Birds Using Meadowsweet
and Steeplebush
as Protective Cover
and/or Nesting Sites
(Spiraea alba & S. tomentosa)




Bird Names
(Scientific & Common)

Passerina cyanea * **
(Indigo Bunting)

Ammodramus savannarum *
(Grasshopper Sparrow)

Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)

Melospiza melodia * **
(Song Sparrow)

Pipilo erythrophthalmus *
(Eastern Towhee)

Spizella pusilla * **
(Field Sparrow)

Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)

Zonotrichia albicollis *
(White-throated Sparrow)

Acanthis flammea *
(Common Redpoll)

Spinus tristis **
(American Goldfinch)

Agelaius phoeniceus * **
(Red-winged Blackbird)

Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)

Bonasa umbellus *
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Tympanuchus cupido *
(Greater Prairie Chicken)

Scolopax minor *
(American Woodcock)



* protective cover, ** nesting sites

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), DeGraaf (2002)

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