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Common
Backyard Birds of the East
This sub-set of Familiar Eastern Birds shows 20 species found in urban and suburban
habitats in the Northeastern US. It includes many species likely to be found visiting
a backyard feeding station.
Common Name | Scientific
Name | Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus
asio | Rock Dove | Columba livia | Mourning
Dove | Zenaida macroura | Ruby-throated
Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | Downy
Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | Northern
"Yellow-shafted" Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Blue
Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | American
Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Black-capped
Chickadee | Poecile atricappilus | Tufted
Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | White-breasted
Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | House
Wren | Troglodytes aedon | American
Robin | Turdus migratorius | Northern
Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Gray
Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | European
Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Cedar
Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | Northern
Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | Dark-eyed
"Slate-colored" Junco | Junco hyemalis | Song
Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | Common
Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | House
Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | American
Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | House
Sparrow | Passer domesticu |
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