12 Songbird Christmas Ornaments from the Danbury Mint

• (12) Birds
• With Collection Box
• Documentation Card For Each Bird
• Each Has Gold Hanging Ring With Official Danbury Mint Tag

Cardinal

• Abundant across the eastern and southern United States.
• The male sings in a loud, clear whistle from the top of a tree or another high location to defend his territory.
• Diet consists mainly of seeds, grains, and fruit.
• The cardinal is so popular it has been named the official bird of seven U.S. states and is the mascot for numerous sports teams.

Evening Grosbeak

• Has a large, powerful bill that allows it to crack open cherry pits.
• Male is bright yellow with a brown head and a white patch on its wings, while the female is olive-brown.
• Migrates unpredictably during the winter.
• Females usually lay 3 to 4 light blue eggs with brown markings.

Painted Bunting

• Male is bright blue, green, and red, while the female is bright greenish yellow.
• Inhabits brushy, hedges, and woodlands.
• Males are territorial and may become aggressive toward other males.
• Nests are deep, woven cups of grass, weeds, and plant fibers.

Robin

• Lives throughout North America from Alaska to Mexico.
• Named the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
• One of the first North American bird species to lay eggs each season.
• Diet consists of invertebrates (such as beetles, grubs, and caterpillars), fruits, and berries.

Chickadee

• Among the most vocal of all birds, calling continuously in most situations.
• Diet consists of seeds and insects.
• Hole-nesting birds, typically in trees.
• Lay anywhere from thirteen to nineteen speckled white eggs.
• Named the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts.

Bluebird

• Prefers open grassland with scattered trees and are cavity nesters.
• Produces between two and four broods during the spring and summer.
• One of the few thrush genera in the Americas.
• Males attract female mates by singing and flapping wings, then placing nesting material in a nesting box or cavity.

Blue Jay

• Highly curious and very intelligent birds.
• Have strong black bills used for cracking nuts and acorns.
• Diet consists of corn, grains, seeds, and insects.
• Are found from southern Canada through the eastern and central United States, south to Florida and northeastern Texas.

Downy Woodpecker

• The smallest woodpecker in North America.
• Diet consists of mainly insects, seeds, and berries.
• Breeding habitat is forested areas across most of North and Central America.
• In the summer, these woodpeckers pick the surface of tree bark, and in the winter, they dig deeper to reach insects that primarily make up their diet.

Goldfinch

• A granivore adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds while feeding.
• These social birds gather in large flocks while feeding and migrating.
• Prefer open country where weeds thrive, such as fields, meadows, and edges of forests.
• The state bird of Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington.

Song Sparrow

• Favorite habitat is brushy areas and marshes across most of Canada and the United States.
• Typically learns their songs from other birds in neighboring territories.
• Has numerous subspecies with a variety of regional differences.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

• After nesting in open woodlands in the northern U.S.A., the birds fly as far as Venezuela and Peru during the colder months.
• During incubation of the eggs, the male accounts for about a third of the day, while the female hatches the eggs the other two-thirds (including overnight).
• The beautiful sound of their singing has often been said to resemble that of a robin that’s had singing lessons.

Baltimore Oriole

• The colors of the male resemble the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore, for which it is named.
• Males are often recognized by their loud flutey whistle.
• Forage for insects, nectar, and berries in trees and shrubs.
• Migrate in flocks to Mexico, Central America, and northern portions of South America.

Condition:
Good, No Damage, Chips or Wear

Size:
12 Birds
3" X 2 1/2" X 2 1/2"