Birds of the Eco Plot

1. Marker 3

2. Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
• Most Common Hawk in North
America
• Broad and Rounded Wings with a
short and wide tail
• Main of body is brown and a tan
under belly
• Usually seen perching in trees or
gliding about the tree canopy
• Year round habitat is most of the
United States (missing Montana) and
Mexico
• Considered a bird of prey. Feeds
upon small ground mammals and
other small birds

3. Canada Goose
Brant canadensis
• Populations have been rising is the
past years around urban and
suburban areas
• Considered pests because of the
damage they cause to agricultural
property
• Black head and neck with a white
cheek patch. Gray body with light
gray under belly and white
underneath the tail with a black tip
• Considered a migratory bird, moving
to warmer climates during winter
months
• Can be found around water and in
any open corn, soybean, or wheat
fields

4. Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
• A species of bird that has a main
locomotion of walking
• An omnivore that feeds on acorns,
beech nuts, pecans, hickory nuts, and
berries
• One of the most recognizable bird
species in the United States
• Active on the ground during feeding
times, at night Wild Turkeys roost in
trees for protection from predators
• Year round habitat includes all of the
eastern United Sates, with some
extending to the mid West and
Northern Mexico

5. Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
• Pointed tail separates the Mourning
Dove from most other North
American doves
• Light brown to tan body color with
matching head and tail, wings have
black boarder with white tips
• Distinct early morning song that
many recognize, sometimes mistaken
for an owl hoot
• Feed upon seeds as well as ingest
small pebbles and rocks to grind up
hard seeds
• Tend to be present in edge habitat
around open areas with no canopy

6. Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
• Deep blue body and dark gray tail
with auburn face and light yellow
under belly
• Common around open trails and
streams
• Obtained their common name from
their choice of nest building areas.
They build mud nests in barns and
other buildings
• Feed on mostly insects, can be seen
darting around water and through
other wet areas
• Year round habitat includes a small
portion of Mexico, but can be found
all over North American during warm
months

7. Works Cited
• Hawk Image -http://bonnietalluto.com/red-tailed-hawks/
• Goose Image - http://globerove.com/canada/canadian-geese-hunting-tips/10698
• Turkey Image - http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/2006/04/wild-turkey/
• Mourning Dove Image - http://celebrateurbanbirds.org/learn/birds/focal-species/mourning-dove/
• Barn Swallow Image - http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/id
• All information obtained from
– www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/