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The Photographic Ark of Backyard Birds

The Yard Birds.

Here you can find a picture of each species of birds I’ve seen in or flying above my yard (that I’ve managed to photograph), since I officially started tallying them on eBird in 2020.

Mallards
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
American Robin
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Hermit Thrush
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Crow
American Crow
Common Grackle
Common Grackle
Turkey Vulture
American Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Purple Finch
Purple Finch (and Chipping Sparrow)
Chipping Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Osprey
White-throated Sparrow
Broad-winged Hawk
Northern Flicker
Tree Swallow
Mourning Dove
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Raven
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Palm Warbler
House Finch
House Finch
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebirds
Sharp-shinned Hawk
European Starling
European Starling
Pine Siskin
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Saw-whet Owl
American Redstart
Ring-billed Gull
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Wild Turkeys
Bald Eagle
Brown Creeper
Canada Geese
Great Blue Heron
Baltimore Oriole
Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird
Swainson’s Thrush
Ovenbird
House Wren
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Tennessee Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
American Tree Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Cooper’s Hawk
Savannah Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager

If you like written lists, see the full Yard Bird list.

To Learn More:

Want to learn more about birds? I recommend The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds, its Merlin ID app, and (if you want to go deep) Birds of the World. Also, Audubon, the American Bird Conservancy, and any number of field guides are excellent resources.

I’ve also shared some thoughts and suggestions about Ethical Birding and Nature Photography.

All photos copyright Alicia MacLeay / Click on an image to see it full size

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