Explore birds in your area and learn to identify them by habitat, season, sound, and visible traits.
North America supports a remarkably diverse group of common birds that people encounter every day across cities, suburbs, forests, wetlands, farmland, deserts, and backyard gardens. Some species are closely tied to human settlements and feeders...
Tennessee supports a diverse group of blue birds found across a wide range of habitats, from open farmland, pastures, and wetlands to rivers, reservoirs, mature deciduous forests, forested mountain slopes, and suburban neighborhoods. These include...
Ontario’s hummingbird community is centered around the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the only species regularly found in the province across gardens, forest edges, parks, and cottage-country landscapes. In recent decades, however, improved observation...
North Carolina supports two regularly occurring vulture species that are widely associated with open landscapes, farmland, forests, river valleys, roadsides, and other areas where carrion is available. Turkey Vultures are the more widespread and...
Ontario supports a diverse range of yellow birds across habitats ranging from backyard gardens and open farmland to wetlands, boreal forest, and shrubby woodland edges. These include familiar species such as goldfinches, alongside meadowlarks of...
Arkansas is home to a diverse group of blue birds found across a wide range of habitats, from open pasturelands and croplands to rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, mature forests, and suburban neighborhoods. These include familiar species such as the...
Alabama supports two regularly occurring eagle species, each associated with different habitats and seasonal patterns across the state. The Bald Eagle is the more widespread and regularly observed species, occurring near large rivers, reservoirs...
North Carolina supports a small but varied group of owls found across the state’s forests, wetlands, farmland, coastal marshes, and mountain ridges. Some species, such as the Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl, remain widespread year-round and are...
California supports a diverse group of herons found across a wide range of wetland habitats, from coastal estuaries and tidal lagoons to inland marshes, rivers, and agricultural landscapes. These species range from large, familiar waders that are...
North Carolina supports a diverse range of yellow birds across its varied landscapes, from familiar backyard species such as goldfinches and orioles to meadowlarks of open farmland and warblers moving through forests, thickets, and wetlands during...
