Backyard Birds

Meet the birds outside your window. Each of our 193 species guides covers identification, calls, feeding preferences, and seasonal behavior — field-tested in real American backyards and written in large, readable type with the answer always in the first paragraph.

Tree Swallow in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Tree Swallow

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Barn Swallow in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Barn Swallow

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Black Phoebe in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Black Phoebe

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Say's Phoebe in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Say’s Phoebe

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Buff-bellied Hummingbird in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

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Broad-billed Hummingbird in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Broad-billed Hummingbird

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Allen's Hummingbird in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Allen’s Hummingbird

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Golden-crowned Kinglet in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Lark Sparrow in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Lark Sparrow

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Black-throated Sparrow in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Black-throated Sparrow

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Green-tailed Towhee in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Green-tailed Towhee

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Abert's Towhee in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Abert’s Towhee

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Clark's Nutcracker in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Clark’s Nutcracker

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Pinyon Jay in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Pinyon Jay

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Canada Jay in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Canada Jay

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Gilded Flicker in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Gilded Flicker

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Red-naped Sapsucker in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Red-naped Sapsucker

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Golden-fronted Woodpecker in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

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Nuttall's Woodpecker in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

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Mountain Quail in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Mountain Quail

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Scaled Quail in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Scaled Quail

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Common Ground Dove in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Common Ground Dove

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Band-tailed Pigeon in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Band-tailed Pigeon

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Rivoli's Hummingbird in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Rivoli’s Hummingbird

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Ash-throated Flycatcher in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Great Crested Flycatcher in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Great Crested Flycatcher

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Eastern Phoebe in the field (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Eastern Phoebe

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