Brown Cool Facts

This birds nest has two openings: an entrance and an exit

• Brown Creeper

• House Wren

• Chipping Sparrow

• House Sparrow

This bird wears black 'eyeliner'

• Brown Creeper

• Chipping Sparrow

• American Tree Sparrow

• House Sparrow

This bird is nicknamed 'winter chippy' and likes to stay further north

• Chipping Sparrow

• American Tree Sparrow

• House Sparrow

• Cedar Waxwing

This bird wears a black bib and gives a high pitched 'chirp chirp'

• Brown Creeper

• Chipping Sparrow

• American Tree Sparrow

• House Sparrow

This bird is named for the waxy, red secretions on the tips of their wings

• House Sparrow

• Cedar Waxwing

• Killdeer

• Northen Flicker

This bird makes a slight depression in a gravel area

• Cedar Waxwing

• Northern Flicker

• Mourning Dove

• Killdeer

This bird gives a loud 'wacka-wacka' call that sounds similar to the call of the Pileated Woodpecker

• Killdeer

• Northern Flicker

• Screech Owl

• Wild Turkey

This bird has projections off the side of its toes that act as snowshoes in winter

• Wild Turkey

• Ruffed Grouse

• Mourning Dove

• Great Horned Owl

This bird is not technically a songbird, but its 'who cooks for you' call functions as a song

• Barred Owl

• Great Horned Owl

• Screech Owl

• Wild Turkey

This birds eyelids close from the top down, just like a human

• Great Horned Owl

• Barred Owl

• Screech Owl

• Ruffed Grouse