Field Notes

Tufted Titmouse: Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Tufted Titmouse, a crested feeder favorite, and learn how to attract this bold little bird to your yard. Read more...
Mourning Dove: Meaning, Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Mourning Dove, attract it to your yard, and discover what this gentle bird and its soft cooing symbolize. Read more...
Carolina Wren: Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Carolina Wren, the loud little voice of the Southeast, and learn how to attract it to your yard. Read more...
Northern Mockingbird: Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Northern Mockingbird, the tireless mimic, and learn how to attract this bold songbird to your yard. Read more...
Painted Bunting: Facts & Where to See Them
Identify the Painted Bunting — often called America's most beautiful bird — and learn where and how to attract it. Read more...
American Goldfinch: Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the American Goldfinch and attract these bright yellow birds to your yard with nyjer and sunflower. Read more...
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and attract these tiny jewels to your yard with the right nectar and flowers. Read more...
Eastern Bluebird: Meaning, Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Eastern Bluebird, attract it with nest boxes and mealworms, and discover what this bird of happiness symbolizes. Read more...
American Robin: Meaning, Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the American Robin, attract it to your yard, and discover why this orange-breasted bird is the classic sign of spring. Read more...
Blue Jay: Meaning, Facts & How to Attract Them
Identify the Blue Jay, attract it to your backyard, and discover what this bold, intelligent bird symbolizes. Read more...
Northern Cardinal: Meaning, Facts & How to Attract Them
Everything about the Northern Cardinal — how to identify it, attract it to your yard, and what this beloved red bird symbolizes. Read more...
Backyard Birds of South Carolina: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your South Carolina backyard, from the Carolina Wren to the Painted Bunting, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Maryland: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Maryland backyard, from the Baltimore Oriole to the Northern Cardinal, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of New Jersey: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your New Jersey backyard, from the American Goldfinch to the Northern Cardinal, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Massachusetts: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Massachusetts backyard, from the Black-capped Chickadee to the Northern Cardinal, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Missouri: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Missouri backyard, from the Eastern Bluebird to the Northern Cardinal, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Indiana: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Indiana backyard, from the Northern Cardinal to the Eastern Bluebird, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Illinois: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Illinois backyard, from the Northern Cardinal to the American Goldfinch, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Wisconsin: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Wisconsin backyard, from the American Robin to the Black-capped Chickadee, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Minnesota: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Minnesota backyard, from the Black-capped Chickadee to the American Goldfinch, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Tennessee: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Tennessee backyard, from the Northern Mockingbird to the Eastern Bluebird, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Virginia: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Virginia backyard, from the Northern Cardinal to the Eastern Bluebird, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of North Carolina: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your North Carolina backyard, from the Carolina Wren to the Northern Cardinal, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Michigan: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Michigan backyard, from the American Robin to the Black-capped Chickadee, with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Ohio: A Field Guide to Common Species
Meet the birds most likely to visit your Ohio backyard, from the Northern Cardinal to the Eastern Bluebird, with simple ID tips for each. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Georgia: A Field Guide to Common Species
From the Brown Thrasher to the Painted Bunting, meet the birds most likely to visit your Georgia backyard, with simple ID tips for each. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Pennsylvania: A Field Guide to 12 Common Species
Meet the 12 birds most likely to visit your Pennsylvania backyard — from the Black-capped Chickadee to the Red-bellied Woodpecker — with simple ID tips. Read more...
Backyard Birds of New York: A Field Guide to 12 Common Species
Meet the 12 birds most likely to visit your New York backyard — from the Black-capped Chickadee to the Eastern Bluebird — with simple ID tips for each. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Florida: A Field Guide to 12 Common Species
From the Northern Cardinal to the Painted Bunting, meet the 12 birds most likely to visit your Florida backyard — with simple identification tips for each. Read more...
10 Thoughtful Gifts for Bird Lovers They'll Actually Keep
A gift guide for the birder in your life — from framed state field guides to feeders and binoculars, ten ideas that feel personal and actually get used. Read more...
How to Attract More Birds to Your Backyard: 7 Simple Tips That Work
Seven proven, beginner-friendly ways to turn your yard into a haven for songbirds — better feeders, water, native plants, and a few small changes that make a big difference. Read more...
Backyard Birds of Texas: A Simple Field Guide to 12 Common Species
Meet the 12 birds most likely to visit your Texas backyard — with simple identification tips for each, from the Northern Cardinal to the Painted Bunting. Read more...