird range
Description
These are one of the relatively few thrush genera to be restricted to the Americas. As the name implies, these are attractive birds with blue, or blue and red, plumage. Female birds are less brightly colored than males, although color patterns are similar and there is no noticeable difference in size between sexes. There are three species of bluebird; the Eastern Bluebird, the Mountain Bluebird, and the Western Bluebird. The Western Bluebird is very similar to the Eastern Bluebird in appearance.

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Redwinged Blackbird

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/American Crow

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Gray Catbird

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Brown-headed Cowbird

Piciformes (woodpeckers)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Red-headed Woodpecker

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Pileated Woodpecker

Caprimulgiformes

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Whip-poor-will

Columbidae (doves and pigeons)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Rock Pigeon

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Stock Pigeon

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Band-tailed Pigeon

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/White-tipped Dove

Falconiformes (eagles, falcons, and hawks)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Bald Eagle

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Golden Eagle

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Peregrine Falcon

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Red-tail Hawk

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Osprey

Ciconiiformes (storks, herons, egrets)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Great Blue Heron

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Great Egret

Charadriiformes (waders, gulls, and auks)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Herring Gull

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Semipalmated Sandpiper

Anseriformes (ducks, geese, and swans)

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Canada Goose

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds/Northern Pintail