Common
Backyard Birds of the East Slide Set
This sub-set of Familiar Eastern Birds shows 20 species found in urban and suburban
habitats in the Northeastern US. It includes many species likely to be found visiting
a backyard feeding station.
| Common Name | Scientific
Name | | Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus
asio | | Rock Dove | Columba livia | | Mourning
Dove | Zenaida macroura | | Ruby-throated
Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | | Downy
Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | | Northern
"Yellow-shafted" Flicker | Colaptes auratus | | Blue
Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | | American
Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | | Black-capped
Chickadee | Poecile atricappilus | | Tufted
Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | | White-breasted
Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | | House
Wren | Troglodytes aedon | | American
Robin | Turdus migratorius | | Northern
Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | | Gray
Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | | European
Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | | Cedar
Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | | Northern
Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | | Dark-eyed
"Slate-colored" Junco | Junco hyemalis | | Song
Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | | Common
Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | | House
Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | | American
Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | | House
Sparrow | Passer domesticu |
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