Birds Eating the Nuts
of Hickories
(Carya spp.)
Aix sponsa (Wood Duck)
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Pheucticus ludovicianus
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak) *
Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow)
Cyanocitta cristata (Blue Jay)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Eastern Towhee)
Spizella pusilla (Field Sparrow)
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)
Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail)
Baeolophus bicolor (Tufted Titmouse)
Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee)
Setophaga coronata (Yellow-rumped Warbler)
Setophaga pinus (Pine Warbler)
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey)
Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant)
Melanerpes carolinus (Red-bellied Woodpecker)
Sphyrapicus varius
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) **
Sitta carolinensis (White-breasted Nuthatch)
* also feeds on flowers during spring
** drills holes through bark & feeds on sap
of young trees
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
DeGraaf (2002)