Wingspan
Medium
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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 Thrush](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/creature-4725931-640x427.jpg)
Hylocichla mustelina
Wood Thrush
Voice: Song-a series of rich flute-like notes “ee-oh-lay.” Call-a rapid “pit-pit-pit.” Considered one of the most common woodland birds of the east, wood thrushes are best known for their ethereal... more
![Red-winged Blackbird](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/joshua-j-cotten-7gDuiqLt_ZM-unsplash-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-winged Blackbird
Voice: Call gurgling “oak-a-lee.” a dry “chek” and “cheer.” Song starts with an abrupt note that turns into a musical trill often includes raspy “conk-a-ree.” Red-winged blackbirds are one of... 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
![Killdeer](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/joshua-j-cotten-dn7YFov1Kvk-unsplash-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
![Eastern Screech-Owl](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/eastern-screech-owl-3526934-scaled-1-640x385.jpg)
Megascops asio
Eastern Screech-Owl
Voice: Both males and females. Males deeper voice Song: descending whinny like horse “nay” Call: soft hoots to loud barking calls; screeches with metallic beak click Eastern screech-owls are common owls in woodland areas... more
![Eastern Kingbird](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pete-nuij-0bgsjxhBHhE-unsplash-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Kingbird
Common and noticeable in summer, eastern kingbirds are often seen perched on a tree branches or fence posts in fields or along forest edges where water is present. They are... 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
![Chimney Swift](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3538717021_b0263edc90_o-scaled-1-640x427.jpg)
Chaetura pelagica
Chimney Swift
Voice: In flight the swift calls with a twittering of rapid repeating chirps. Roger Tory Peterson coined the term “a cigar with wings” to describe the unique shape of the... more
![Blue Jay](https://holdenfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sandi-mager-zJ35AoII06Y-unsplash-640x427.jpg)
![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