Birds and Blooms Extra – September 01, 2019

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PHOTO QUIZ

NathanHanks

DENVER,COLORADO

KerryLoving

CARLISLE,IOWA

Joan Edblom

VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA

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True or False?

A. SMALL SONGBIRDS

are covered in more than

5,000 feathers.

B. A BIRD’S WING feathers

are also called remiges.

C. ALL BIRDS SHED

their feathers and grow

an entirely new set. This

gradual, orderly process is

known as molting.

1. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 2. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 3. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER ANSWERS
   4. BLUE JAY 5. CEDAR WAXWING A. FALSE; THEY HAVE FEWER THAN 4,000. B. TRUE C. TRUE

Ginger English

BAUXITE, ARKANSAS

Angela Rattinger

FRUITPORT, MICHIGAN

On the Wing

Can you ID these birds by their feather patterns?