Common Backyard Birds of Chatham County, Georgia
Winter Visitors to Chatham County
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are common breeders in Chatham County and increasingly seen in winter. |
Eastern Screech-owls are becoming hard to find. Please report any observations to me. |
Barred Owls are adaptable and locally common. |
Red-headed Woodpecker likes dead trees. It is scarce in winter. |
Red-bellied Woodpecker with its ladder-back. The red belly is hard to see. |
Downy Woodpecker is the smallest member of that family. |
Northern Flicker is a resident, but more often seen in winter months. |
Pileated Woodpecker is our largest member of that family. |
Carolina Chickadee is found in every backyard with a feeder. |
Tufted Titmouse is another very common backyard feeder bird. |
White-breasted Nuthatch comes easily to backyard feeders. It's call is a nasal horn sound. |
Brown-headed Nuthatch sounds like a rubber ducky. |
Carolina Wren is one of the most common backyard species, often seen close to the ground. |
The Eastern Bluebird can often be found nesting in man-made boxes. It relishes dried mealworms to eat. |
American Robin is a resident, but more abundant during winter months. |
Northern Mockingbird is a member of the family of mimic thrushes for its ability to copy other birds' songs. |
Brown Thrasher is the state bird of Georgia and a mimic thrush. |
Blue Jays are often the neighborhood noisy bad boys; they are related to crows. |
American Crows are among the smartest and most resourceful birds on the planet. |
Eastern Towhees are actually sparrows. The female is brown rather than glossy black. |
Northern Cardinal female is brown with a striking large red bill. |
Northern Cardinal may be the most common bird in your garden. Their brilliant red plumage is at its best in early spring. |
Painted Buntings are a signature bird on our coast. |
The female and young Painted Buntings are green. |
Winter Visitors to Chatham County
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a member of the woodpecker family. |
Eastern Phoebe is common in winter. It is a flycatcher. |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. The ruby crown on this little bird is only seen when it is alarmed. |
Gray Catbird sounds like a cat. They will come to water features. |
Hermit Thrush will easily come to a water feature. Otherwise it likes to stay hidden. |
Chipping Sparrows will easily come to bird feeders. |
White-throated Sparrows feed on seeds on the ground. They are seen more often in late winter. |
American Goldfinch in winter plumage. |
American Goldfinch in breeding plumage just before they migrate back north. |
Yellow-rumped Warblers are among the most common birds we see in fall and winter. |
The yellow rump. |