The Wood Duck is one of only a few members of the duck family to nest in natural tree ______________________.
The Great Blue Heron stands nearly _________________ feet tall.
Like many herons and egrets, the Great Blue Heron was hunted mercilessly for its __________________.
The Black Skimmer is unusual among birds in that its lower _______________ is longer than the upper.
The Pileated Woodpecker is the _____________________ North American woodpecker.
The Bald Eagle has a wingspan of about ______________ inches.
The Bald Eagle eats fish and ________________.
The widespread use of the pesticide _________ decimated the population of Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons.
The Roadrunner is one of the only birds that will prey on ____________________.
The Roadrunner is the largest member of the ________________ family.
The Harris Hawk is one of the most common raptors used in the sport of ________________.
The Loggerhead Shrike is sometimes referred to as the " ______________ bird".
The Eastern Bluebird once declined in population because of competition for nesting holes with ____________________ and House Sparrows.
Which of the following is not a sign that a Great Horned Owl is present?
Great Horned Owls will eat rabbits, squirrels, birds, reptiles, and even ________________.
Like most owls, the Great Horned Owl has specially adapted feathers that produce no _________________ while the bird is in flight.
The Great Horned Owl is __________________, which means it is active at night.
The Cardinal is the state bird of ____________________ states.
The Eastern Screech Owl comes in two phases, a gray phase and a _________ phase.
The Arctic Tern is one of the only species of bird that is found in both the Arctic and ___________________.
The Peregrine Falcon has been recorded at speeds up to ___________ miles per hour during a stoop.
The Snowy Owl has _________________ eyes.
The American Kestrel is the smallest ____________________.
Population declines of the Wood Thrush may be attributable to nest parasitism by the Brown-Headed __________________.
_____________________ ______________________ actually was in favor of naming the Wild Turkey as America's national bird.
Researchers have come to realize that the Turkey Vulture, and other vultures and condors are more closely related to _________________ than hawks and eagles.
The Burrowing Owl does not build its own nest, rather it inhabits an abandoned _____________________ _________ hole.