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# Wild Bird Guide

Wild Birds Unlimited of Central PA

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## Posts

- [What To Do If You Find a Baby Bird on the Ground](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/what-to-do-if-you-find-a-baby-bird-on-the-ground/) - Learn what to do if you find a baby bird on the ground. Discover how to identify fledglings and nestlings and when a bird truly needs help.
- [How to Clean Bird Feeders and Bird Baths](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/how-to-clean-bird-feeders-and-bird-baths/) - Giving food and water to your backyard birds provides additional calories and nutrients. Learn how to clean bird feeders and bird baths with this helpful guide.
- [Feeding Mealworms to Your Birds](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/feeding-mealworms-to-your-birds/) - Not all of your birds are seed-eaters. Some birds, like bluebirds, catbirds, wrens, robins, warblers, and many others, are more likely to visit if you offer insects, like mealworms.
- [Rare Herons: Yellow-crowned Night Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/rare-herons-yellow-crowned-night-heron/) - Of the seven species of herons that nest each year in Pennsylvania, the Yellow-crowned Night Heron is one of the least common.
- [Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/blue-gray-gnatcatcher/) - Weighing less than a third of an ounce, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is smaller than almost all other Pennsylvania birds.
- [Phoebes Return: Eastern Phoebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/eastern-phoebe/) - A fun sign of spring is the persistent song of the Eastern Phoebe, which returns to the Susquehanna Valley each year during the month of March.
- [Palm Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/palm-warbler/) - This week I came across a different kind of "tail-pumper" with a flock of Palm Warblers passing through on migration.
- [Life Bird: Virginia's Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/life-bird-virginias-warbler/) - I was excited to learn that another birder had found a Virginia's Warbler in PA. It's the first time that species has ever been reported in Pennsylvania.
- [Great Egret](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/great-egret/) - I saw my first Great Egret of the year this week. Egrets leave our area during the winter, flying closer to the coast where unfrozen water is easier to find.
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/northern-mockingbird/) - Spring is one of the best times to hear the song of the Northern Mockingbird. They sing during all seasons, but their songs are more complicated in spring.
- [Singing Juncos: Dark-Eyed Junco](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/singing-juncos-dark-eyed-junco/) - One of my favorite signs of spring starting each year is the soft, faintly musical, trilling song of the Dark-eyed Junco.
- [American Black Duck](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/american-black-duck/) - Look closely at a flock of Mallards this time of year, and you might find a similar species, the American Black Duck.
- [Ross's Goose vs Snow Goose](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/rosss-goose-vs-snow-goose/) - Each year in late winter and early spring, tens of thousands of Snow Geese pass through our area. Some Ross's Geese are undertaking a similar journey.
- [Cooper's Hawk: A Backyard Predator](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/coopers-hawk-a-backyard-predator/) - Few predators are more dangerous to your backyard birds than the Cooper's Hawk. Their short wings and long tail give them agility to chase down other birds.
- [Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-bellied-sapsucker/) - The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a migratory species of woodpecker that nests across the northernmost third of Pennsylvania.
- [Get Ready for Spring Bird Feeding: Updated for 2026](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/get-ready-for-spring-bird-feeding/) - Get ready for spring bird feeding! Migrant birds will arrive soon in our area, replacing winter birds like Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows.
- [Rough-legged Hawk](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/rough-legged-hawk/) - I came across one of my favorite birds while driving west on a Pennsylvania highway this week: the beautiful Rough-legged Hawk.
- [Helping Your Birds in the Coldest Part of Winter](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/helping-your-birds-in-the-coldest-part-of-winter/) - Wild Birds Unlimited is here to help with a few species-specific tips to help you with attracting more birds to your yard.
- [Surviving Winter: Golden-crowned Kinglets](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/surviving-winter-golden-crowned-kinglets/) - Winter is challenging for small birds like Carolina Chickadees, which weigh less than half an ounce, and Golden-crowned Kinglets, which weigh even less.
