Yellow-rumped Warbler

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

Yellow Warbler

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

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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

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

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Wood Duck

Voice: Female often calls “oo-eek, oo-eek” as it leaves an area Today wood ducks are one of the most common breeding waterfowl species in the United States. Words cannot describe... more

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Winter Wren

Winter wrens were first described in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist. It is the only wren to be found outside the Americas, occurring also in... more

White-throated Sparrow

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

White-breasted Nuthatch

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

Turkey Vulture

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

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Tufted Titmouse

Voice: Song: Peter, Peter, Peter; Call: scratchy scolding tsee-day-day-day Tufted Titmice are common in deciduous or mixed evergreen deciduous forests below 2,000 feet in elevation. They typically like areas with... more

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Scarlet Tanager

Voice: Song: 4-5 raspy phrases that sound like a robin with a sore throat Call: chick-burr  Despite the males striking color scarlet tanagers can be difficult to spot in the summer. They spend most of their time in the dense canopy... more

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Red-winged Blackbird

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

Red-tailed Hawk

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

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

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed Woodpecker

Voice: “kweer , kweer, kweer” While the red-headed woodpecker is not one of the most common birds at The Holden Arboretum, it is one of the most noteworthy. According to... more

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Voice: Harsh rolling churr by both sexes or a cha, cha, cha by mates In early spring red-bellied woodpeckers in forests, woodlands, and wooded suburbs tap on trees, gutters, roofs... more

Pileated Woodpecker

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

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

Northern Cardinal

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

Louisiana Waterthrush

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

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferous

Killdeer

Voice: loud repetitive shrill; sound like name “kill-deer” Killdeer are one of the most familiar plover in North America. Their arrival in March is one of the signals of the... more

Great Horned Owl

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

Great Crested Flycatcher

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

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