Birds Feeding on Acorns
of Oak Trees
(Quercus spp.)



Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)


Aix sponsa
(Wood Duck)

Anas crecca carolinensis
(Green-winged Teal)

Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard)

Anas rubripes
(Black Duck)

Aythya collaris
(Ring-necked Duck)

Cardinalis cardinalis
(Northern Cardinal)

Ectopistes migratorius *
(Passenger Pigeon)

Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)

Cyanocitta cristata
(Blue Jay)

Pipilo erythrophthalmus
(Eastern Towhee)

Euphagus carolinus
(Rusty Blackbird)

Quiscalus quiscula
(Common Grackle)

Baeolophus bicolor
(Tufted Titmouse)

Colinus virginianus
(Bobwhite Quail)

Bonasa umbellus
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Tympanuchus cupido
(Greater Prairie Chicken)

Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)

Dryocopus pileatus
(Pileated Woodpecker)

Melanerpes carolinus
(Red-bellied Woodpecker)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

Picoides pubescens
(Downy Woodpecker)

Picoides villosus
(Hairy Woodpecker)

Sphyrapicus varius **
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

Conuropsis carolinensis *
(Carolina Parakeet)

Myiopsitta monachus
(Monk Parakeet)

Sitta carolinensis
(White-breasted Nuthatch)

Sturnus vulgaris
(European Starling)

Thryothorus ludovicianus
(Carolina Wren)



* extinct, ** also sucks sap

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
DeGraaf (2002), DeVore et al. (2004),
Belrose (1942/1976), Havera (1999),
Anderson (1959), Schorger (1955),
Meanley (1956), Yeatter (1943),
Snyder (2004)

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