Explore birds in your area and learn to identify them by habitat, season, sound, and visible traits.
Florida supports one of the richest and most distinctive communities of birds of prey in North America, ranging from widespread species such as Turkey Vulture and Red-shouldered Hawk to wetland specialists like Snail Kite and Osprey, as well as...
Purple is one of the rarest bird colors in North America, making any bird with a noticeable violet, plum, or purple sheen especially memorable. Some species, such as Purple Gallinules, Purple Martins, and male Varied Buntings, show extensive purple...
Connecticut’s hummingbird community is centered on the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the state’s only regular breeding species and a familiar summer visitor to gardens, forest edges, parks, and backyard feeders. During fall and winter, it is...
Alberta supports a small but distinctive group of hummingbirds. Ruby-throated, Rufous, and Calliope Hummingbirds form the core breeding species, each associated with different parts of the province ranging from boreal mixedwood forests and parkland...
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...