- [Attracting More Birds](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/attracting-more-birds/) - Wild Birds Unlimited is here to help with a few species-specific tips to help you with attracting more birds to your yard.
- [Keep Track of Birds Visiting Your Yard with a Yard List](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/keep-track-of-birds-visiting-your-yard-with-a-yard-list/) - Many birders keep several lists of birds. One of my favorite lists to keep is my yard list, which includes birds I can see from my yard or visit my yard.
- [Yellow-rumped Warblers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-rumped-warblers/) - Winter is the best time of the year to see the Yellow-rumped Warbler in the Susquehanna Valley. Some spend the winter as far north as Canada.
- [Field Birds: Horned Larks](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/field-birds-horned-larks/) - Freshly fallen snow can be a great birding opportunity. Birds like Horned Larks that live in fields are usually pretty hard to find.
- [Hawks and Highways](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/hawks-and-highways/) - Next the highways, hawks find easy hunting perches like utility poles, wires, and fences. They sit and watch from their perches for prey like voles and mice.
- [Backyard Bird Feeding Starter Guide](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/backyard-bird-feeding-starter-guide/) - Bird feeding is one of the most rewarding ways to connect with nature. Read our bird feeding starter guide to get started today.
- [Kingbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/kingbirds/) - Kingbirds are flycatchers, and flying insects make up the majority of their diet. For that reason, you're not likely to see one visit a bird feeder.
- [Carolina Chickadee vs Black-capped Chickadee](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/carolina-chickadee-vs-black-capped-chickadee/) - Chickadee identification is a challenge, but the good news is that you can enjoy your chickadees without knowing which is which.
- [Fall Bird Feeding Tips from Wild Birds Unlimited](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/fall-bird-feeding/) - At Wild Birds Unlimited, we can help you get the right food and feeders for fall bird feeding. Get your backyard birds prepared for the colder months ahead.
- [House Finches](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/house-finches/) - You're likely seeing many House Finches visiting your bird feeders this time of year. They're gregarious, so you often see them in flocks of 4 to 20 birds.
- [Ring-necked Pheasant](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/ring-necked-pheasant/) - I had a fun surprise last week. I watched from my car as two male Ring-necked Pheasants came strutting out of the bushes into a gravel parking lot.
- [Killdeer](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/killdeer/) - This week, my son Eddie and I enjoyed watching a flock of 40+ Killdeer flying over a farm field near Lebanon, right at the northern edge of their winter range.
- [Red-tailed Hawk in Lancaster](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/red-tailed-hawk-in-lancaster/) - I've had fun watching this photogenic Red-tailed Hawk this week right outside the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in Lancaster.
- [Tufted Titmouse](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/tufted-titmouse/) - The Tufted Titmouse is among the cutest of our backyard birds. Their crest makes them seem very expressive.
- [Gray Catbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/gray-catbirds-2/) - Melissa and I love watching Gray Catbirds at our feeders each summer. They're not the most colorful of birds, but they're energetic and social.
- [Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/downy-hairy-woodpeckers/) - Melissa and I have had a male Hairy Woodpecker and a female Downy Woodpecker visiting our feeders regularly this week.
- [Tray Feeders: A Favorite Bird Feeder for Your Backyard Birds](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/tray-feeders-a-favorite-bird-feeder-for-your-backyard-birds/) - The new Hey There Mr. Chickadee Feeder is a type of tray-based bird feeder. Tray feeders can be fun. They are usually your birds' favorite type of feeder.
- [Eared Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/eared-grebe/) - In many parts of the world, Eared Grebes are common and easy to find. There are populations around the world, including one that nests in western North America.
- [Keeping Clean: House Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/keeping-clean-house-sparrows/) - I found this flock of House Sparrows in a patch of dust along the side of the road at the beginning of August. It was an entertaining scene.
