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Northern Cardinal (male)
Size - 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 inches long
Habitat - Bushy woodlands, thickets, garden shrubbery, and parks.
Nesting - The nest is a deep cup of stems, fine twigs, and bark strips, 2 to 12 feet above the ground in a dense thicket and tangled vines.
Eggs - 2 to 5, buff or pale greenish, speckled with brown and lilac. Incubation about 13 days, by the female. Young leave the nest in 11 days. Up to 4 broods per season.
Food - Seeds, fruits, and insects. |
Northern Cardinal (female)
Size - 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 inches long
Habitat - Bushy woodlands, thickets, garden shrubbery, and parks.
Nesting - The nest is a deep cup of stems, fine twigs, and bark strips, 2 to 12 feet above the ground in a dense thicket and tangled vines.
Eggs - 2 to 5, buff or pale greenish, speckled with brown and lilac. Incubation about 13 days, by the female. Young leave the nest in 11 days. Up to 4 broods per season.
Food - Seeds, fruits, and insects. |
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Sandhill Crane
Size - 34-48 inches long
Habitat - Marshes, prairies, and Arctic tundra.
Nesting - The nest is a large mound of plant matter in the marsh or on dry ground.
Eggs - 1 to 3, buff or olive, spotted with reddish brown and lilac. Incubation about 30-32 days, by both parents. Young first fly at 10 weeks, and remain with the parents until the following spring.
Food - Grain, small animals, and insects. |
Mourning Dove
Size - 10-12 inches long
Habitat - All habitats with the exception of marshes and dense forests.
Nesting - The nest is a flimsy platform of trigs and sticks, 5 to 25 feet above the ground in a tree or on a building ledge, rarely on the ground.
Eggs - 2, white. Incubation about 15 days, by both the female and male (female by day, male by night). Young leave the nest 15 days after hatching. At least 2 broods per year.
Food - Seeds and occasional insects. |
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Reference source: "North American Birds" Reader's Digest
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