Ornithology panic Order family common name Where does

Ornithology *panic*

• Order, family, common name • Where does this bird breed? • Describe this bird’s migration route. • Where does this bird build its nests? Describe the egg coloring. • How does this bird feed? What is its behavior while feeding?

• Order, family, common name • What is this bird’s IUCN status? Why? • Why is this bird unique among its family members? • In what habitat does this bird nest? Where does it winter? • How does this bird catch food?

• Order, family, common name • Describe this bird’s range • What term is used to describe birds which spend most of their lives out in the open ocean, returning to land only to breed? • What is this bird’s primary food source? • When do these birds feed?

• Order, family, common name • Describe this bird’s call =P • What does this bird do when alarmed? • What do this bird’s low-set eyes allow it to do?

• Order, family, common name • Why might you find this bird whirling in a circle in the water? • What is unique about the courtship behavior of this bird’s genus? • Where does this bird get its common name?

• Order, family, common name • What is the purpose of the scrapes a male makes in his territory? • In what habitat does this bird breed? • What gives this bird its common name? • What is this bird’s IUCN status?

• Order, family, common name • How do these birds carry their food? • Where does this bird find its food? • Describe this bird’s nest placement and breeding behavior.

• Order, family, common name • This bird is the only duck with? • Where does this bird place its nest? • Describe this bird’s feeding behavior. • Describe this bird’s young.

• Order, family, common name • Describe this bird’s nest placement. • What do hatchlings do to the nest? • In what habitat is this bird found? • During the winter, in southern parts of the range, what difference emerges between males and females?

• Order, family, common name • What does this bird mostly eat? • It is also the only animal that regularly eats _______. • What are two differences between males and females? • This bird is a victim of what? Why? • When does this bird hunt? What adaptations does this bird have to help it do so?