- [Irruptive Migrant: Red-breasted Nuthatch](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/irruptive-migrant-red-breasted-nuthatch/) - I heard the distinctive nasal call of a Red-breasted Nuthatch this week in York County - an indication that these birds will probably be visiting our bird feeders this winter.
- [Adaptations: American Robin](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/adaptations-american-robin/) - This week we visited Monticello, the historic site and former home of Thomas Jefferson, and met "Rob," an enterprising American Robin.
- [Black-throated Green Warblers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/black-throated-green-warblers/) - Listen in Pennsylvania's forests during the summer, and you may hear the persistent song of the Black-throated Green Warbler.
- [Yellow-crowned Night Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-crowned-night-heron/) - This juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron was a pleasant surprise. I was bird watching along the Susquehanna River when I found the heron perched on the hood of my car.
- [Scarlet Tanager](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/scarlet-tanager/) - On a recent camping trip, one of the most persistent songs we heard was from a Scarlet Tanager that may have been nesting right there in the campground.
- [Virginia Rails](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/virginia-rails/) - Virginia Rails are not rare in Pennsylvania, but seeing one is always special. They are more often heard than seen.
- [Mallard Ducklings](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/mallard-ducklings/) - We had one of the cutest yard birds visit our family's backyard last week when a female Mallard brought her three Mallard ducklings to their stream.
- [Protect your Bird Feeders from Common Grackles](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/protect-your-bird-feeders-from-common-grackles/) - Common Grackles may visit your feeders during spring and early summers. They cause a lot of frustration because they can be aggressive towards other feeder birds.
- [Black Tern](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/black-tern/) - Most terns and gulls are white, often with gray and black wings. A Black Tern stands out as one of the few with mostly black feathers.
- [Rose-breasted Grosbeaks](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/rose-breasted-grosbeaks/) - Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are a common forest-nesting bird across most of Pennsylvania during late spring and summer.
- [Northern Parula](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/northern-parula/) - I had fun last month watching a Northern Parula (a migratory warbling bird) in my favorite tree, the large white oak in my backyard.
- [Eastern Bluebird Fledglings](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/eastern-bluebird-fledglings/) - Three Eastern Bluebird fledglings have been visiting my bird feeders regularly. Young bluebirds are primarily brown birds with whitish spots.
- [Canada Jays - Whiskey Jacks](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/canada-jays-whiskey-jacks/) - On a recent trip, we got great looks at a pair of Black-backed Woodpeckers (we found their nest!) and a family of Canada Jays, commonly known as Whiskey Jacks.
- [Yellow-Throated Warbler: Yellow-throats vs Yellowthroats](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-throated-warbler-yellow-throats-vs-yellowthroats/) - The Yellow-throated warbler is an active, mobile songbird that spends most of its time far from the ground on the branches of sycamore trees.
- [Yellow-throated Vireo](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-throated-vireo/) - With its yellow throat and bright yellow "spectacles," the Yellow-throated Vireo is the most colorful of the six vireo species that can be seen in Pennsylvania each year.
- [Brewster's Warbler | Golden-winged Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/brewsters-warbler-golden-winged-warbler/) - This "Brewster's Warbler," or Golden-winged warbler, showed up in a natural area in eastern York County a few weeks ago.
- [Another Non-Native Bird: Eurasian Collared-Dove](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/another-non-native-bird-eurasian-collared-dove/) - You're likely familiar with the three most common non-native birds in North America, but you might not have heard of the Eurasian-Collared Dove.
- [Migrants Return: Broad-winged Hawks](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/migrants-return-broad-winged-hawks/) - I saw a small flock of hawks flying over the car as I drove home from work last week. I suspected they were likely Broad-winged Hawks.
- [Warbling Vireo](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/warbling-vireo/) - If you take a walk during the spring in a forested area near one of our streams or rivers, there is a good chance you'll hear the song of the Warbling Vireo.
