Backyard Birds
Meet the most common birds that visit backyards, feeders, and gardens across North America. Browse by region to discover the species you're most likely to see from your window.
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Common Backyard Birds (48)
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum