Survival Strategies of Birds

Survival Strategies of Birds
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Lapland Longspur	Back to Oregon Bird Choices
During most of the year, a bird's chief task is survival. For the Tufted Titmouse, typical of many songbirds, the season for display, courtship, and nesting in most areas of the united States lasts only from March through June. The rest of the year is spent in small flocks, flying from tree to bush in search of insects and seeds. In northern regions, the nesting season is even shorter. Arctic-breeding songbirds, such as the Lapland Longspurs, reach their breeding grounds in northern Alaska in late May, and by early July all chicks have hatched. For Lapland Longspurs, the annual cycle involves many months of waiting for the next breeding season. Between breeding seasons, the greatest challenges that birds face in order to survive include finding food and water and avoiding predators.