Birds Eating the Fruits
of Black Tupelo
(Nyssa sylvatica)


Bird Species
Scientific NamesCommon Names
Aix sponsaWood Duck
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Colinus virginianusBobwhite
Ectopistes migratorius*Passenger Pigeon
Dryocopus pileatusPileated Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusRed-Bellied Woodpecker
Picoides villosusHairy Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius**Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Colaptes auratusNorthern Flicker
Corvus brachyrhynchosCrow
Cyanocitta cristataBlue Jay
Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufumBrown Thrasher
Sturnus vulgarisStarling
Cardinalis cardinalisCardinal
Vireo olivaceusRed-Eyed Vireo
Sayornis phoebePhoebe
Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Dumetella carolinensisCatbird
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Turdus migratoriusRobin
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus minimusGray-Cheeked Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Piranga olivaceaScarlet Tanager
Baeolophus bicolorTufted Titmouse
Carpodacus purpureusPurple Finch

*extinct, **also sucks tree sap

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