Explore birds in your area and learn to identify them by habitat, season, sound, and visible traits.
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...
Ontario supports 11 species of owls, reflecting the province’s wide range of habitats and climatic zones. These include widespread residents, highly localized boreal specialists, and rare visitors that occur only under specific conditions...
Florida is a focal area for ibises in the eastern United States, with five species documented across the state’s varied wetlands. These range from the widespread white ibis to the locally breeding glossy ibis and the rare white-faced ibis...
Across North America, the most familiar black-and-red birds include the red-winged blackbird, red-headed woodpecker, and scarlet tanager, as well as a number of other widespread or locally occurring species. This guide explains how to identify these...
