1. NORTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Blue Grosbeak HABITAT: grassland DIET: seeds, worms, berries FACT:A group of grosbeaks are collectively known as "a gross of grosbeaks." By Havana

2. MIDATLANTIC REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Barn Swallow HABITAT: Forest DIET: seeds, worm, fruit FACT: Most often seen flying. By Havana

3. SOUTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Eastern phoebe HABITAT: River FACT: Small finch DIET:. Feeds on insects, small fish, berries By Havana

4. GREAT LAKES REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Song Sparrow HABITAT: Forest DIET: seeds, worms, berries FACT:A group of Song Sparrows are collectively known as "a flock of sparrows." By Havana

5. MIDWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Burrowing Owl HABITAT: Grassland DIET: insects, small rodents FACT: Like to use old nests. By Havana

6. MOUNTAIN REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: lazuli bunting HABITAT: Dry brushy ravines and slope cleared areas and weedy pastures or grassland. DIET: seeds, insects, caterpillars . FACT: It has blue eggs . By Havana

7. PACIFIC COAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Allen’s Hummingbird HABITAT: Preferred habitats include coastal chaparral, brush lands, and edges of redwood forests. DIET: Nectar FACT: Allen’s hummingbirds’ wings beat 200 times per second. By Havana

8. SOUTHWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Blue Jay FACT: They will sometimes steal eggs from other birds’ nests Diet: worms, seeds, sometimes eggs By Havana HABTAT: URBAN

9. ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Bonaparte’s gull HABITAT: Preferred habitats include large lakes, rivers, and marshlands. DIET: Catches fish by wading and diving FACT: A group of gulls has many collective nouns, including "a flotilla of gulls", "a gulley of gulls", "a screech of gulls", "a scavenging of gulls", and a "squabble of gulls. By Havana

10. PIEDMONT PLATEAU - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Cattle Egret HABITAT: grassy fields DIET: Feeds primarily on insects FACT: Generally silent, but makes short croaks or quacks on breeding grounds. By Havana

11. APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN REGION - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Golden Eagle HABITAT: Mountainous areas, canyons, shrub lands, and grasslands. DIET: small mammals, small eggs FACT: Golden Eagles are protected in the United States where possession of a feather or other body part is a felony. By Havana