Birds in the yard month by month

[1] January

Species profiles

Northern cardinal

Carolina and black-capped chickadee

Tufted titmouse

Carolina wren

Song sparrow

[2] February

Species profiles

Downy woodpecker and hairy woodpecker

Red-bellied woodpecker and hairy woodpecker

Pileated woodpecker

Northern flicker

[3] March

Species profiles

American robin

Eastern bluebird

Red-winged blackbird and common grackle

Brown-headed cowbird

Purple martin

[4] April

Species profiles

House wren

Eastern phoebe and eastern wood-pewee

Blue-gray gnatcatcher

Yellow-throated warbler

Baltimore oriole

[5] May

Species profiles

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Indigo bunting

Rose-breasted grosbeak

American goldfinch

Yellow warbler

[6] June

Species profiles

Northern mockingbird

Gray catbird

Brown thrasher

Eastern meadowlark

Chipping sparrow

[7] July

Species profiles

Barn swallow

Eastern towhee

Common yellowthroat

Killdeer

Eastern kingbird

[8] August

Species profile

Red-tailed hawk or red-shouldered hawk?

Cooper's hawk or sharp-shinned hawk?

American kestrel

Turkey vulture, black vulture or buzzard?

[9] September

Species profiles

Blue jay

Cedar waxwing

American crow or fish crow?

Tree swallow

European starling and house sparrow

[10] October

Species profiles

White-throated sparrow and white-crowned sparrow

Dark-eyed junco

White-breasted nuthatch and red-breasted nuthatch

House finch or purple finch

[11] November

Species profiles

Mourning dove

Canada goose

Mallard

Wild turkey

Great blue heron

[12] December

Species profile

Great horned owl

Barred owl

Yellow-rumped warbler

Fox sparrow

Field sparrow

Habitat counts : final good words.