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January 27, 2016

The Fifty Most Common Birds of the Northwest

Pine grosbeak, courtesy Terry Gray
Pine grosbeak, courtesy Terry Gray

This is a quick and easy source for identifying the most common birds in the Northwest (and much of North America) by sight and sound. By studying this list and spending some time outside with your binoculars and field guide you will quickly be able to recognize these feathered friends. Enjoy!

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count!

Canada Goose – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Malllard – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Bufflehead – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Wood duck – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Blue-winged teal – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Northern shoveler – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Barrow’s goldeneye – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Common goldeneye – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Common merganser – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Ruddy duck – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Great blue heron – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Cedar waxwing – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Pine siskin – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Song sparrow – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
House sparrow – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Spotted towhee – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
House finch – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Cassin’s finch – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Evening grosbeak – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Western meadowlark – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Red-winged blackbird – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Dark-eyed junco – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
American robin – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
American dipper – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Northern shrike – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Horned lark – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Black-capped chickadee – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Golden-crowned kinglet – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Winter wren – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/searc…
House wren – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Red-breasted nuthatch – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Black-billed magpie – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Steller’s jay – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
American crow – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Common raven – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Downy woodpecker- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Northern flicker- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Great-horned owl – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Northern pygmy owl – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Barn owl – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
American kestrel – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Rough-legged hawk- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Red-tailed hawk – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Bald eagle – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Spotted sandpiper – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Wilson’s snipe – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Ring-billed gull – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Killdeer – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Ring-necked pheasant – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
California quail – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…
Wild turkey – https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide…

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