Birds
Canada
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Voice: Song- high-pitched musical trill with a variable ending. Call-the common call is a dry check. Yellow-rumped warblers, other wised known as butter butts, are one of the first migrant... more
Setophaga petechia
Yellow Warbler
Voice: Sweet, high and clear notes, “Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, I’m so sweet.” Yellow warblers are one of the easiest warblers to recognize in Ohio. They are properly named yellow warbler... more
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
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
Zonotrichio albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
Voice: Song: Clear whistles of “Oh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada,” Call: Sharp, Volatile, “Chink.” Across most of the eastern and southern U.S, white-throated sparrows are familiar backyard fall and winter birds. They can be found along edges of woodlots, hedgerows, thickets, and in city parks during the winter. The two different... more
Sitta carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Voice: Males late winter and spring low-pitched wha-wha-wha. Year round, both sexes loud, nasal yank repeated a few times in a row. White-breasted nuthatches are common feeder birds found year... more
Cathartes aura
Turkey Vulture
Voice: Lacks vocal organs; low, husky hiss The contrasting light and dark, long-winged V form of turkey vultures are a familiar sight circling in flight over Northeast Ohio. Their ability... more
Arcilochus colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Voice: Males sing a constant series of monotonous chips early in the day. Both sexes make high chips and speaks while in flight or being chased. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are found in open deciduous woodlands of... more
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
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
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
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
Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
Voice: Repetition of short whistled phrases with some notes run together; sounds like birdy, birdy, birdy. Northern cardinals are probably the most easily recognized birds in Northeastern United States. They... more
Seiurus motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush
Voice: three- four clear, whistled introductory notes that are a slurred upward, followed by a variable complex jumble of short, rapidly twitters. Call is brisk chick or chink. Louisiana waterthrushes... more
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
Myiarchus crinitus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great crested flycatchers breed in the canopy of eastern deciduous forests. They can breed along edges of forest, and don’t require big stretches of unbroken forest canopy to thrive. In... more
Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Catbird
Just as their common name implies, gray catbirds are gray in color and have a call which sounds like a cat’s mew. They belong to the genus Dumetella, which means... more
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
Junco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Junco
Voice: Song: Musical long dry trill Call: Chip note in series Dark-eyed juncos are thought of as the “snowbirds” of the temperate zone. Over most of the eastern United States... more
Certhia americana
Brown Creeper
Voice: very high pitched see-see-titi-see or see see This small, well-camouflaged bird of woodlands has a unique foraging technique. Adapted for “creeping” on tree trunks and large branches the Brown... more
Vireo solitarius
Blue-headed Vireo
Voice: Males: song can be rendered as “here I am, where are you, over here.” It is a bit slower than a Red-eyed Vireo. Blue–headed vireos are the only vireo that makes use of mixed forests, where conifers and deciduous trees grow... more
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
Carduelis Tristis
American Goldfinch
Voice: A variable and intricate mix of warbles and trills, with a distinctive tone. Often calls while in flight po-ta-to-chip American Goldfinches are found in every land habitat in every... more
