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Common birds
Some birds are present year-round, others are seasonal.- Black-capped Chickadee (black cap & bib, white cheeks, smaller than a sparrow, "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" voice)
- Pine Siskin (heavily streaked brown finch, some yellow on wings & tail base, pointed bill, social bird)
- American Goldfinch
- Purple Finch
- American Crow
- Downy Woodpecker
- Ruffed Grouse
- Herring Gull (red spot on bill, pink legs, black wing tips with white spots)
- Eastern Phoebe
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Veery
- Cedar Waxwing
- Song Sparrow
- Common Yellow Throat
Other birds include (partial list)
- Bald Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Killdeer
- Spotted Sandpiper
- American Woodcock
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Alder Flycatcher
- Blue Jay
- Northern Raven
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Nashville Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Black-and-White Warbler
- American Redstart (warbler)
- Ovenbird (warbler)
- Mourning Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- White-throated Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Evening Grosbeak
Bird identification tips
When you see a bird make at least 3 observations*, such as:Location: where exactly did you see the bird (water, forest, field, feeder, tree top, tree trunk, lower branch, on the ground, roadside, trail side, shoreline, etc.)Body size: compare to a known bird (smaller than a...bigger than a... plump like a...slender like a...)Colors & markings: on wings, tail, back, belly, rump, head (stripe above, through, or below eye, eye ring, etc.)Other: shape, length & color of tail, legs, bill (long, short, thick, thin, curved, straight) sounds or movements (travel alone or in groups, in-flight wing position--soaring, flapping, flap & glide, etc.)*Jot down observation notes as soon as possible to help in identification.