Birds Eating the Seeds
of Lamb's Quarters
and Goosefoot
(Chenopodium spp.)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Eremophila alpestris
(Horned Lark)
Calcarius lapponicus *
(Lapland Longspur)
Plectrophenax nivalis *
(Snow Bunting)
Zenaida macroura
(Mourning Dove)
Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)
Melospiza georgiana
(Swamp Sparrow)
Melospiza lincolnii
(Lincoln Sparrow)
Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)
Passerculus sandwichensis
(Savannah Sparrow)
Pooecetes gramineus
(Vesper Sparrow)
Spizella pallida
(Clay-colored Sparrow)
Spizella passerina
(Chipping Sparrow)
Spizella pusilla
(Field Sparrow)
Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Zonotrichia querula
(Harris Sparrow)
Acanthis flammea *
(Common Redpoll)
Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
Passer domesticus
(House Sparrow)
* seeds eaten primarily during the winter
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Lewis (1993)
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