1. NORTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Arctic tern HABITAT: Habitat Coastal islands and beaches; also on tundra in summer. DIET: They eat mainly fish and small marine invertebrates. FACT: The species is abundant, with an estimated one million individuals. By: Michael

2. MIDATLANTIC REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Bald eagle HABITAT: COASTS, RIVERS, LARGE LAKES;IN MIGRATION ALSO MOUNTANINS DIET: Consists mainly of fish but it is an opportunistic feeder. It hunts fish by swooping down and snatching the fish out of the water with its talons. FACT: The Bald Eagle builds the largest nest of any North American bird. By: Michael

3. SOUTHEAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Golden eagle HABITAT: The Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. DIET: Golden eagle prey includes marmots, hares and mice, and sometimes birds, martens, foxes, young deer, and livestock including lambs and young goats. FACT: The plumage colours range from black-brown to dark brown, with a striking golden-buff crown and nape, which give the bird its name By: Michael

4. GREAT LAKES REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Downy woodpecker HABITAT: North America . DIET: will feed on suet at birdfeeders FACT: These species are not closely related at all, and they will certainly soon be separated in different genera By: Michael

5. MIDWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Dickcissel HABITAT: Coasts The Dickcissel , Spiza americana , is a small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae . DIET: Seeds and insects. FACT: Dickcissels have a large pale bill, a yellow line over the eye, brownish upperparts with black streaks on the back, dark wings, a rust patch on the shoulder and light underparts. Adult males have a black throat patch, a yellow breast and grey cheeks and crown By: Michael

6. MOUNTAIN REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Blue Jay HABITAT: Forests, The Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ) is a passerine bird, a member of the family Corvidae native to North America DIET: Such as acorns and beech mast, weed seeds, grain, fruits and other berries, peanuts, bread, meat, eggs and nestlings FACT: Its plumage is lavender-blue to mid-blue in the crest, back, wings, and tail, and its face is white. The underside is off-white and the neck is collared with black which extends to the sides of the head. By: Michael

7. PACIFIC COAST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: American Golden Plover HABITAT: Breeds on Arctic tundra, especially in low vegetation on rocky slopes. Winters in grazed grasslands. On migration found in prairie, pastures, tilled farmland, golf courses, airports, mudflats, shorelines, and beaches. DIET: Invertebrates, berries, leaves, and seeds, insects. FACT: The bird has one of the longest known migratory routes of over 25000 miles, much of which it flies without stopping to eat or drink. It does this from body fat stores By: Michael

8. SOUTHWEST REGION - UNITED STATES BIRD NAME: Elf owl HABITAT: Arid grasslands with scattered small trees and shrubs. DIET: Insects (during the breeding season) and seeds . FACT: Botteri's Sparrow very similar, but shows a streaked, not scalloped or spotted back, and has a longer, thicker, and more curved bill. Does not sing in flight By: Michael

9. ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Surf scoter HABITAT: The Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata is a large sea duck, which breeds in Canada and Alaska . DIET: can not tell FACT: The Surf Scoter breeds on freshwater lakes, where the male defends a moving area around the female. The female with a brood is not territorial. By: Michael

10. PIEDMONT PLATEAU - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Bank sallow HABITAT: This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae DIET: The food consists of small insects, mostly gnats and other flies whose early stages are aquatic FACT: The scientific name of the Bank Swallow, Riparia, means “riverbank By: Michael

11. APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN REGION - MARYLAND BIRD NAME: Snow bunting HABITAT: Mountains. DIET: Weed and grass seeds, insects FACT: It is fairly large and long-winged for a bunting, 15-18 cm long and with a wingspan of 32–38 cm, and weighing 26–50 g. By: Michael