Ecology Lab Final

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Flashcards for the BI210 Lab Practical 2 This covers bog plants: identifiable characteristics, scientific names, common names. Birds: birds we saw during lab, common name, Order&Family, indentifiable characteristics. Etc (yet to come)
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Passeriformes Corvidae (American Crow)
Passeriformes Corvidae American Crow -Common year round -smaller than common raven -omnivorous -"
Male Passeriformes Fringillidae (American goldfinch)
female Passeriformes Fringillidae (American Goldfinch)
Passeriformes Fringillidae American Goldfinch -sexually dimorphic (but in winter males molt) -returning spring migrant -seed eating -"potato chip! potato chip dip!" high pitched chirps
Passeriformes Turdidae (American Robin)
Passeriformes Turdidae (American Robin) -State Bird of Michigan** -Returning spring migrant -hop and listen for prey -Grayback, yellow beak, white eyeline, rust belly -singsong call
Passeriformes Paridae (Black Capped Chickadee)
Passeriformes Paridae (Black Capped Chickadee) -Common year round -typically round and plump -white cheeks, black throat -tiny black bill -they hash their food -"cheeseburger" chirp from males only
Passeriformes Corvidae (Common Raven)
Passeriformes Corvidae (Common Raven) -intelligent -larger than the common crow -common year round -thick, curved, black bill -"braw braw" raspy deep call
Passeriformes Fringillidae (Common Redpoll)
Passeriformes Fringillidae (Common Redpoll) -Spring Migrant -small black chin bib -Red little head cap -Striped -Seed eaters -no distinct call
Passeriformes Picidae (Downy Woodpecker)
Passeriformes Picidae (Downy Woodpecker) -Sexually Dimorphic -males have red cap -smaller than hairy woodpecker -phone ringing drumming sound like call -common year round
Piciformes Picidae (Hairy Woodpecker)
Piciformes Picidae (Hairy Woodpecker) -Long beaks -Bigger than downys -common year round -deeper drumming sound than downys -Sexually dimorphic -Males have red cap
Passeriformes Fringillidae (Pine Siskin)
Passeriformes Fringillidae (Pine Siskin) -heavy dark streaking in feathers with yellow -First to return for spring - short and forked tails -sporadic winter range -whizzing song call
Passeriformes Sittidae (Red-Breasted Nutchatch)
Passeriformes Sittidae (Red-Breasted Nuthatch) -common year round -nests in dead wood -acrobatic (head first down trees and hang upside down on branches) -sleek and black -red breast -nasal alarm like call
Passeriformes Sittidae (White-Breasted Nuthatch)
Passeriformes Sittidae (White-Breasted Nuthatch) -common year round -acrobatic behavior -black crown/nape -all white face -squeaky alarm like call
Anseriformes Anatidae (Canada Goose)
Anseriformes Anatidae (Canada Goose) -black head, neck, beak -white cheeks -brown body -territorial and aggressive -begs for food in human dense areas -most common waterfowl hunted
Aneriformes Anatidae (Common Goldeneye)
Anseriformes Anatidae (Common Goldeneye) -Sexually dimorphic -male= green head, yellow eyes, black back, white sides -nest in large tree cavities -males territorial and aggressive
Anseriformes Anatidae (Mallard)
Anseriformes Anatidae (Mallard) -species of dabbling duck -males= green head, grey wings and belly, blue patch -females= brown speckled and blue patch
Falconiformes Falconidae (Peregrine Falcon)
Falconiformes Falconidae (Peregrine Falcon) -crow sized -blue/grey back, white under, black head -sexually dimorphic -200mph during hunting stoop -nests in high cliffs and tall urban infastructure -females larger than males
Charadriiformes Laridae (Ring Billed Gull)
Charadriiformes Laridae (Ring Billed Gull) -rats with wings -migratory south -omnivorous -black ring around beak -yellow legs and feet
Charadriiformes Laridae (American Herring Gull)
Charadriiformes Laridae (American Herring Gull) -rats with wings -omnivorous -migratory south -red splotch on bottom underside of beak -pale legs and feet
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