Monday, December 12, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Ducks



1.Male Ducks are more pretty than Female Ducks,because with Male Ducks color Males can chase off animals that come to their nest also their color is to help them mate.
2.The Most Commonest duck is the Mallard Duck.
3.Most Ducks will have orange feet others mite have yellow and gray feet.
4.Their are around 20 types of Ducks in North America.
5.All Ducks are in the Waterfowl family.
6.All young Ducks will swim in a line.
7.Female Ducks will  nest in bushes and sometimes up high in trees.
8.Ducks will hiss at you if you get to close to them.
9.Not all Ducks quack.
10.Sometimes it can be hard to tell if it is a Female Duck or a Male Duck.

EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT DUCKS
Ducks eat plants and animals in the water.They get their food by diving into the water.When ducks dive only their feet show.When they dive they open up their bill and get their p,ants and animals from the water.If you ever see a duck diving into water it is fun to watch!

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Gila Woodpeckers



1.Gila Woodpeckers live in the western part of the united states.
2.Males have a striped back a tan chest and head with a little red on the head.They have gray legs and a beak.
2.Females have a tan head and chest.A striped back and a gray beak and legs.
3.Gila Woodpeckers are not good travelers.
4.They have a really strong neck.
5.There are 6 similar types of birds to Gila Woodpecker.
6.Females lay 3-4 eggs.
7.Young Gila Woodpeckers hatch 14 days after laid.
8.Juveniles are very similar to females but Juveniles are more smaller than females and Juveniles have a darker tan.
9.They are not good travelers because their wings are not suppose to fly for a very long time.

EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT GILA WOODPECKERS
Gila Woodpeckers weigh 2.3 oz (66 grams).Their scientific name is Melanerpes Uropygialis. Gila get their Woodpeckers eat bugs,Ants,plants,and bird seed.They get their food by scooping it up into its bill.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Lewis's Woodpeckers



1.Lewis's Woodpeckers live in the western part of the us.
2.Females lay 6-7 eggs sometimes.
3.young leave 4-5 weeks after hatching.
4.Adults have a green back and head they have a white chest and neck a gray bill a little red on head.they have black legs.
5.They can peck a lot of holes in a tree.
6.There are 7 similar types of birds to Lewis's Woodpeckers.
7.They are not good travelers when it comes to winter.
8.Males will have a lighter bill than a female.
9.Lewis's Woodpeckers are the only woodpecker with a green back.
10.Juveniles have a green back and tail they have a brown head a gray beak a little white on chest.
11.There is about 1,000,000 in the world.

EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS
Lewis's Woodpeckers weigh 4 oz (115 grams).Their scientific name is Melanerpes Lewis.They eat worms,bugs,and ants.They get their food by pecking or scooping it off the ground.

Monday, August 22, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Pileated Woodpeckers


  1. Pileated Woodpeckers are 40-49 centimeters.
  2. Females lay 3-5 eggs.
  3. Young leave nest at 26-28 days after hatching.
  4. Pileated Woodpeckers live in the eastern parts of North America.
  5. Pileated Woodpeckers like to eat ants.
  6. Female and Male keep there young safe in a tree.
  7. It is a size of a crow.
  8. It has a red crest a white face its black on its wings,tail and chest.
  9. There is 1 similar type of bird to Pileated Woodpeckers.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT PILEATED  WOODPECKERS

Pileated Woodpeckers live for 13 years.They eat insects,nuts,sap ants are a favorite food for them.It gets its food by pecking were it is.They weigh 10 oz (290 grams).Their scientific name is Dryocopus Pileatus.

Monday, July 25, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Downy Woodpecker


  1.  Downy Woodpeckers are 16 centimeters.
  2. They have a short beak.
  3. There are 7 similar types of birds to Downy Woodpeckers.
  4. Males have red on their head but females don't have red on there head.
  5. Females lay 4-5 eggs.
  6. Downy Woodpeckers live in most parts in North America.
  7. Males and females have black wings white chest and neck.
  8. Young leave their nest about 20-25 days after hatching.
  9. Downy Woodpeckers are very common Woodpeckers.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT DOWNY WOODPECKERS
They eat insects nuts sap bird seed acorns and ants are a favorite to Downy Woodpeckers.It gets its food by pecking were its at.Downy Woodpeckers weigh 0.95 oz 
(27 grams).Their scientific name is picoides pubescens. The Downy Woodpecker is one of the smartest woodpeckers in N.C.

