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Black Capped Chickadee

Black Capped Chickadee

The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, nonmigratory, North American songbird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests.

brown headed cowbird

brown headed cowbird

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America.

Common Grackle

Common Grackle

The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid found in large numbers through much of North America.

Cooper Hawk

Cooper Hawk

Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern birds to Mexico.

Cornell University Birds

Cornell University Birds

Dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world, the Cornell Lab joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action.

downy woodpecker

downy woodpecker

The downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America.

European Starlings

European Starlings

The common starling or European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae.

Goldfinch

Goldfinch

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family.

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae.

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985).