Explore birds in your area and learn to identify them by habitat, season, sound, and visible traits.
North America hosts a small but distinctive assemblage of cranes, dominated by two native breeding species and supplemented by a handful of exceptionally rare Eurasian vagrants. All cranes belong to the family Gruidae and are large, long-legged...
British Columbia supports the richest hummingbird community in Canada, with five species occurring regularly across the province as residents or seasonal breeders. These are joined by a small number of additional species that appear only as rare...
New Hampshire supports 11 species of owls, shaped by its position between temperate forests and the southern edge of the boreal zone. These include four regular resident species that occur predictably across forested landscapes, towns, and rural...
Rhode Island supports a compact but well-defined community of seven woodpecker species, shaped by the state’s mix of mature forests, wetlands, suburban landscapes, and open edges. The group includes several common year-round residents that are...
Rhode Island supports a small but distinctive assemblage of owls, with eight species recorded in the state across the year. These include a core group of resident woodland owls that occupy forests, parks, and suburban landscapes year-round...
Alberta is home to a diverse range of owls, with 14 species found across the province’s varied landscapes. These include a core group of widespread resident owls, several species closely tied to boreal forests, grasslands, or parkland, and a...
North America hosts a diverse array of yellow birds found across a wide range of habitats in the United States and Canada. These include familiar feeder visitors such as goldfinches, woodland and forest birds like warblers and tanagers that flash...
Ontario supports 10 species of woodpeckers, reflecting the province’s broad range of forest types, disturbance regimes, and seasonal conditions. These include common year-round residents, localized boreal specialists closely tied to northern...
North America supports a wide variety of red birds that occur in many different habitats and situations across the United States and Canada. These include cardinals often seen at feeders and in shrubby areas, tanagers of forest canopies, several...
Ontario supports 10 species of hawks, reflecting the province’s wide range of habitats and migration pathways. These include a core group of buteos and accipiters, seven of which occur regularly and two that appear only as rare migrants, along...
