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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
When a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird flies, its heart beats ___
50 times per second
125 times per second
125 times per minute
1,250 times per minute
Which crested bird is an omnivore, but particularly likes acorns?
American Robin
Blue Jay
Black-Capped Chickadee
American Goldfinch
What color are the eggs of an American Robin?
Blue
Speckled Brown
Gray
White
Which crested bird doesn’t migrate, but lives in the same place all year long?
Great Horned Owl
American Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
What is the most widespread and abundant game bird in North America?
European Starling
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Canada Goose
Which songbird hides seeds and other food items to eat later?
Black-Capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Sparrow
Common Grackle
Which bird soars, with wings spread out, while hunting small mammals, snakes, and amphibians?
House Sparrow
Rock Pigeons
Red-Shouldered Hawk
American Crow
Which agile bird creeps along trunks and large branches, even facing upside-down, as they forage?
White-breasted Nuthatch
Great Horned Owl
Baltimore Oriole
American Robin
Which strict vegetarian is the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington?
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
Black-Capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Which bird carried messages for the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I and II?
Great Horned Owls
European Starlings
Rock Pigeons
Barn Swallows
Which songbird was first brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the early 1890s?
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
European Starling
Which noisy bird takes frequent dust baths?
House Sparrow
Great Horned Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-Winged Blackbird
Which powerful predator is capable of rotating its neck 270 degrees?
Bald Eagle
Great Horned Owl
Barn Swallow
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Which highly adaptable bird can sometimes make and use tools?
American Crow
European Starling
Mallard
Barn Swallow
Which hefty bird can live in almost any wetland habitat, natural or artificial?
Great Blue Heron
Common Loon
Mallard
Bald Eagle
Which bird has a purple and bronzy-iridescent body which appears black from a distance?
Black-Capped Chickadee
Common Grackle
Red-Winged Blackbird
European Starling
What force is required to open the clenched talons of a Great Horned Owl?
2 pounds
8 pounds
18 pounds
28 pounds
Which graceful flyer has a long, deeply forked tail?
Baltimore Oriole
Pileated Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Barn Swallow
Which bird seems to prefer only ripe, dark-colored fruit?
Red-Winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
European Starling
Which water bird needs a runway of more than 30 meters in order to gain enough speed for lift-off?
Great Blue Heron
Common Loon
Red-Winged Blackbird
Mallard
Which bird’s primary food is carpenter ants?
Black-Capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Crow
Pileated Woodpecker
Which majestic bird often stands statue-like, stalking fish and frogs in shallow water?
Common Grackle
Great Blue Heron
European Starling
Common Loon
Which regal bird builds some of the largest of all bird nests - typically 5 to 6 feet in diameter?
Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Which bird nests in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank or sand bank?
Mallard
Common Loon
Belted Kingfisher
Red-Winged Blackbird
During the breeding season, which species spends more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense?
Northern Cardinal
Great Horned Owl
Great Blue Heron
Red-Winged Blackbird
During migration, these birds can fill the sky with long V-formations.
Canada Goose
American Crow
European Starling
Barn Swallow
