Kim

Activity one: the black headed grosbeak and the hooded oriole are the two birds in my yard I used for comparison. They are very similar in color but the grosbeak has a much broader beak than the oriole. The body is also slimmer on the grosbeak and more rounded on the oriole. activity two: I had a woodpecker in my backyard that does not come up in the app for my location. The markings are most similar to a yellow bellied sap sucker. I have also found a picture of a red naped sapsucker that is also very similar. It was definitely not the hairy woodpecker or the ladder-backed woodpecker that came up in the app. Activity three: the roofers hummingbirds search for food among the flowering shrubs in my backyard. The spotted towhee hops around in the grass, and the Woodhouse you activity three: the roofers hummingbirds search for food among the flowering shrubs in my backyard. The spotted towhee hops around in the grass, and the Woodhouse’s scrub jays prefer the suet over the birdseed. activity four: hooded oriole, Size is between a sparrow and a robin, shape is rounded like a robin, black mask and bib, bright orange head and chest, black wings with white bars. Beak is dark, narrow, and slightly curved.