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- American Robin. Turdus migratorius. A beautiful thrush that features a rusty red breast and a dark head and back. Look for a white throat and white splotches around the eyes.
- American Tree Sparrow. Spizelloides arborea. Both sexes are rusty colored on their round head. Their face is gray with a brown streak by their eyes. The body is gray with reddish-brown, white, and black streaks.
- Cooper’s Hawk. Accipiter cooperii. Bluish-gray upperparts with pale undersides with dense reddish barring. Black cap and red eyes. Relatively small, strongly hooked bill.
- White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis. Both sexes look almost the same. Males have a black cap on the top of their heads. Females display a lighter, more gray crown.
- Snow Bunting
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Common Redpoll
- Evening Grosbeak
- Tufted Titmouse
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
- Lapland Longspur
Snow Buntingis a rare bird that has adapted to live in very cold environments. It is found in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia, but its range extends southwards to include northern Canada, Alaska and Scandinavia. They are also sometimes seen in some mountainous areas of the southern United States during winter. Their habitat ranges f...
The Dark-Eyed Juncois a small bird found in colder climates throughout North America. It has the most northerly range of any songbird species living within the contiguous United States. Its range extends from the eastern coast of Canada to Texas and New Mexico, as well as parts of Alaska. They live year round in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho an...
The Black-capped Chickadeeis a small, non-migratory songbird that breeds in the United States and Canada. In North America, it inhabits the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and Maine south through New England, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Appalachia as far west as Texas. Its habitat ranges from dense forest, scrubby brushland, wet meadows to open...
The Red-breasted Nuthatchis a small, insectivorous bird found in North America. It prefers to live near open woodlands deciduous forests, rural farmlands, and suburban areas and can be found as far north as Alaska and as far south as the high mountains of Mexico. In the western part of its range it is most common at higher elevations, but on occasi...
The Common Redpollis a small, typically found in the boreal forests of North America and Eurasia. They have been seen from Alaska to Labrador, throughout most of Canada’s territory, and down into parts of Scandinavia. In winter, they migrate southwards to the taiga regions that stretch across Asia from Eastern Europe through Siberia. The redpolls l...
The Evening Grosbeakis a small bird that is a member of the finch family. These birds will occasionally show up to feeders in cold weather. They can be found in eastern North America from southern Ontario to Texas and north to the northern United States, but they can also be found as far south as Guatemala and Panama. In North America, they typical...
The Tufted Titmouseis a small songbird that can be found in North America. They are found from Eastern Canada to the Gulf Coast and as far west as Texas. They can be found as high up as 1300 meters (4265 feet) elevation on some mountain ranges such as the Appalachian Mountains. Their habitat includes brushy edges of deciduous forests, woodlands, sh...
The Bohemian Waxwingis a medium-sized bird of the family Bombycillidae, and a winter visitor to the Northern Hemisphere. This migratory species breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It winters primarily in southern Canada and the United States, from California to Virginia. This species of migratory bird can be found in habitats rangin...
The Cedar Waxwingis a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Bombycillidae. The range of this North American species extends from the southern United States to South America, including Mexico and Central America. These birds live in northern climates, so they are used to snow and cold weather. Despite this, the waxwings must still find ways to k...
The Lapland Longspuris a species of bird that can be found in the boreal forests and tundra regions of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. They are migratory birds with their breeding grounds in Scandinavia and Russia and their wintering grounds in western Canada. The habitat of this species includes Arctic regions, northern boreal forests, p...
- Black-capped Chickadee. The Black-capped Chickadee is a cute bird with a big round head and tiny body. These birds will happily feed at backyard feeders and investigate everything, including you!
- American Crow. American crows are large all-black birds that make a hoarse, cawing sound. Corvus brachyrhynchos. Length: 15.8-20.9 in (40-53 cm) Weight: 11.2-21.9 oz (316-620 g)
- Dark-eyed Junco. Dark-eyed Juncos are sparrows that are different colors depending on the state. They are generally slate-colored in the east and black, white, and brown in the west.
- Downy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpeckers are small birds that are common at backyard feeders. They are often mixed in with other birds, such as chickadees and nuthatches.
Jul 10, 2024 · These rotund birds, which each weigh about a pound, use their feathered feet like snowshoes to float across the top of the snow in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. In the winter, their...
Feb 27, 2015 · North America is home to four species of nuthatch, each with special strategies to survive cold winter months. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis): In winter, White-breasted Nuthatches survive by staying in mixed flocks and using caching to have a steady supply of food.
Feb 4, 2021 · Check out our illustrated post for lists of common winter species, bird survival techniques, cold-weather dangers, tips to help winter birds & much more.
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Results from the 2007 Great Backyard Bird Count found that the following 10 species were the most common birds in North America last winter: Northern Cardinal. Dark-eyed Junco. Mourning Dove. Blue Jay. Downy Woodpecker. American Goldfinch. House Finch. Tufted Titmouse. American Crow. House Sparrow. Other highlights of the 2007 Count include:
