This is a short list -- start your birding!
Common Name | Habitat | Food | Nest Placement | Behavior | Conservation ID | Backyard Tips |
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Carolina Wren | Open woodlands | Insects | Cavity | Ground Forager | Low concern | Carolina Wrens visit suet-filled feeders during winter. |
Tufted Titmouse | Forests | Insects | Cavity | Foliage gleaner | Low concern | Tufted Titmouse are regulars at backyard bird feeders, especially in winter. They prefer sunflower seeds but will eat suet, peanuts, and other seeds as well. |
Ruby Throated Hummingbird | Open woodlands | Nectar | Tree | Hovering | Low concern | You can attract Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to your backyard by setting up hummingbird feeders or by planting tubular flowers. |
Eastern Towhee | Scrub | Omnivore | Ground | Ground forager | Low concern | Eastern Towhees are likely to visit – or perhaps live in – your yard if you’ve got brushy, shrubby, or overgrown borders. |
Indigo Bunting | Open woodlands | Insects | Shrub | Foliage gleaner | Low concern | You can attract Indigo Buntings to your yard with feeders, particularly with small seeds such as thistle or nyjer. |