- [Water Witch: Horned Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/water-witch-horned-grebe/) - The third week of March is the peak of migration for Horned Grebes in the Susquehanna Valley. Horned Grebes have lots of cool nicknames, like "Water Witch."
- [Rusty Blackbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/rusty-blackbirds/) - You may think the birds in these photos are Common Grackles, but they're actually Rusty Blackbirds, much less common members of our native blackbird family.
- [Bonaparte's Gulls](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/bonapartes-gulls/) - March and April are the best months to see Bonaparte's Gulls in the Susquehanna Valley. Like many other birds, they're on their way north this time of year.
- [Is Your Backyard Safe for Birds?](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/is-your-backyard-safe-for-birds/) - Bird feeding done right can be a great help to your backyard birds. Done wrong, bird feeding may expose birds to new threats. Show your birds you care by adopting some simple changes to keep them safe.
- [Tundra Swans](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/tundra-swans/) - There are only seven species of swans in the world, and two of them are native to North America. By far the most common is the Tundra Swan.
- [Winter Blackbird Flocks](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/winter-blackbird-flocks/) - Our local blackbirds spend most of the winter in farm fields. The flocks can number in the tens of thousands, primarily a mix of three native blackbird species.
- [Thrushes](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/thrushes/) - Thrushes are medium-sized songbirds with medium-sized bills, large heads, and strong legs.
- [North America's Biggest Woodpecker: Pileated Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/north-americas-biggest-woodpecker-pileated-woodpecker/) - Every encounter I've had with the Pileated Woodpecker has been special. I saw them somewhat regularly in my forested backyard where I grew up, just south of Pittsburgh.
- [Swimming Clowns: Harlequin Ducks](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/swimming-clowns-harlequin-ducks/) - My son Eddie and I got up early one morning this week to see a rare bird that was reported a few hours to the north: the Harlequin Duck.
- [Clean-up Crew: Common Raven and Turkey Vulture](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/clean-up-crew-common-raven-and-turkey-vulture/) - I am often asked which bird I like best, but I love them all and find it difficult to pick a single favorite.
- [Time to Put Out Nest Boxes: Eastern Bluebirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/time-to-put-out-nest-boxes-eastern-bluebirds/) - If you want to see Eastern Bluebirds nesting in your yard this year, you should make sure you have a nest box set up ASAP.
- [Changing of the Guard: Dark-eyed Junco](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/changing-of-the-guard-dark-eyed-junco/) - April and May are months of transition for birds in the Susquehanna Valley. Some of our familiar winter birds will be departing to nest to our north. For example, you're much less likely to see a Dark-eyed Junco in your yard after the middle of April.
- [Hummingbirds will be Back This Month](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/hummingbirds-will-be-back-this-month/) - Get your hummingbird feeders ready! Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are working their way north on their annual spring migration.
- [Mourning Doves](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/mourning-doves/) - I came across a juvenile Mourning Dove this week in my yard. It had only been a day or two since it left the nest.
- [The Biggest Songbird: Common Raven](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/the-biggest-songbird-common-raven/) - I enjoyed watching some aerial acrobatics above the York store a few weeks ago. An American Crow was dive-bombing a much larger Common Raven.
- [Warbler Migration: Palm Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/warbler-migration-palm-warbler/) - Warbler migration peaks in early May, but some earlier migrants are common in April, including this Palm Warbler I found in Lebanon County last week.
- [Tiny Bug-Eaters: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/tiny-bug-eaters-blue-gray-gnatcatcher/) - Many birds are returning to our area this time of year, including flycatchers, warblers, vireos, and this Blue-gray Gnatcatcher I photographed last week.
- [Birds of Heaven: Sandhill Cranes](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/birds-of-heaven-sandhill-cranes/) - I've been enjoying some time this year watching birds in western Pennsylvania near one of the only places in the state where cranes nest, including Sandhill Cranes.
- [Yellow Warblers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/yellow-warblers/) - Yellow Warblers are such a bright yellow that they seem to glow. I've been seeing a lot of them this week.
