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![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bird-6019411-640x427.jpg)
Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Voice: Nasal, catlike meowing; drumming sound like Morse code. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers are primarily forest dwelling birds but they tend to favor young woodlands and riparian habitats. They are the only... more
![Wood Duck](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/john-yunker-bVwd3_qOUy0-unsplash-640x487.jpg)
![Red-tailed Hawk](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Red-tailed_hawk_in_GWC_42417-scaled-1-640x480.jpg)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Voice: Fast, high pitch scream, “Keeyer, Keeyer, Keeyer.” Red-tailed hawks are probably the best known and most widely distributed of all North American birds of prey. These common roadside birds... more
![Red-shouldered Hawk](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aaron-doucett-a860p14pzEc-unsplash-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
Buteo lineatus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Voice: Fast, high pitch scream, “Keeyer, Keeyer, Keeyer.” Red-shouldered Hawk’s robust body, broad wings, short tail and soaring flight make is a perfect fit for the Buteo family. This crow... more
![Pileated Woodpecker](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pileated-woodpecker-3537684-scaled-1-640x451.jpg)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pileated Woodpecker
Voice: “cuk-cuk-cuk-cuk-cuk” This crow size bird is the largest woodpecker in Ohio. Although despite is size in large tracts of mature forest the Pileated Woodpecker is heard more often then... more
![Northern Flicker](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/luke-schobert-5gxBk2bU11o-unsplash-1-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Flicker
Voice: Song: a piercing, descending klee-yer or keeew is given year-round. Drum: a long, simple roll of 25 beats over a second, often interspersed with long wick wick wick series. Northern flickers can be found throughout most wooded regions of North America... more
![Great Horned Owl](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/daniel-tuttle-Y7iqTU2eLaI-unsplash-scaled-1-640x418.jpg)
Bubo virginianus
Great Horned Owl
Voice: hoo- hoohoohoo—-hoo-hoo. Females produce higher pitched hoots. Great Horned Owls are the largest and most powerful of the common owls in Northeastern Ohio. They are found year round in... more
![Common Grackle](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/common-grackle-4247529-scaled-1-640x512.jpg)
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Grackle
Voice: variety of squeaks, whistles, and croaks; harsh notes ending in a metallic squeak During the summer, a handful of common grackles can be found in open woodlands, along the... more
![Belted Kingfisher](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jan-meeus-WcPj9z_0p5E-unsplash-640x427.jpg)
Ceryle alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
Voice: Dry rattling sound, loud and raspy Belted Kingfishers are one of the most widely distributed birds in North America. In Ohio kingfisher can be found year round with the... more
![Barred Owl](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/philip-brown-CZi-9nISUIs-unsplash-640x360.jpg)
Strix varia
Barred Owl
Voice: 8–9 notes, described as “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?” Traditionally known as the “swamp owl,” the barred owl is an inhabitant unbroken oldgrowth wet forests. Barred... more
![American Woodcock](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Scolopax_minor_P1100049-640x478.jpg)
Scolopax minor
American Woodcock
Voice: A nasal “peeent” call by both sexes The American Woodcock, otherwise known as a Timberdoodle, is a shorebird. However it is not like a typical shorebird spending its time... more
![American Robin](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sam-theosmy-anb-Qja7GpQ-unsplash-640x567.jpg)
Turdus migratorius
American Robin
Voice: Rapid three syllable word that sounds like cheerily, cheer up, cheerio with pauses between; call is a loud rapid peek with a soft alternating tut . Many people in Ohio consider American Robins the harbinger of spring... more
![American Crow](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lukasz-rawa-NqFkOqGxwL8-unsplash-640x427.jpg)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow
Voice: Most common loud repeated caw-caw-caw American crows are highly adaptable, very intelligent birds. They are one of only a few species of bird that has been observed modifying and... more