Backyard Birds

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THE FIELD GUIDE

The Backyard Birds of Canada

Yellow bird with black and white markings on a white background

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Black-capped chickadee on a white background

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Blue jay bird on a white background

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Gray and white bird on a white background

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Black and white bird with a red spot on its head against a white background

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Bird with red head and brown body on a white background

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Dove on a white background

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Red cardinal bird on a white background

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Bird with brown and white plumage on a white background

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

Bird with brown and blue plumage on a white background

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Black-capped chickadee on a white background

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

Bird with iridescent plumage on a white background

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Small bird with a red patch on its head against a white background

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Bird with colorful plumage on a white background

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Woodpecker on a white background

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

Woodpecker with a red patch on a white background

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Bird with yellow and black plumage on a white background

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

Red and brown bird on a white background

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Woodpecker with black and white pattern on a white background

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Bird with a white background

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Black bird with a red and yellow patch on its wing against a white background

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Song sparrow on a white background

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Bird with a tufted crest on a white background

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

White-breasted nuthatch bird on a white background

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Black crow on a white background

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Robin bird on a white background

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Bird with black, orange, and white plumage on a white background

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Bird with blue and brown feathers on a white background

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Blue and white bird with a black beak on a white background

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Bird with a white background

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Bird with brown and beige plumage on a white background

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Small bird with a red cap on a white background

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Blue and orange bird on a white background

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Brown bird on a white background

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Bird with brown and white plumage on a white background

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Gray bird on a white background

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Gray and white bird on a white background

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Red bird with black and white markings on a white background

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

Red and brown bird on a white background

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Bird with black, white, and red plumage on a white background

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Red bird with black wings on a white background

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Bird with white, brown, and black plumage on a white background

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

White-throated sparrow on a white background

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Bird with gray, black, and yellow plumage on a white background

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

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