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Birds

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird flies, its heart beats ___

a)

50 times per second

b)

125 times per second

c)

125 times per minute

d)

1,250 times per minute

2.

Which crested bird is an omnivore, but particularly likes acorns?

a)

American Robin

b)

Blue Jay

c)

Black-Capped Chickadee

d)

American Goldfinch

3.

What color are the eggs of an American Robin?

a)

Blue

b)

Speckled Brown

c)

Gray

d)

White

4.

Which crested bird doesn’t migrate, but lives in the same place all year long?

a)

Great Horned Owl

b)

American Goldfinch

c)

Northern Cardinal

d)

Baltimore Oriole

5.

What is the most widespread and abundant game bird in North America?

a)

European Starling

b)

Rock Pigeon

c)

Mourning Dove

d)

Canada Goose

6.

Which songbird hides seeds and other food items to eat later?

a)

Black-Capped Chickadee

b)

White-breasted Nuthatch

c)

House Sparrow

d)

Common Grackle

7.

Which bird soars, with wings spread out, while hunting small mammals, snakes, and amphibians?

a)

House Sparrow

b)

Rock Pigeons

c)

Red-Shouldered Hawk

d)

American Crow

8.

Which agile bird creeps along trunks and large branches, even facing upside-down, as they forage?

a)

White-breasted Nuthatch

b)

Great Horned Owl

c)

Baltimore Oriole

d)

American Robin

9.

Which strict vegetarian is the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington?

a)

Baltimore Oriole

b)

American Goldfinch

c)

Black-Capped Chickadee

d)

Blue Jay

10.

Which bird carried messages for the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I and II?

a)

Great Horned Owls

b)

European Starlings

c)

Rock Pigeons

d)

Barn Swallows

11.

Which songbird was first brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the early 1890s?

a)

Baltimore Oriole

b)

Common Grackle

c)

American Goldfinch

d)

European Starling

12.

Which noisy bird takes frequent dust baths?

a)

House Sparrow

b)

Great Horned Owl

c)

Pileated Woodpecker

d)

Red-Winged Blackbird

13.

Which powerful predator is capable of rotating its neck 270 degrees?

a)

Bald Eagle

b)

Great Horned Owl

c)

Barn Swallow

d)

Red-Shouldered Hawk

14.

Which highly adaptable bird can sometimes make and use tools?

a)

American Crow

b)

European Starling

c)

Mallard

d)

Barn Swallow

15.

Which hefty bird can live in almost any wetland habitat, natural or artificial?

a)

Great Blue Heron

b)

Common Loon

c)

Mallard

d)

Bald Eagle

16.

Which bird has a purple and bronzy-iridescent body which appears black from a distance?

a)

Black-Capped Chickadee

b)

Common Grackle

c)

Red-Winged Blackbird

d)

European Starling

17.

What force is required to open the clenched talons of a Great Horned Owl?

a)

2 pounds

b)

8 pounds

c)

18 pounds

d)

28 pounds

18.

Which graceful flyer has a long, deeply forked tail?

a)

Baltimore Oriole

b)

Pileated Woodpecker

c)

Mourning Dove

d)

Barn Swallow

19.

Which bird seems to prefer only ripe, dark-colored fruit?

a)

Red-Winged Blackbird

b)

American Goldfinch

c)

Baltimore Oriole

d)

European Starling

20.

Which water bird needs a runway of more than 30 meters in order to gain enough speed for lift-off?

a)

Great Blue Heron

b)

Common Loon

c)

Red-Winged Blackbird

d)

Mallard

21.

Which bird’s primary food is carpenter ants?

a)

Black-Capped Chickadee

b)

White-breasted Nuthatch

c)

American Crow

d)

Pileated Woodpecker

22.

Which majestic bird often stands statue-like, stalking fish and frogs in shallow water?

a)

Common Grackle

b)

Great Blue Heron

c)

European Starling

d)

Common Loon

23.

Which regal bird builds some of the largest of all bird nests - typically 5 to 6 feet in diameter?

a)

Bald Eagle

b)

Great Blue Heron

c)

Great Horned Owl

d)

Red-Shouldered Hawk

24.

Which bird nests in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank or sand bank?

a)

Mallard

b)

Common Loon

c)

Belted Kingfisher

d)

Red-Winged Blackbird

25.

During the breeding season, which species spends more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense?

a)

Northern Cardinal

b)

Great Horned Owl

c)

Great Blue Heron

d)

Red-Winged Blackbird

26.

During migration, these birds can fill the sky with long V-formations.

a)

Canada Goose

b)

American Crow

c)

European Starling

d)

Barn Swallow