Birds that Forage
for Insects on Box Elder
(Acer negundo)




Scientific & Common Names

Piranga olivacea *
(Scarlet Tanager)

Piranga rubra **
(Summer Tanager)

Coccyzus americanus **
(Yellow-billed Cuckoo)

Baeolophus bicolor **
(Tufted Titmouse)

Poecile carolinensis **
(Carolina Chickadee)

Protonotaria citrea ***
(Prothonotary Warbler)

Setophaga americana **
(Northern Parula)

Setophaga cerulea *
(Cerulean Warbler)

Setophaga dominica *
(Yellow-throated Warbler)

Polioptila caerulea **
(Blue-gray Gnatcatcher)

Empidonax virescens ***
(Acadian Flycatcher)

Vireo flavifrons **
(Yellow-throated Vireo)

Vireo olivacea **
(Red-eyed Vireo)



* below-average foraging preference
** average foraging preference
*** above-average foraging preference

Sources: Gabbe et al. (2002)

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