Birds
Feeder birds, raptors, woodpeckers and migrants, with the field marks that separate look-alikes.
36 field notes
- How to Identify a Blue Jay (Field Marks and Calls)FN-0245 · · 7 min read
- Bald Eagle vs. Golden Eagle: How to Tell Them ApartFN-0236 · · 8 min read
- How to Identify a Northern Cardinal (Male vs. Female)FN-0228 · · 7 min read
- What Is the Woodpecker With the Red Head and Zebra-Striped Back? Identifying the Red-Bellied WoodpeckerFN-0196 · · 6 min read
- Crow vs. Raven: How to Tell Them ApartFN-0192 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Tiny Brown Bird Spiraling Up the Tree Trunk? Identifying the Brown CreeperFN-0189 · · 6 min read
- Purple Finch vs. House Finch: How to Tell the Two Red Feeder Finches ApartFN-0180 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Big Flock of Turkeys Marching Through the Yard in Fall? Understanding Wild Turkey FlocksFN-0178 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Brown Woodpecker Hopping Around on My Lawn? Identifying the Northern FlickerFN-0176 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Tiny, Restless Bird Flitting Through the Trees in Fall? Identifying KingletsFN-0173 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Tiny, Colorful Falcon Hovering Over the Field or Perched on a Wire? Identifying the American KestrelFN-0169 · · 6 min read
- Where Did All the Robins Go? Why Robins Flock, Wander, and Seem to Vanish in FallFN-0166 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Crow-Sized Woodpecker With the Flaming Red Crest? Identifying the Pileated WoodpeckerFN-0162 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Tiny Bird With the Black Cap and Bib at My Feeder? Identifying ChickadeesFN-0163 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Little Bird Climbing Head-First Down the Tree Trunk? Identifying NuthatchesFN-0160 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Little Gray Bird That Showed Up When It Got Cold? Identifying the Dark-Eyed JuncoFN-0158 · · 5 min read
- What Are the Sleek, Crested Birds Stripping My Berry Tree? Identifying Cedar WaxwingsFN-0156 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Little Yellowish Bird Passing Through in Fall? Identifying Confusing Fall WarblersFN-0153 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Big Hawk on the Fence Post or Soaring Over the Highway? Identifying the Red-Tailed HawkFN-0150 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Owl I Hear Hooting at Night? Identifying Common Owls by Their CallsFN-0152 · · 6 min read
- What Is the Sparrow With a White Throat and Yellow Spot? Identifying the White-Throated SparrowFN-0148 · · 6 min read
- Downy or Hairy Woodpecker? How to Tell the Two Look-Alike Feeder Birds ApartFN-0144 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Neat Rows of Holes in My Tree Bark? Yellow-Bellied SapsuckerFN-0138 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Tall Gray Birds Flying High and Rattling Overhead? Sandhill Crane MigrationFN-0135 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Birds Pouring Into a Chimney at Dusk? Chimney SwiftsFN-0129 · · 6 min read
- Why Are the Geese Flying in a V and Honking Overhead? Canada Goose MigrationFN-0128 · · 5 min read
- What Are the Hundreds of Hawks Circling in a Tornado? Broad-Winged Hawk MigrationFN-0123 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Huge Flocks of Black Birds Swirling in Fall? Starlings, Grackles, and BlackbirdsFN-0120 · · 6 min read
- Turkey Vulture or Black Vulture? How to Tell the Two Soaring Scavengers ApartFN-0117 · · 6 min read
- What Are the Birds Swirling Overhead at Dusk in Late August? Understanding Nighthawk MigrationFN-0111 · · 5 min read
- Is That a Cooper’s Hawk or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk? How to Tell the Backyard Bird-Hunters ApartFN-0081 · · 6 min read
- Where Did My Hummingbirds Go? Understanding the Fall MigrationFN-0068 · · 5 min read
- Why Is the Cardinal or Blue Jay at My Feeder Bald? The Late-Summer Molt ExplainedFN-0062 · · 5 min read
- What Is the Bright Yellow Bird at My Feeder? Identifying the American GoldfinchFN-0058 · · 5 min read
- How to Identify a Bird: A Beginner's Field GuideFN-0017 · · 6 min read
- How to Identify a Feather You FoundFN-0005 · · 5 min read
Field guides
- Common Birds of Florida: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of Texas: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of California: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of Ohio: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of Pennsylvania: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of Michigan: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of New York: Identification Guide
- Common Birds of Illinois: Identification Guide
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