The document provides information on various bird species found across different regions of the United States, including their name, habitat, diet, and an additional fact. It includes regions such as the Northeast, Midatlantic, Southeast, Great Lakes, Midwest, Mountain, Pacific Coast, Southwest, Atlantic Coastal Plain of Maryland, Piedmont Plateau of Maryland, and Appalachian Mountain region of Maryland. For each region, one bird is described.

1. NORTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Buff- bellied Pipit. HABITAT: Mountain. DIET: They eat seeds and insects. FACT: American Pipit has lightly streaked grey-brown upperparts and is diffusely streaked below on the buff breast and flanks. By: Juan

2. MIDATLANTIC REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Fox sparrow HABITAT: urban DIET: They mainly eat seeds and insects, as well as some berries. FACT: These birds forage by scratching the ground, which makes them vulnerable to cats and other predators, though they are generally plentiful. By: Juan

3. SOUTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Mallard HABITAT: coast DIET: They feeds plats and trees and fish. FACT: Mallards form pairs only until the female lays eggs, at which time she is left by the male. By: Juan

4. GREAT LAKES REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Cliff swallow DIET: They feeds insects. FACT: Female Cliff Swallows are known to lay eggs in and move previously laid eggs into the nests of other birds within the colony . By: Juan HABITAT: forests

5. MIDWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Acorn Woodpecker HABITAT: Forests DIET: The acorns represent a significant part of their diet; they also eat insects, picking them off tree bark or catching them in flight, and in addition fruit, seeds and sometimes tree sap . FACT: The adult male has a red cap starting at the forehead, whereas females have a black area between the forehead and the cap . By: Juan

6. MOUNTAIN REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Western Tanager HABITAT: Forests DIET: They mainly eat insects, fruits and berries . FACT: These birds are often out of sight, foraging high in trees, sometimes flying out to catch insects in flight . By: Juan

7. PACIFIC COAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: American Coot HABITAT: Lakes, Rivers and Pounds. DIET: Plants trees fish and animals. FACT: Although coots seem rather weak fliers, like most rails they have considerable stamina once airborne . By: Juan

8. SOUTHWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Least Sandpiper HABITAT : coasts DIET: They mainly eat small crustaceans, insects and snails. FACT : They have a light line above the eye and a dark crown . By: Juan

9. ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: House Finch HABITAT: forests DIET: They primarily eat grains, seeds and berries, being voracious consumers of weed seeds . FACT: Eggs are laid from February through August, two or more broods per year with 2 to 6 eggs per brood . By: Juan

10. PIEDMONT PLATEAU - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Blue jay HABITAT: DIET: Feeds peanuts and other shelled food items are carried off in the beak to a comfortable spot to be dealt with leisure. FACT: Blue Jays are curious and very intelligent birds. By: Juan forests

11. APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN REGION - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Gyrfalcon DIET: It feeds only on birds and mammals. FACT: Prey for searches it as circling species the from modern. By: Juan HABITAT: Coasts