Great Egret |
One day we were surprised to see one standing in our small garden pond! |
Turkey Vulture |
Resident, often seen overhead |
Mississippi Kite |
Seen migrating every August |
Cooper's Hawk |
The feeders sometimes attracts during winter |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
Resident in area seen overhead |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Resident in area seen overhead |
Mourning Dove |
Resident |
White-winged Dove |
Invading area, now resident |
Inca Dove |
Most plentiful in 1980s. Less so after Mourning Doves appeared, Back in 2018 |
Barred Owl |
Resident, heard, not seen |
Eastern Screech-owl |
Resident, has come to bird bath at night, often heard |
Chimney Swift |
Plentiful summer visitor |
Black-chined Hummingbird |
Has wintered |
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird |
Mostly migrant but has bred in area |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Often winters |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
Resident. Less so since few snags. Visits feeder and has brought fledglings to feeder |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Resident. Likes peanut butter |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Winter visitor. Likes peanut butter |
Downy Woodpecker |
Resident. Likes peanut butter |
Pileated Woodpecker |
Resident. Wished they would come to feeder |
Eastern Phoebe |
Winter visitor includes our yard in its territory |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
Summer visitor in green belt |
Red-eyed Vireo |
Summer visitor. Heard not seen |
White-eyed Vireo |
Winter visitor. Heard not seen |
Blue Jay |
Resident. Recovering from west Nile virus |
American Crow |
Resident |
Tufted Titmouse |
Resident likes peanut butter and sunflower seed |
Carolina Chickadee |
Resident likes peanut butter and sunflower seed |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
New (2012) winter visitor likes peanut butter |
Carolina Wren |
Resident likes peanut butter |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Winter visitor likes peanut butter |
American Robin |
Resident forages in yard. Likes bath |
Wood Thrush |
Summer visitor likes daily bath |
Hermit Thrus |
Winter visitor likes daily bath |
Northern Mockingbird |
Resident |
Brown Thrasher |
Winter visitor likes bath |
European Starling* |
Not as prevalent as during the 1980s. Good. |
Cedar Waxwing |
Winter visitor flock cleans out yaupon berries, frustrating the mockingbird |
Orang-crowned Warbler |
Winter visitor likes peanut butter |
Tennessee Warbler |
Occasional migrant |
Nashville Warbler |
Occasional migrant |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Winter visitor likes peanut butter |
Pine Warbler |
Resident comes to feeders only in winter |
Northern Cardinal |
Resident produces several broods per year |
Indigo Bunting |
Rare migrant |
Chipping Sparrow |
Winter visitor likes millet |
White-throated Sparrow |
Winter visitor likes millet |
Red-winged Blackbird |
Resident but not common |
Common Grackle |
Resident. Comes to feeders |
Baltimore Oriole |
Migrant seems to follow hummingbirds to feeders |
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) |
May be nesting. Seen several times at bath summer 2019. |
House Finch |
New resident since the early 00s |
Pine Siskin |
Travels with goldfinches returned in 2012 after 30 year absence |
American Goldfinch |
Winter visitor |
House Sparrow* |
Nuisance feeder raider |
* non native