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
Hairy Woodpecker	Northern Cardinal - Male	Northern Cardinal - Female
Blue Jay	Cedar Waxwing	Mourning Dove
White-breasted Nuthatch	White-breasted Nuthatch	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird	American Goldfinch - Male Non-Breeding Plumage	Goldfinch - Male Breeding Plumage
Red-winged Blackbird - Male	Red-winged Blackbird - Female	Red-winged Blackbird - Female
Common Grackle	Common Grackle	American Crow
American Robin	Dark-eyed Junco	Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco	White-throated Sparrow	White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow - First Winter	Harris's Sparrow	Harris's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow	Tufted Titmouse	House Finch - Female
House Finch - Male	House Finch - Male	Purple Finch - Male
Purple Finch - Female	Black-capped Chickadee	Carolina Wren
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Sharp-shinned Hawk - Juvenile	Cooper's Hawk