Minnesota BirdsMinnesota BirdsBy: Chris & DayneBy: Chris & Dayne

Common Loon (Common Loon (Gavia immerGavia immer))

Food- Food- Fish; some other Fish; some other aquatic vertebrates and aquatic vertebrates and invertebratesinvertebrates

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Great Blue Heron (AGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodiasrdea herodias))

Food- Food- Fish, Fish, invertebrates, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small birds, and small mammals.mammals.

Canada Goose (BCanada Goose (Branta canadensisranta canadensis))

Food- Entirely Food- Entirely herbivorous herbivorous

Mallard (Mallard (Anas platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos))

Food-Insects and larvae, Food-Insects and larvae, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic invertebrates, seeds, acorns, aquatic seeds, acorns, aquatic vegetation, grain. vegetation, grain.

MaleMale FemaleFemale

Wood Duck (Wood Duck (Aix sponsaAix sponsa))

Food- Seeds, acorns, Food- Seeds, acorns, fruits, aquatic and fruits, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. terrestrial invertebrates.

FemaleFemale MaleMale

Red-Tailed Hawk (Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo Buteo jamaicensisjamaicensis))

Food- Small and Food- Small and medium-sized medium-sized mammals, birds, mammals, birds, reptiles. reptiles.

Osprey (Osprey (Pandion haliaetusPandion haliaetus) )

Food- FishFood- Fish

Bald Eagle (Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Haliaeetus leucocephalusleucocephalus))

Food- Opportunistic Food- Opportunistic feeder, but prefers fish. feeder, but prefers fish. Eats large birds, Eats large birds, mammals, and carrion. mammals, and carrion.

American Crow (American Crow (Corvus Corvus brachyrhynchosbrachyrhynchos))

Food- Omnivorous. Waste Food- Omnivorous. Waste grain, earthworms, insects, grain, earthworms, insects, carrion, garbage, seeds, carrion, garbage, seeds, amphibians, reptiles, mice, amphibians, reptiles, mice, fruit, bird eggs and nestlingsfruit, bird eggs and nestlings

Common call a harsh "caw." Common call a harsh "caw." Also a variety of rattles, Also a variety of rattles, coos, and clear notes. coos, and clear notes.

http://http://www.birds.cornell.edu/www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/audio/AllAboutBirds/audio/American_Crow1.html American_Crow1.html

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Red-Headed Woodpecker Red-Headed Woodpecker ((Melanerpes erythrocephalusMelanerpes erythrocephalus))

Food- Most omnivorous Food- Most omnivorous woodpecker. Beech and woodpecker. Beech and oak mast, seeds, nuts, oak mast, seeds, nuts, berries, fruit, insects, berries, fruit, insects, bird eggs, nestlings, bird eggs, nestlings, mice. mice.

Call a loud "tchur-Call a loud "tchur-tchur." tchur."

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State BirdState Bird

Common LoonCommon Loon Breeding PlumageBreeding Plumage Winter Plumage Winter Plumage

SourcesSources

http://www.grsites.com/sounds/http://www.grsites.com/sounds/ http://www.naturesongs.com/http://www.naturesongs.com/

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