Birdsong Break

Mockingbirds a vocal repertoire of up to 200 sounds mimicking other birds, frogs, insects, and even car alarms.

Loud, shiny, and fearless — meet the Common Grackle!

The Gray Catbird gets its name from the "mew " sound it makes, similar to a cat.

Watch your step when you're on the beach this summer — Common Tern lay their eggs right on the sand!

You’ll hear the Mourning Dove's haunting song in the early morning, and more often in the summer months.

A regular guest at your backyard bird feeder, the House Sparrow is actually an invasive species.

One of our region’s most recognizable birds, the American Robin, hangs out along forest edges and open clearings looking for worms. Look for them around dawn and dusk when they’re most active.

North America’s largest swallow, and one of its most graceful flyers — it’s the Purple Martin.

Bold, bright, and built for the shoreline — that bill is specially adapted to pry open shellfish exposed by receding waves.

Cheerful chirps and flashes of red — it’s the House Finch. These social songbirds can be found across our region’s forests and woodlands, and at your backyard birdfeeder!