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The Songbird Christmas Ornaments From The Danbury Mint

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

• Brown Thrasher

  • The Brown Thrasher has a repertoire of over 1,000 different songs, some of which are replications of songs they’ve heard from other types of birds.
  • The Brown Thrasher was designated the official state bird of Georgia in 1970.
  • Both males and females sit on their eggs and help to feed the young.
  • Brown Thrashers favor dense undergrowth and thick vegetation, making them relatively hidden and difficult to study compared to other birds.

• Scott's Oriole

  • Because their songs can be heard throughout the day, they are known to be early risers, beginning to sing just before sunrise.
  • The Scott’s Oriole’s breeding season is dependent on the blooming of its favorite plant, the yucca.
  • They are mainly insectivores, but they will occasionally feed on nectar and fruit from desert plants.

• Black-headed Grosbeak

  • Males and females both sit on the eggs, feed the young, and defend their territory when necessary.
  • When migrating, males often head south before females.
  • Black-headed Grosbeaks can protect themselves from one of their predators, the Monarch Butterfly, as they can eat them despite the toxins present in the butterfly species' body.

• Acorn Woodpecker

  • True to their name, Acorn Woodpeckers stockpile thousands of acorns every year by squeezing them into holes they’ve drilled in trees for this purpose.
  • Acorn Woodpeckers often live in groups of up to 12 birds, sharing the duties of raising young and guarding the stockpiled acorns.
  • While all females in the group are responsible for laying eggs, each female will destroy any eggs already in the nest when she lays her own.

• Bullock's Oriole

  • Because they often mate with each other, Bullock’s Orioles and Baltimore Orioles were once considered the same species in the past (called the Northern Oriole).
  • Bullock’s Orioles create hanging nests for their eggs.
  • Male and female Bullock’s Orioles sing songs that are slightly different from one another, especially at the end of the song.

• Cerulean Warbler

  • The adult male has pale blue upperparts, while females and younger birds have grey or greenish upperparts.
  • When leaving the nest, a female Cerulean Warbler’s first “jump” from the nest often lasts longer than expected, as the bird will only spread its wings to fly once she is below the nest.

• European Starling

  • The European Starling population in North America descended from about 100 birds that were set loose in New York’s Central Park during the 1890s after a Shakespeare enthusiast wanted to introduce every bird mentioned by Shakespeare into North America.
  • Male starlings choose the nest site and use it to attract females, building the nest before mating takes place.
  • They can learn the calls of up to 20 different bird species.

• Brown-headed Nuthatch

  • Unlike most other birds, the Brown-headed Nuthatch uses a piece of bark as a tool to dig for food and cover up its food supply.
  • It has a sharp nail-like beak used to break open seeds.
  • The Brown-headed Nuthatch, along with the Pygmy Nuthatch, are the world’s smallest nuthatches.

• Eastern Meadowlark

  • Contrary to its name, the Eastern Meadowlark is not part of the lark family but of the blackbird family.
  • Although nearly identical in appearance, Eastern and Western Meadowlarks’ songs sound different to bird experts. The two species also refuse to mate with each other.
  • The female builds the nest by herself, sometimes making roofs and tunnels that lead to the nest.

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

  • True to its name, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker feeds on sap, which they obtain by drilling neat rows of small holes into trees and sucking out the sap.
  • They also eat insects that are attracted to the sap.
  • The sound they make when drilling into trees to obtain sap can sometimes be heard as far as a half-mile away.

Condition:
Good, No Damage, Chips or Wear

Size:
(10) Birds
3" X 2 1/2" X 2 1/2"