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... nest in the ground moss at the bog's edge ; the Crested occupies a tree cavity , often a nest hole made by a woodpecker , and frequently adds a discarded snake skin to its nest . The Phoebe uses wet moss and mud to secure its well - padded ...
... nest in the ground moss at the bog's edge ; the Crested occupies a tree cavity , often a nest hole made by a woodpecker , and frequently adds a discarded snake skin to its nest . The Phoebe uses wet moss and mud to secure its well - padded ...
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... nesting sites . It is somewhat of a mystery , in fact , why these birds evolved such specialized nesting ... nest in sand- banks resulting from the removal of sand and gravel for road con- struction . Cliff Swallows have been ...
... nesting sites . It is somewhat of a mystery , in fact , why these birds evolved such specialized nesting ... nest in sand- banks resulting from the removal of sand and gravel for road con- struction . Cliff Swallows have been ...
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... nesting birds but the nuthatches have added a further refinement . The White - breasted Nuthatch smears the entrance to its nest hole with crushed insects , and the Red - breasted does the same thing with sticky pitch . It is believed ...
... nesting birds but the nuthatches have added a further refinement . The White - breasted Nuthatch smears the entrance to its nest hole with crushed insects , and the Red - breasted does the same thing with sticky pitch . It is believed ...
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11 Very rare Algonquin Park Algonquin Provincial Park ALLIES Family American Arrival Average Departure Average Arrival Average Average Latest Average Departure Latest Barn Swallows beaver ponds Bécasseau Birds of Algonquin Bittern Black Black-billed Cuckoo Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee breeding Brown Thrasher Bunting Calidris Canada Canard Catbird Chimney Swift cliff colour Common Merganser Conspicuous migrant Crossbill Dendroica Departure Latest Record Duck Eastern eggs falcons Fauvette finches fish Flycatcher Gray Jay Grosbeak Gull Hawk Heron Hirondelle Hummingbird jaune July June Kingbird Kingfisher Latest Record REMARKS Loon male Mockingbird Moucherolle nest noire Northern numbers perch Peregrine Pinson plumage poitrine rare Family rare in summer rare in winter Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruffed Grouse S/W Mar Sandpiper Sapsucker Scoter snow songs Sparrow species Tanager Three-toed Woodpecker Tree Swallow tree trunks Troglodyte uncommon Viréo Warbler Waxwing Whip-poor-will wings Winter Wren Woodcock