### animal | vertebrate | bird | shorebird | plover:

Pipe plover
* Most pipe plovers feed on insects
  - have calls
  - live in areas
* Some pipe plovers consume invertebrate worms
  - have birds
* Some pipe plovers reach maturity

Young plover
* are able to walk and feed within hours of hatching.
* resemble the winter plumage of their parents until the following spring.

Shrike
* also use vegetated fence lines as lookout posts.
* are birds
  - medium-sized birds with sharp, strongly hooked bills
  - more common than at other times of the year
* fall into several groups or sub-families.
* tend to nest in the same area every year if the habitat remains.

### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Sick bird
* Most sick birds become lethargic and usually die within about a month of symptoms developing
  - come to feeders
* Some sick birds show diarrhoea.
* are usually lethargic and sit quietly with their feathers all puffed up.
* can be lame, have drooping wings, unable to fly and walk in circles.
* do show up at feeders, and other birds can get sick as a consequence.
* have chances
  - erratic flight or are unable to fly, and they stagger while on land
* require much time to sleep yet the light is necessary to encourage eating.
* show signs of sleepiness, shivering, weight loss, breathing difficulties, and diarrhea.

Single bird
* are sometimes present in mixed species feeding flocks of the hammock habitats.
* groan alone to attract a mate.

### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Small bird
* Many small birds prefer millet and sunflower seed.
* Most small birds eat insects.
* Most small birds enjoy oil seeds
* Most small birds have claws
  - ranges
  - strong claws
  - live in regions
  - migrate at night to avoid predators such as raptors
  - prefer water near cover
* Some small birds create messes
  - prefer size
* are frequently road casualties, but they are almost always overtaken on the ground
  - less work than cats
  - more prolific than the larger kinds
  - prey of many hawks, shrikes, and other animals
  - the young boys
  - their main diet
* become victims.
* begin to build nests of grass and twigs in their boughs.
* call to each other as they flit from branch to branch.
* can feed without harassment by larger birds on short perches - or no perches at all
  - use plastic bowls
* consume seeds.
* eat ground shells or sand to help digest their seeds
  - large amounts of food in proportion to their size
* flitter about while cranes wade about, stalking prey.
* forage for food.
  - little trouble getting around it to feed
* like to nest in it.
* need amounts
* respond to it as they do to sparrowhawks.
* tend to scratch the head indirectly.

Smaller bird
* can catch their heads in some toys made for larger birds
  - nest in the nest material and are usually ignored by the osprey
* have smaller territories.
* live for shorter lengths of time.
* tend to have lower normal leukocyte counts
  - more feathers per area than larger birds although fewer feathers total
  - migrate in broad fronts across the landscape

Song bird
* Most song birds have a limited sense of smell.
* Some song birds migrate at night.
* breed in scrub.
* eat insects off birch and cherry trees.
* learn to sign.
* seek cover in the summer under the shrub's dense canopy.
* sing in spring when lengthening day light stimulates testosterone production.