Alzhemier's

Alzhemier's

According to USGS, each species of bird can be categorized based on their basic life history, population change, and the geographic area.   The American Robin (turdus migratorius) is a common occupant of residential areas where it forages on lawns, making them vulnerable to pesticide poisoning.   This particular species tend to eat both fruits and invertebrates, with earthworms being highly important during the breeding season.   American Robins are generally found in large flocks outside of the breeding season and can produce three successful broods in a year.   American Robins are heavily populated all over the United States, but are densely populated in Louisiana and Florida areas. While the American Robin can be seen almost anywhere in the United States, the Double-crest Cormorant (phalacrocorax auritus) is rarely seen in the Southern States.   These particular birds are quite interesting to me because of the way they build their nest.   It is odd that this particular species would use junk such as rope, deflated balloons, fishnet and plastic debris as parts of its nest, at times even dead birds as well.   Pebbles are often found in their nest, which are actually treated like eggs. The nest is generally exposed to sunlight leaving the adult birds to shade the chicks, at times even bringing them water.   This North American bird has been blamed for the collapse of some fisheries, but the data to support this claim is very sparse.   Being that their diet is predominantly fish, the Double-crested Cormorant could be considered a specialist.   In the winter months they can be found along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico, while in the summer they are more widely distributed along the Florida Coast and the Great Lakes.   Next we have Wood stork (mycteria Americana) which is the only stork breeding in the United States.   Its late winter breeding is timed according to the Florida dry season, because of shrinking pools and the abundance of prey for the storks.   They...