Bird Species

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...

You won’t have to see this brash blue bird to know it’s on its way to pillage your feeder of...

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...

The American Goldfinch is one of the last songbirds to breed each summer. By the time they have young in...

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