Backyard Birds of Winter
Thanks to Project FeederWatch, we have good data on the birds that are most likely to visit yards and feeders in our membership area in winter. Here are 29 of our most common species, photographed locally by JAS President Jim Bresnahan. Click on the photos to enlarge and read general descriptions, adapted from the Audubon phone app. Links go to detailed information, including songs and calls, in National Audubon's online Guide to North American Birds. And read our Backyard Bird Blog for weekly news and tips from our Project FeederWatch station.
 Red-bellied Woodpecker |  Downy Woodpecker |  Northern Flicker |
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 Hairy Woodpecker |  Northern Cardinal - Male |  Northern Cardinal - Female |
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 Blue Jay |  Cedar Waxwing |  Mourning Dove |
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 White-breasted Nuthatch |  White-breasted Nuthatch |  Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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 Eastern Bluebird |  American Goldfinch - Male Non-Breeding Plumage |  Goldfinch - Male Breeding Plumage |
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 Red-winged Blackbird - Male |  Red-winged Blackbird - Female |  Red-winged Blackbird - Female |
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 Common Grackle |  Common Grackle |  American Crow |
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 American Robin |  Dark-eyed Junco |  Spotted Towhee |
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 Dark-eyed Junco |  White-throated Sparrow |  White-crowned Sparrow |
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 White-crowned Sparrow - First Winter |  Harris's Sparrow |  Harris's Sparrow |
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 Lincoln's Sparrow |  Tufted Titmouse |  House Finch - Female |
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 House Finch - Male |  House Finch - Male |  Purple Finch - Male |
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 Purple Finch - Female |  Black-capped Chickadee |  Carolina Wren |
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 Sharp-shinned Hawk |  Sharp-shinned Hawk - Juvenile |  Cooper's Hawk |
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