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     ANSWERS TO THE
     FEATHERED FRIENDS QUIZ
                      
    1.  The Brown Creeper can only spiral up on tree trunks.

     2.  A large group of Crows = Murder
          A large group of Hawks = Kettle

     3.  Hummers beat their wings between 25 - 200 times a second.

     4.  The Black & White Warbler is the only warbler to creep along tree limbs
              like Nuthatch.

     5.  Nuthatches hide their food in the Crevices in the tree bark.

     6.  Our largest warbler = Yellow Breasted Chat
          It is also the only warbler to hold food in foot while eating.

     7.  Unlike other birds, Ducks are in breeding plumage in Winter.

     8.  The Great Blue Heron is N. America's largest heron.

     9.  Owl pellets contain the bones of their prey.

    10.  Development in the north destroys migrating birds' nesting areas.

    11.  Cattle Egrets follow cattle for the Insects kicked up by the hooves.
           They also follow lawnmowers & tractors for the same reason.
  
So....how did you do?