Bird Species

Don’t let the Gray Catbird fool you with its mimic calls. It can easily imitate the songs of other popular...

When you’re watching for this songbird, look out below. The Eastern Towhee spends most of its time on the ground,...

Eastern Phoebes made ornithological history in 1804 when John James Audubon tied silver thread on the legs of nestlings -...

Frequent backyard visitors, Downy Woodpeckers may form pairs very early in the season, tapping out their courtship song on a...

There are more than a dozen recognized “races” of the dark-eyed junco, from the most basic slate-gray with a white...

A lucky observer might see a row of sociable Cedar Waxwings perched on a branch, passing a berry down...

The loud, ringing call of the Carolina Wren is one of the commonest sounds of southeastern woods, where it is...

It’s one of the friendliest fliers in North America, and many have convinced the Black-Capped Chickadee to eat from their...

This average-size songbird is the standard by which all other songbirds are measured. Many consider the American Robin's bright red...

You won’t attract the Eastern Bluebird to your yard with seed, but there is another secret ingredient that will surely...

I think this Broad-billed Hummingbird is one of the most brilliantly colored birds that can be found in the United

Chances are good that if you've seen and identified this bird before, you know it as the Common Moorhen (Gallinula...

This is a photo of a young Chimney Swift on it’s first flight after being released from my local wildlife

The American coot looks like a black duck with a white beak, but it's actually a member of the rail...

I began my journey to creating welcoming wildlife habitat gardens because of a very persistent Chickadee. I had just bought