Attracting Birds In Winter
There are three excellent reasons why we should be attracting birds in winter;
- First, because winter is when the birds seem to need our care and to be in some way dependent upon us.
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It is not the cold from which they suffer. In their warm, feathered suits they are probably just as comfortable out of doors as we are at our firesides. It is when prolonged storms prevent them from venturing forth to feed, or heavy snows cover the weed stalks, or ice encases the tree limbs that we may come to their relief and save them from starvation. |
- Second, because in the silence and solitude of winter the companionship of birds is more welcome than at any other time of the year.
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The twittering Juncos at our doorstep, the Nuthatches, and Woodpeckers at our suet-baskets, the Chickadees that take food from our hands, are not only our welcome guests but our personal friends. |
- Third, because the winter is the best season in which to begin the study of birds. You will not then be discouraged by the overwhelming abundance of bird-life of migration time of spring and summer.
Below are charts of winter birds in the northern United States and southern Canada. We also have a chart of winter birds in the southern United States, both permanent resident and winter visitor.
We have a number of tips on winter bird feeding.
It is not only what we give them, but what they give us, that should make us thankful for attracting birds in winter.
Permanent and Winter Visitor Birds in Northern United States and Southern Canada
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1. Bob-white 2. Bob- white, female 3. Ruffed Grouse 4. Red-shouldered Hawk, adult 5. Red- tailed Hawk, young 6. Red- tailed Hawk, adult 7. Sparrow Hawk, male 8. Sparrow Hawk, female 9. Cooper's Hawk, young female 10.Cooper's Hawk , adult male 11.Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult male 12.Sharp-shinned Hawk, young female 13.Screech Owl, gray phase 14.Screech Owl 15.Barred Owl 16.Great Horned Owl 17.Long-eared Owl 18.Short-eared Owl 19.American Crow |
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20. Blue Jay 21. Flicker, male 22. Flicker, female 23. Meadowlark 24. Starling, winter 25. Starling, summe 26. Downy Woodpecker , male 27. Downy Woodpecker, female 28. Hairy Woodpecker, male 29. Hairy Woodpecker , female 30. English Sparrow, male 31. English Sparrow, female 32. Purple Finch, female 33. Purple Finch, male 34. Song Sparrow 35. Goldfinch, female 36. Goldfinch, male 37. Chickadee 38. White- breasted Nuthatch, male 39. White-breasted Nuthatch, female 40. Cedar Wax wing |
Winter Visitor Birds of The Northern United States and some Southern Canada
These are birds which come from the North in the Fall and usually remain until Spring:
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41. Pine Grosbeak, male 42. Pine Grosbeak, female 43. Siskin 44. Northern Shrike 45. Snow Bunting 46. Winter Wren 47. Brown Creeper 48. Red-breasted Nuthatch, male 49. Red-breasted Nuthatch, female 50. Golden-crowned Kinglet , female 51. Golden-crowned Kinglet, male 52. Saw-whet Owl 53. Prairie Horned Lark 54. Junco 55. Tree Sparrow 56. White-throated Sparrow, adult 57. White- throated Sparrow, young 58. Redpoll, female 59. Redpoll, male 60. American Crossbill 61 American Crossbill, female 62 White- winged Crossbill, male 63 White-winged Crossbill , female |
Winter Birds of the southern United States
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