- [Our Weirdest Bird?: Pied-billed Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/our-weirdest-bird-pied-billed-grebe/) - I found a grebe nest a few weeks ago, which was a first for me, and it reminded me of how weird grebes are. The most common grebe in Pennsylvania is the Pied-billed Grebe.
- [Kites in the Sky](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/kites-in-the-sky/) - I was excited to see a Mississippi Kite last week while I was looking for birds in western Pennsylvania. Mississippi Kites usually nest in the southern United States, from Arizona to South Carolina.
- [Savannah Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/savannah-sparrows/) - This Savannah Sparrow posed nicely for me last week. They're fairly common across most of North America, but I don't usually get so close to them with my camera.
- [Virginia Nightingale: Northern Cardinal](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/virginia-nightingale-northern-cardinal/) - Northern Cardinals are one of our most beloved backyard birds. They're known by many nicknames, including red-bird and Virginia Nightingale.
- [The "Bane of Birdwatchers": Flycatchers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/the-bane-of-birdwatchers-flycatchers/) - Bird identification can be challenging, but few birds are trickier to identify than flycatchers in the genus Empidonax - the genus is often called the "bane of birdwatchers."
- [Misleading Colors: Downy Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/misleading-colors-downy-woodpecker/) - I photographed the Downy Woodpecker in the photo above in the white oak in my backyard on New Year's Day. From that picture, someone unfamiliar with Downy Woodpeckers might think they're mostly black.
- [American Tree Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/american-tree-sparrow/) - Winter is the best time of year to see American Tree Sparrows in Pennsylvania. I came across a flock of over 60 last week in some weedy fields north of Pittsburgh.
- [Song Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/song-sparrows/) - Song Sparrows are one of the Susquehanna Valley's most common, and most commonly overlooked, bird species. They also happen to be one of my favorites.
- [Out-of-Season Visitor: Chipping Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/out-of-season-visitor-chipping-sparrows/) - Just last week when I wrote about Song Sparrows, I mentioned that other common backyard sparrows like Chipping Sparrows aren't here in the Susquehanna Valley all year long.
- [Waxwings](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/waxwings/) - My sons and I were taking care of some last-minute Christmas shopping last week when we came across a flock of Cedar Waxwings eating some cherries in trees bordering the parking lot of the mall in Lancaster.
- [Brown Creeper](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/brown-creeper/) - Winter is the best time of year to see my wife's favorite bird, the Brown Creeper. I found one in my backyard on the morning of New Year's Day.
- [Skulker: MacGillivray's Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/skulker-macgillivrays-warbler/) - A few days ago a birdwatcher found a MacGillivray's Warbler less than ten miles from my house.
- [Northern Cardinals](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/northern-cardinals/) - The Northern Cardinal may be the most recognizable backyard bird in the Susquehanna Valley.
- [Little Kings: Ruby-crowned Kinglet](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/little-kings-ruby-crowned-kinglet/) - I make a point of going bird watching every day. Sometimes that means a fun trip to a beautiful natural area, sometimes it's watching birds in my back yard as my dog chases her tennis ball.
- [Arctic Visitors: Snow Buntings](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/arctic-visitors-snow-buntings/) - This past weekend I was able to photograph Snow Buntings for the first time. These sparrow-like birds visit Pennsylvania in small numbers each year.
- [Hermit Thrush](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/hermit-thrush/) - Almost everyone is familiar with Pennsylvania's two most common species of thrushes, the American Robin and the Eastern Bluebird. There are actually six other species of thrushes in Pennsylvania, all of which are brown forest-dwelling birds with speckled breasts, like the Hermit Thrush.
- [Tea-kettle Tea-kettle Tea-kettle: Carolina Wren](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea-kettle-carolina-wren/) - Small and sneaky, but very noisy, the Carolina Wren is the most common wren in the Susquehanna Valley. Their loud songs and calls are a year-round part of the chorus of nature sounds in your yard.
