“Birds Seen on Ellie’s Deck” Quiz
1. What birds are the strictest vegetarians in the bird world?
In fact the American Goldfinch is a vegetarian in the bird world.
2. What bird is one of the most important pest exterminators in the forest?
Chickadees are one of the most important pest exterminators in the forest.
3. What bird will eat mice?
Grackles will eat mice.
4. A group of grackles is called what?
When grackles are in a group, they are called a “plague”.
5. How many times does a hummingbird’s wings beat per second?
Their wings beat 55-75 times a second!
6. What bird really likes tomatoes?
Robins like tomatoes!
7. What bird is one of the most
common songbirds?
House sparrows are one of the most common songbirds in the world.
8. What bird sounds like a rusty
gate opening?
Yellow headed black birds sound like a rusty gate opening.
9. What bird builds a sock-like
hanging nest?
Baltimore orioles build amazing sock-like hanging nests, woven together from slender fibers.
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