Are there any northern birds that do NOT fly south for the winter?

Answer 1

yes. there are many birds that do not migrate south for the winter.

if all the birds migrated, there would be no birds left in the north in the winter. since there are birds in the north in the winter, not all birds migrate.

Answer 2

I have lived in Canada all my life. In the extreme northern area of Canada there are few winter birds that remain during winter. However, in the southwestern part of Canada where we have temperatures between 0 and -15F, we do not fly south. Crows, eagles, pigeons, mountain bluebirds, Stellar Jays, mud hens, Canada Geese, doves, hawks, Red Wing blackbirds, magpies. There may be others, but the best way to tell is getting a book like: The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds to read up on them.

Answer 3

Yes... lots of them. I live in Northern Canada there are MANY bird species which do not migrate to escape winter. Black-capped Chickadees, American Goldfinches, Purple Finches, Pine Siskins, Hairy woodpecker(and almost all woodpecker species) Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted nuthatch, American Crow, Great horned Owl, Boreal Owl,(pretty much every owl species stays year round where I live), Pine Grosbeak, White-winged Crossbill, Common Raven, Blue jay, Mourning Dove, Rock Dove/pigeon, Spruce and Ruffed grouse. All of these birds can be seen year round where I live.. and this year because it stayed so mild for so long even the European Starlings have stayed for the winter.

Some that dont stay are of course Canadian geese, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls(some of which do stay but only at the landfills where there is enough heat) Sandhill cranes, Great blue herons, White-throated and White-crowned sparrows, American Robin, Common Grackle, Red-winged blackbird, Dark-eyed Junco, Caspian Tern, Brown Thrasher, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Hooded Merganser, Common Loon, Double crested cormorant, Bald Eagle, Spotted, Sandpiper, Solitary sandpiper, Common nighthawk, Belted Kingfisher, American Bittern,Barn swallows, Tree swallow, Eastern Kingbird etc. Most of the birds that leave for the winter depend on aquatic habitat for their food or insects, they have to leave for winter because they lose their primary food sources, the birds that stay do so because their food is available year round like seeds, fruits, nuts, or carrion and in the case of owls.. mice and rabbits are always around.

Answer 4

i see sparrows out all winter. AND RED birds.

Answer 5

in indiana our cardinals and wood peckers and sparrows stayed all winter, the snowbirds came down from farther north i guess, and our hummingbirds went to mexico i suppose,

Answer 6

yes there is. have ya tried doing a search?

Answer 7

they"re called republicrats who decline perks & paid trips from lobbyists.

Answer 8

owls

Answer 9

dead birds do very little flying.

Answer 10

there would be