- [Butter-Butts: Yellow-rumped Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/butter-butts-yellow-rumped-warbler/) - The Yellow-rumped Warbler has one of my favorite bird nicknames. Each Yellow-rumped Warbler has a patch of bright yellow feathers low on its back, right above the base of the tail.
- [Nature's Clean-up Crew: Vultures](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/natures-clean-up-crew-vultures/) - A flock of vultures was perched behind the Mechanicsburg store when I got to work earlier this week. Most were Black Vultures, but a few Turkey Vultures were also present.
- [Fluffball: Green Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/fluffball-green-heron/) - This little fluffball is a juvenile Green Heron. It hatched from an egg only a few weeks ago, in a stick nest built on a tree branch overhanging a shallow wetland.
- [European Starlings](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/european-starlings/) - You're probably seeing many young European Starlings in your yard this time of year.
- [Sue the Grouse](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/sue-the-grouse/) - My wife Melissa and I just celebrated our anniversary. That reminded me of a trip we took to Wyoming years ago on our anniversary.
- [Louisiana Waterthrush](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/louisiana-waterthrush/) - The slurred whistles of the Louisiana Waterthrush are quite loud so that other waterthrushes can hear them over the constant noise of water rushing over rocks.
- [Red-bellied Woodpeckers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/red-bellied-woodpeckers/) - I've been enjoying seeing a fledgling Red-bellied Woodpecker visiting my feeders during the last two weeks.
- [Peeps (not the Easter candy): Sandpipers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/peeps-not-the-easter-candy-sandpipers/) - Fall migration is underway, and some of the earliest migrants are shorebirds like these Least Sandpipers I found last week.
- [Fledgling Swallows](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/fledgling-swallows/) - Fledglings are birds that have left the nest but still get parental care. Barn Swallows typically receive only a couple weeks of care before they’re on their own.
- [Big Baby: Sandhill Crane](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/big-baby-sandhill-crane/) - Several weeks ago I found a Sandhill Crane sitting on the ground on the far edge of a wetland.
- [Crossbills](https://wildbirdguide.com/chasing-rare-birds/crossbills/) - Red Crossbills are one of Pennsylvania's least studied breeding birds. To find nesting crossbills, you usually need to head north.
- [Leucistic Turkey](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/leucistic-turkey/) - My son Eddie spotted this leucistic Wild Turkey last week while our family was on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
- [Flycatchers and Phoebes](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/flycatchers-and-phoebes/) - Across North and South America, no family of birds has more species than the 441 species of Tyrant Flycatchers.
- [Gray Catbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/gray-catbirds/) - Melissa and I love watching the Gray Catbirds that visit our yard every summer.
- [Brown Thrashers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/brown-thrashers/) - Eight species of thrashers nest in the United States, but only one is found east of the Mississippi River.
- [Helping Your Birds this Fall](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/helping-your-birds-this-fall/) - This is a challenging time of year for your birds.
- [Pine Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/pine-warbler/) - Pine Warblers nest across most of the eastern United States, as well as parts of southeastern Canada, almost exclusively in forests dominated by pines.
- [Fall Bird Feeding Tips](https://wildbirdguide.com/feeding-caring-for-birds/fall-bird-feeding-tips/) - Birds will come to bird feeders at all times of the year, but be prepared to see a slow-down in their food consumption over the next few weeks.
- [Migrants Departing: American Redstarts and Cape May Warblers](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/migrants-departing-american-redstarts-and-cape-may-warblers/) - The peak of this year's fall songbird migration has now passed, but there are still some beautiful birds passing through.
- [Hairbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/local-birds/hairbirds/) - It's really starting to feel like fall. In addition to the cooler weather, there have been some major changes in our local bird communities.

