Get to Know These 20 Common Birds | Audubon
2018年1月31日 · But despite birds being all over the place, for most people identifying them begins and ends with the Rock Pigeon.This list covers many of the other birds you are likely to see on a regular basis, from coast to coast, throughout the year.
10 Fun Facts About the Pileated Woodpecker | Audubon
2022年7月19日 · The Pileated Woodpecker is a fabulous gateway species into birding—especially for young kids. Large and easy to observe without binoculars, the Pileated is native to Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and the eastern half of the United States.
10 Fun Facts About the American Crow | Audubon
2021年8月25日 · American Crows are a familiar sight across the country, common everywhere except our hottest and driest deserts. While crows in folklore and fiction are often associated with trickery and death (a group of crows is, after all, called a “murder”), recent research has shed new light on just how intelligent and family-oriented these birds can be.
10 Fun Facts About the Northern Cardinal | Audubon
2023年8月7日 · Renowned for its striking red plumage, the Northern Cardinal is among the most abundant and cherished songbirds in North America. There’s no getting around it: People love cardinals. And why not?
10 Fun Facts About the Mourning Dove | Audubon
2024年3月4日 · The melancholy sound rings out across North America: coo-AHH, cooo, coo, cooo.It’s this familiar, wistful song that gives the Mourning Dove its name (and sometimes gets mistaken for an owl’s hoot).Mourning Doves, with their plump, brownish-gray bodies and long, pointy tails, are a common sight across the continent, living year-round from Mexico up to southern Canada across much of the ...
10 Fun Facts About the Harpy Eagle | Audubon
2022年4月10日 · The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is considered one of the most powerful and largest raptors globally.The length of the rear talons is about 4 to 5 inches, just the same as a grizzly bear's claws. Those talons give the Harpy enough …
What Is a Songbird, Exactly? | Audubon
2021年6月17日 · Listen to the fluted chorus of a Wood Thrush, a beautiful song known to inspire artists and enliven eastern forests each summer. Now hear the gruff squawk of an American Crow.. Which is the songbird? If you said both, take a bow. “Something can be a songbird and not be an impressive singer,” says Audubon field editor Kenn Kaufman. So, if singing ability doesn’t make a songbird a songbird ...
10 Fun Facts About the Northern Flicker | Audubon
2024年6月21日 · The Northern Flicker is North America’s widest-ranging woodpecker, a common inhabitant of forest edges, savannas, and suburban areas from Alaska to Mexico to Maine.
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A Beginner’s Guide to IDing Cooper’s and Sharp-Shinned Hawks
2015年9月18日 · Let me say this right up front: When identifying Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks, it’s okay to not have a definitive answer. These two species look almost exactly alike and have very similar habits.