Guide to North American Birds | Audubon
WEBCardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings. One of our most popular birds, the Cardinal is the official state bird of no fewer than seven eastern states. Abundant in the Southeast, it has been extending its range northward for decades, and it now brightens winter days with its color and its whistled song as far north as southeastern Canada.
National Audubon Society
WEBAnd, of course, we have birds. Birds delight and connect people across cultural, generational, and geographic boundaries. They inspire us to be better. And for 118 years, birds have been the heart and soul of Audubon. How You Can Help. Common Raven. Photo: Vicki Jauron/Audubon Photography Awards.
Get to Know These 20 Common Birds | Audubon
WEBJan 31, 2018 · American Robin. American Robin. Photo: Donald Metzner/Great Backyard Bird Count. Perhaps no other North American bird is as familiar to the general public as the American Robin. Widespread, common, and conspicuous, these medium-size birds can be found in every state in the Lower 48, every Canadian province, and Alaska.
Learn to Identify Five Owls by Their Calls | Audubon
WEBOct 16, 2015 · This tufted, yellow-eyed fellow is the owl world's version of Barry White. Its gravelly hoots carry far, and sound almost like a muffled foghorn from a distance. When pairs chant together the female goes first, followed closely by the male. The second and third hoots in their series tend to be the shortest. Great Horned Owls can be found all ...
Identifying Birds | Audubon
WEBBird ID is like solving a puzzle. A Northern Cardinal's crimson feathers, an American Robin's round shape, a White-breasted Nuthatch's acrobatics—these traits are the pieces that will help you put together a successful ID. And the longer you observe a bird, the more pieces you'll pick up. But as even the most experienced birders know ...
Peregrine Falcon | Audubon Field Guide
WEBAt a Glance. One of the world's fastest birds; in power-diving from great heights to strike prey, the Peregrine may possibly reach 200 miles per hour. Regarded by falconers and biologists alike as one of the noblest and most spectacular of all birds of prey. Although it is found on six continents, the Peregrine is uncommon in most areas; it was ...
Indigo Bunting | Audubon Field Guide
WEBAt a Glance. In parts of the East, Indigo Bunting may be the most abundant songbird, with the deep-blue males singing along every roadside. The plain brown females are seen far less often, and they have good reason to be inconspicuous: they do almost all the work of caring for the eggs and young, hidden away in dense thickets.
How to Tell a Raven From a Crow | Audubon
WEBOct 22, 2012 · A raven's strut is often punctuated by a few two-footed hops (see video below). By voice. While crows caw and purr, ravens croak and scream bloody murder. Listen and compare the American Crow to the Common Raven: American Crow: Common Raven: In flight. Ravens ride the thermals and soar, whereas crows do more flapping.
Pileated Woodpecker | Audubon Field Guide
WEBA big, dashing bird with a flaming crest, the largest woodpecker in North America (except the Ivory-bill, which is almost certainly extinct). Excavating deep into rotten wood to get at the nests of carpenter ants, the Pileated leaves characteristic rectangular holes in dead trees. This species became rare in eastern North America with clearing ...
Northern Bobwhite | Audubon Field Guide
WEBDescription. 8-11" (20-28 cm). Contrasting pale eyebrow and throat, buff on female, white on male. Reddish-brown body, very short tail. See other chunky birds of fields, such as meadowlarks. Male of endangered Sonoran race, "Masked Bobwhite" (being reintroduced in Arizona), has black face, rusty chest.