My Wonderful Facts About Lawrence's Goldfinch




  1.  Lawrence Goldfinch are unlike other Goldfinches.
  2. They have mostly pale gray body.
  3. There are 3 similar types of birds to Lawrence's Goldfinches.
  4. They live in the western parts of North America.
  5. Females and males have different amounts of colors.
  6. Young leave the nest at 13 days after hatching.
  7. Lawrence's Goldfinches nest in trees such as oak,cypress,sycamore and pine.
  8. A female will lay 4-5 eggs.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT LAWRENCE GOLDFINCHES
They weigh 0.4 oz (11.5 grams).They eat bugs bird seed and seeds when the seeds are still on the plant.Their scientific name is Spinus lawrencei.Lawrence goldfinches get their food by pulling it till they can get their food in their beak.

Sunday, July 24, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Lesser Goldfinches


  1. A female Lesser Goldfinch lays 4-5 eggs.
  2. They live in the western parts of North America.
  3. There are 4 similar types of birds to Lesser Goldfinches.
  4. Females are smaller than American Goldfinches
  5. They are very rare to eastern North America.
  6. They breed in warmer parts of the southwest.
  7. A male Lesser Goldfinch will feed the female when she sits on the eggs.
  8. They nest in trees 5-30 feet above the ground.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT LESSER GOLDFINCHES
Lesser goldfinches weigh 0.33 oz (9.5 grams).Lesser Goldfinches eat bugs bird seed and seeds when the seeds are still in the plant.Lesser Goldfinches get their food by pulling on it with their black beak till the food gets in its beak.Their scientific name is spinus psaltria.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

My Wonderful Facts about Tufted Puffins



  1. For summer Tufted Puffins have a white a orange beak they have a black body,neck and black wings.
  2. A female Tufted puffin will lay 1 white egg.
  3. Young leave their nest about 6-7 weeks after it hatched.
  4. Tufted Puffins predators are gulls.
  5. Young Tufted Puffins that wander could get eaten by gulls.
  6. Adults will bring food for the food to the young.
  7. For Tufted Puffins live in the western part of North America.
  8. For winter Tufted Puffins have a gray face their beak is red or yellow.
  9. They make burrows than build the nest inside the burrow.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT TUFTED PUFFINS
Tufted Puffins weigh 1.7 lb (780 grams). Tufted Puffins eat lots of animals in the sea. Their favorite is fish. They can fit up to 200 fish in their bill. They get their food by diving into the water and getting it with their bill. Their scientific name is Fratercula cirrhata.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

My Wonderful Facts About Atlantic Puffins



  1. A female Atlantic Puffin will lay 1 white egg.
  2. Two male Atlantic Puffins will fight to impress a female.
  3. There predators are gulls.
  4. Atlantic Puffins live in parts of North America.
  5. Atlantic Puffins are the smallest standing Puffins.
  6. They stand 8 to 10 inches tall.
  7. Their 7 similar type of birds to Atlantic Puffin
  8. Atlantic Puffins clean their feathers by pulling the feathers through its bill.
  9. An Atlantic Puffin takes off on water.
  10. For summer Atlantic Puffins have a white chest and face black wings,neck,tail and black around the face colorful beak and orange feet.
  11. For winter Atlantic Puffins have a white chest a yellow and gray beak black wings,tail,neck and black around the face and a gray face.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT ATLANTIC PUFFINS
Atlantic Puffins weigh 13 oz (380 grams). Their scientific name is Fratercula arctic. Atlantic Puffins eat lots of fish. Atlantic Puffins get their food by diving into the water and trap it in their bill. Atlantic Puffins can have 120 fish in their bill at the same time. Atlantic Puffins get their name because they live mostly in the Atlantic ocean.

Monday, July 18, 2016

My Favorite Bird: American Goldfinches

Here is a photo of my favorite bird: American Goldfinches



American Goldfinches are my favorite bird because they like to come to my sunflowers.
1.American Goldfinches like to perch on sunflowers and eat the seeds.
2.Young birds leave the nest at 11-17 days
3.American Goldfinches live in most parts of united states.
4. Males are yellow they have black wings a black forehead and tail they have white for summer time.
5.Females are yellow they have black wings and tail for summer time.
6.Males are brown with black wings and tail and a little white for winter time.
7.There are 6 similar birds to american
Goldfinches.
8.The male American goldfinch brings the food to the female than the female gives it to the babies.
9.They are 13 centimeters.
EVEN MORE FACTS ABOUT AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES
American Goldfinches weigh 0.46 oz (13 grams). Their scientific name is Spinus tristis. American Goldfinches eat bugs,birdseed,acorns,and sunflower seed. They get their food by picking it up with their beak.