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Species - Birds

If you view the long caption for each photo you can see the scientific name, date and location of the photo, and how common the bird is in metro Atlanta. Thanks to the Atlanta Audubon Society for providing the list of birds and their frequencies in the Checklist of the Birds of Atlanta. Special thanks to Jason Ward and others for pointing out various birds on Atlanta Audubon walks, and to everyone who's ever submitted a list on eBird.

All photos were taken in Metro Atlanta.

Note: What follows is not a complete list of the birds of Atlanta, merely a gallery of species I have photos of.

If you have any corrections, please send them to shawn@mapsandapps.net.

Ducks and Geese

Ross's Goose

Canada Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Muscovy Duck (domestic)

Wood Duck, nonbreeding male

Wood Duck, male

Wood Duck, female with ducklings

Gadwall, males

Gadwall, female

American Wigeon, female

American Wigeon, male

Mallard, male

Mallard, female

Mallard, female with young

Blue-winged Teal, female

Blue-winged Teal, male

Northern Shoveler, female or immature

Northern Pintail, male

Canvasback, male

Canvasback, female

Redhead, male

Redhead, female

Ring-necked Duck, male

Ring-necked Duck, female

Lesser Scaup, male and female

Bufflehead, male

Bufflehead, females

Hooded Merganser, female

Hooded Merganser, male

Hooded Merganser, 1st year male

Ruddy Duck, male

Ruddy Duck, female

Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeons

Mourning Dove

Cuckoos

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, immature

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Goatsuckers and Nightjars

Chuck-will's-widow

Swifts and Hummingbirds

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, male

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, immature male

Cranes, Rails, and Coots

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Sandpipers and Allies

Killdeer

Spotted Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs

Wilson's Snipe

Gulls and Terns

Ring-billed Gull

Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorant

Herons and Egrets

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron, immature

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron, immature

Yellow-crowned Night-heron

Roseate Spoonbill

White Ibis, immature

Vultures, Hawks, and Eagles

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Swallow-tailed Kite

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature

Cooper's Hawk, immature

Cooper's Hawk, adult male

Red-shouldered Hawk, immature

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Owls

Eastern Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Barred Owl

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher, male

Belted Kingfisher, female

Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker, female

Red-bellied Woodpecker, male

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, male

Yellow-bellied sapsucker, immature female

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, immature male

Downy Woodpecker, female

Downy Woodpecker, male

Hairy Woodpecker, male

Hairy Woodpecker, female

Northern Flicker, male

Pileated Woodpecker, female

Pileated Woodpecker, male

Falcons

American Kestrel, male

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Flycatchers

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Acadian Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Vireos

White-eyed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Jays and Crows

Blue Jay

American Crows

Fish Crow

Martins and Swallows

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallows

Chickadees and Titmice

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Nuthatches and Creepers

Red-breasted Nuthatch, female

Red-breasted Nuthatch, male

White-breasted Nuthatch, male

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Wrens

House Wren

Winter Wren

Marsh Wren

Carolina Wren

Gnatcatchers and Kinglets

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, male

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, female

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, male

Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird, female

Eastern Bluebird, male

Veery

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin, juvenile

American Robin, female

American Robin, male

Thrashers

Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher, juvenile

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird, juvenile

Starlings

European Starling

Waxwings and Pipits

Cedar Waxwing

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow, female

House Sparrow, male

Finches

House Finch, female

House Finch, male

Purple Finch, male

Purple Finch, female

American Goldfinch, male

American Goldfinch, female

Wood Warblers

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush

Black-and-white Warbler, female

Prothonotary Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Common Yellowthroat, male

Common Yellowthroat, juvenile

Common Yellowthroat, female

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart, female

American Redstart, male

Cape May Warbler, female

Cape May Warbler, nonbreeding male

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler, female or immature

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler, nonbreeding

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Palm Warbler

Pine Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Towhees and Sparrows

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow, white-striped

White-throated Sparrow, tan-striped

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Eastern Towhee, male

Eastern Towhee, female

Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings

Summer Tanager, male

Scarlet Tanager, male

Scarlet Tanager, female

Northern Cardinal, male

Northern Cardinal, female

Northern Cardinal, immature

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female

Blue Grosbeak, male

Indigo Bunting, female or immature

Indigo Bunting, male

Blackbirds

Bobolinks, male and female

Red-winged Blackbird, female

Red-winged Blackbird, male

Red-winged Blackbird, nonbreeding male

Eastern Meadowlark, nonbreeding

Rusty Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird, nonbreeding female

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird, male with female

Brown-headed Cowbird, female

Orchard Oriole, female

Orchard Oriole, male

Baltimore Oriole, female

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