Birds Using Meadowsweet
and Steeplebush
as Protective Cover
and/or Nesting Sites
(Spiraea alba & S. tomentosa)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Passerina cyanea * **
(Indigo Bunting)
Ammodramus savannarum *
(Grasshopper Sparrow)
Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)
Melospiza melodia * **
(Song Sparrow)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus *
(Eastern Towhee)
Spizella pusilla * **
(Field Sparrow)
Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)
Zonotrichia albicollis *
(White-throated Sparrow)
Acanthis flammea *
(Common Redpoll)
Spinus tristis **
(American Goldfinch)
Agelaius phoeniceus * **
(Red-winged Blackbird)
Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)
Bonasa umbellus *
(Ruffed Grouse)
Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)
Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)
Tympanuchus cupido *
(Greater Prairie Chicken)
Scolopax minor *
(American Woodcock)
* protective cover, ** nesting sites
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), DeGraaf (2002)
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