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Jul 23, 2014 · However, Brown-headed Cowbirds—members of the blackbird family—have a distinctive short, thick-based bill. Though the adults are uniformly brown (females) or blackish brown with a brown head (males), juveniles are heavily streaked—and indeed this is a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird.
- Ovenbird
- Wood Thrush
- Song Sparrow
- Carolina Wren
- Pine Siskin
- Little Bunting
- Brown Jay
- Brown Shrike
- Canyon Towhee
- Veery
Ovenbirdis a stocky-looking warbler, quite a bit larger than others. They have a darker greenish-brown back, but their underside is full of dark spots and stripes. These warblers look similar to thrushes and even sparrows, but you often see Ovenbirds foraging on the ground, foraging for food. They even nest on the ground! Ovenbirds breed across Nor...
Wood Thrushis a medium-sized thrush with beautiful brown back and dark spots, with light chest and belly marked with darker spots. Both sexes look the same. This passerine is known for its vocal powers, and by some is considered to have one of the most beautiful songs. They mainly live in forests across eastern states and Canada. They winter in Cen...
Song Sparrowis a small grayish brown songbird with streaked underparts and a dark spot on its chest. Since males and females are so similar, the only way to tell them apart is by size – males are slightly larger than females. However, this can be tricky, since the size difference is not too noticable. Song Sparrows are incredibly common in most of ...
Carolina Wrenis a chunky, yet small bird with different shades of brown in its plumage. Their underside is creamy, yet their wings, backs, and tails are darker, with some interesting barring. These little wrens are really shy, so they are hard to see. Unsurprisingly, Carolina Wrens are also named the state birds of South Carolina. They live in Nort...
Pine Siskin is a common finch species. They look similar to Song Sparrows, but Pine Siskins have some yellow on their wings. They also have warmer brown tones in their plumage. If you see one, look at their tail – Pine Siskins have a slightly forked tal. These little finches are common in most on North America. In the U.S. they are often common dur...
The Little Bunting is a very small, sparrow-like brown bird with a chestnut cap with a thick black border, a narrow white eyering on a chestnut face with a bit of a black border, and a forked tail with white outer tail feathers. It can be recognized by these features and also has gray on the side of the neck, gray-brown upperparts streaked with bla...
The Brown Jay is a big, long-tailed bird that is dark brown on the head, breast, and upperparts. The rest of the underparts are dingy white, and it has white on the underside of the tail. This magpie-sized jay can be recognized by these features, has a stout black bill, and rather long, dark gray legs. The sexes are similar but young birds have a y...
The Brown Shrike is large-headed bird with plain brown upperparts that are more reddish-brown on the cap, rump, and tail. Around the same size as a Red-winged Blackbird, it also has a stout, hooked bill, and a narrow black mask with a white border. The Brown Shrike can be recognized by these features and also has buff edging on dark wings, a white ...
The Canyon Towheeis a fair-sized, plain, sparrow with brown highlights and gray upperparts. It has a dull brown cap, gray and buff throat with some small dark spotting, and has reddish-brown under the tail and on the lower belly. Both sexes can be recognized by these features and also have pink-gray legs, and a finch-like, grayish bill. The Canyon ...
The Veeryis a rather small thrush with reddish-brown upperparts, pale gray underparts with some faint reddish-brown spotting on the breast, a plain face with gray in front of the eye, and a narrow gray eyering. Both sexes can be recognized by these features and also have pinkish legs and dark gray on the upper part and tip of a pinkish bill. The Ve...
- Brown Thrasher. Scientific name: Toxostoma rufum. You’ll hear this songbird’s loud and repetitive call throughout the East and Midwestern United States.
- Wood Thrush. Scientific name: Hylocichla mustelina. American birders will spot this migratory thrush in the eastern United States during the spring and summer months.
- Red-Tailed Hawk. Scientific name: Buteo jamaicensis. Red-tailed hawks are a dark ruddy-brown color. Spot them throughout the year in most of the United States, and in the warmer months in Canada.
- Great Horned Owl. Scientific name: Bubo virginianus. The widespread Great Horned Owl can be found across most of North America and parts of South America.
- Blackbird. An early riser, with a clear and confident voice. The beautiful song is low-pitched and given in short, fluty verses that seem to stop abruptly.
- Mistle thrush. Mistle thrushes begin to sing in winter, often from the top of a tall tree. The song is similar to a blackbird's, but rather than ending abruptly the mistle thrush trails off almost absentmindedly.
- Song thrush. Often the most confident voice in the dawn chorus, and one of the earliest to start singing. Listen for loud, clear verses repeated 2-4 times.
- Robin. Like the larger thrushes, robins start singing early in the morning. The song is clear and beautiful, comprised of rippling notes and whistles. Robins are one of the few birds to sing all through winter.
The Meadow Pipit may be the most common songbird in heathland areas, but it doesn’t like you to think so. Its brown coat and streaked underbelly make it hard to spot as it creeps along in the undergrowth. Very similar to the rarer Tree Pipit.
From the nightingale to the blackbird, here is your guide to the best British songbirds, including how to identify each species.
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Brown Thrashers wear a somewhat severe expression thanks to their heavy, slightly downcurved bill and staring yellow eyes, and they are the only thrasher species east of Texas. Brown Thrashers are exuberant singers, with one of the largest repertoires of any North American songbird.