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## Categories

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## Bird Color

- [brown](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-color/brown/)
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- [olive](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-color/olive/)

## Bird Family

- [Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/sparrows/)
- [Warblers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/warblers/)
- [Woodpeckers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/woodpeckers/)
- [Mimic Thrushes](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/mimic-thrushes/)
- [Flycatchers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/flycatchers/)
- [Pheasants & Turkeys](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/pheasants-turkeys/)
- [Swallows](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/swallows/)
- [Cranes](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/cranes/)
- [Finches](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/finches/)
- [Sandpipers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/sandpipers/)
- [Herons](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/herons/)
- [Starlings](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/starlings/)
- [Vultures](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/vultures/)
- [Wrens](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/wrens/)
- [Buntings & Longspurs](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/buntings-longspurs/)
- [Thrushes](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/thrushes/)
- [Cardinals](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/cardinals/)
- [Kinglets](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/kinglets/)
- [Waxwings](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/waxwings/)
- [Creepers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/creepers/)
- [Hawks & Eagles](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/hawks-eagles/)
- [Grebes](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/grebes/)
- [Gnatcatchers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/gnatcatchers/)
- [Crows, Ravens, & Jays](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/crows-ravens-jays/)
- [Pigeons & Doves](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/pigeons-doves/)
- [Hummingbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/hummingbirds/)
- [Ducks, Geese, & Swans](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/ducks-geese-swans/)
- [Blackbirds](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/blackbirds/)
- [Gulls](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/gulls/)
- [Vireos](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/vireos/)
- [Terns](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/terns/)
- [Rails](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/rails/)
- [Old World Sparrows](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/old-world-sparrows/)
- [Nuthatches](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/nuthatches/)
- [Plovers](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/plovers/)
- [Chickadees & Titmice](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/chickadees-titmice/)
- [Egrets](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird-family/egrets/)

## Birds

- [Chipping Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/chipping-sparrow/)
- [American Redstart](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-redstart/)
- [Cape May Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/cape-may-warbler/)
- [Downy Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/downy-woodpecker/)
- [White-breasted Nuthatch](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/white-breasted-nuthatch/)
- [Pileated Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/pileated-woodpecker/)
- [Blue Jay](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/blue-jay/)
- [Pine Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/pine-warbler/)
- [Brown Thrasher](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/brown-thrasher/)
- [Gray Catbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/gray-catbird/)
- [Eastern Phoebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eastern-phoebe/)
- [Wild Turkey](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/wild-turkey/)
- [Barn Swallow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/barn-swallow/)
- [Sandhill Crane](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/sandhill-crane/)
- [Red Crossbill](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-crossbill/)
- [Louisiana Waterthrush](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/louisiana-waterthrush/)
- [Red-bellied Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-bellied-woodpecker/)
- [Least Sandpiper](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/least-sandpiper/)
- [Green Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/green-heron/)
- [European Starling](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/european-starling/)
- [Dusky Grouse](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/dusky-grouse/)
- [Yellow-rumped Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-rumped-warbler/)
- [Black Vulture](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/black-vulture/)
- [Turkey Vulture](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/turkey-vulture/)
- [Carolina Wren](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/carolina-wren/)
- [Snow Bunting](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/snow-bunting/)
- [Hermit Thrush](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/hermit-thrush/)
- [MacGillivray's Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/macgillivrays-warbler/)
- [Common Yellowthroat](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/common-yellowthroat/)
- [Northern Cardinal](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/northern-cardinal/)
- [Ruby-crowned Kinglet](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/ruby-crowned-kinglet/)
- [Song Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/song-sparrow/)
- [Cedar Waxwing](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/cedar-waxwing/)
- [Brown Creeper](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/brown-creeper/)
- [American Tree Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-tree-sparrow/)
- [Yellow-bellied Flycatcher](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-bellied-flycatcher/)
- [Acadian Flycatcher](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/acadian-flycatcher/)
