2020 Summer Home and Garden

2020 Summer Home and Garden Lincoln Daily News June 11, 2020 Page 31 8. European Starling (30%) 9. House Sparrow (30%) 10. Barn Swallow (29%) 11. Gray Catbird (28%) 12. Blue Jay (27%) 13. House Wren (26%) 14. Black-capped Chickadee (23%) 15. Downy Woodpecker (23%) 16. Tree Swallow (22%) 17. Eastern Wood-Pewee (20%) 18. Cedar Waxwing (20%) In the fall and winter look for these birds to come visit you if you provide them with their essentials. 1. Northern Cardinal (44% frequency) 2. Dark-eyed Junco (41%) 3. Downy Woodpecker (36%) 4. House Sparrow (34%) 5. Black-capped Chickadee (33%) 6. European Starling (30%) 7. American Crow (30%) 8. Mourning Dove (28%) 9. Red-bellied Woodpecker (26%) 10. American Goldfinch (25%) 11. White-breasted Nuthatch (24%) 12. Blue Jay (24%) 13. House Finch (21%) 14. American Tree Sparrow (20%) Often times, we hear birds before we actually see them. To get started, you might want to support the birds that you already have. Learning their distinctive sounds may help you. We chose the following video because it has no narrative. It is simply bird songs accompanied by photos. Also within the video the creator includes the name of the bird and what food they are consuming in the pictures. In addition, the creator includes photos of male versus female of several of the species. You will note that the males are often the more colorful of the two while the female will be less flashy. This is nature’s way of protecting the young. In many cases when a female is raising her young, her male counterpart will serve as the distractor from predators, while the female and her young blend into the tree- scape. Enjoy. Identify Your Common Backyard Birds – YEAR ROUND Overall, wildlife populations in America are declining. This is due in part to reduction of natural habitats as we see more urban sprawl taking out woodlands and vegetation to make CONTINUED u