- [Savannah Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/savannah-sparrow/)
- [Mississippi Kite](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/mississippi-kite/)
- [Swallow-tailed Kite](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/swallow-tailed-kite/)
- [Pied-billed Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/pied-billed-grebe/)
- [Northern Yellow Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/northern-yellow-warbler/)
- [Prairie Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/prairie-warbler/)
- [Great Blue Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/great-blue-heron/)
- [Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/blue-gray-gnatcatcher/)
- [Northern House Wren](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/northern-house-wren/)
- [Palm Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/palm-warbler/)
- [Common Raven](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/common-raven/)
- [Mourning Dove](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/mourning-dove/)
- [Ruby-throated Hummingbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/ruby-throated-hummingbird/)
- [Dark-Eyed Junco](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/dark-eyed-junco/)
- [Eastern Bluebird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eastern-bluebird/)
- [American Robin](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-robin/)
- [Harlequin Duck](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/harlequin-duck/)
- [Purple Finch](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/purple-finch/)
- [Hairy Woodpecker](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/hairy-woodpecker/)
- [Tundra Swan](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/tundra-swan/)
- [Red-winged Blackbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-winged-blackbird/)
- [Common Grackle](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/common-grackle/)
- [Tree Swallow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/tree-swallow/)
- [Horned Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/horned-grebe/)
- [Bonaparte’s Gull](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/bonapartes-gull/)
- [Rusty Blackbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/rusty-blackbird/)
- [Eurasian Collared-Dove](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eurasian-collared-dove/)
- [Broad-winged Hawk](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/broad-winged-hawk/)
- [Eastern Warbling Vireo](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eastern-warbling-vireo/)
- [Yellow-throated Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-throated-warbler/)
- [Yellow-throated Vireo](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-throated-vireo/)
- [Brewster's Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/brewsters-warbler/)
- [Blue-winged Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/blue-winged-warbler/)
- [Northern Parula](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/northern-parula/)
- [Canada Jay](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/canada-jay/)
- [Mallard](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/mallard/)
- [Black Tern](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/black-tern/)
- [Rose-breasted Grosbeak](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/rose-breasted-grosbeak/)
- [Scarlet Tanager](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/scarlet-tanager/)
- [Virginia Rails](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/virginia-rails/)
- [Black-throated Green Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/black-throated-green-warbler/)
- [Yellow-crowned Night Heron](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-crowned-night-heron/)
- [House Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/house-sparrow/)
- [Red-breasted Nuthatch](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-breasted-nuthatch/)
- [Eared Grebe](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eared-grebe/)
- [Killdeer](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/killdeer/)
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-tailed-hawk/)
- [Tufted Titmouse](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/tufted-titmouse/)
- [Ring-necked Pheasant](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/ring-necked-pheasant/)
- [House Finch](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/house-finch/)
- [Carolina Chickadee](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/carolina-chickadee/)
- [Black-capped Chickadee](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/black-capped-chickadee/)
- [Gray Kingbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/gray-kingbird/)
- [Eastern Kingbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/eastern-kingbird/)
- [Red-tailed Hawks](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-tailed-hawks/)
- [Red-shouldered Hawks](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-shouldered-hawks/)
- [American Kestrel](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-kestrel/)
- [Horned Lark](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/horned-lark/)
- [Greater White-fronted Goose](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/greater-white-fronted-goose/)
- [Golden-crowned Kinglet](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/golden-crowned-kinglet/)
- [American Goldfinch](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-goldfinch/)
- [Fox Sparrow](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/fox-sparrow/)
- [Rough-legged Hawk](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/rough-legged-hawk/)
- [Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/yellow-bellied-sapsucker/)
- [Cooper's Hawk](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/coopers-hawk/)
- [Ross's Goose](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/rosss-goose/)
- [Snow Goose](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/snow-goose/)
- [American Black Duck](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/american-black-duck/)
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/northern-mockingbird/)
- [Great Egret](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/great-egret/)
- [Virginia's Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/virginias-warbler/)
- [Nashville Warbler](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/nashville-warbler/)
- [Red-eyed Vireo](https://wildbirdguide.com/bird/red-eyed-vireo/)

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