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Common Birds of Pittsburgh Parks

A brief guide to the 56 birds most commonly seen in the parks of Pittsburgh.

Bibliography:
Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds. 4th ed. Boston,: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Print.
Thompson, Bill. The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Boston: ...more ↓

Downy Woodpecker 1
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 5
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6
Sphyrapicus varius
Eastern Screech-Owl 7
Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl 8
Bubo virginianus
Belted Kingfisher 9
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Dove 10
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 11
Zenaida macroura
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 12
Archilochus colubris
Chimney Swift 13
Chaetura pelagica
Wild Turkey 14
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-billed Gull 15
Larus delawarensis
Killdeer 16
Charadrius vociferus
Mallard 17
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose 18
Branta canadensis
Cooper's Hawk 19
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk 21
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 22
Buteo lineatus
Turkey Vulture 23
Cathartes aura
Barn Swallow 24
Hirundo rustica
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Molothrus ater
Baltimore Oriole 25
Icterus galbula
Common Grackle 26
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 27
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tufted Titmouse 28
Baeolophus bicolor
Black-capped Chickadee 29
Poecile atricapillus
Carolina Chickadee 30
Poecile carolinensis
House Sparrow 31
Passer domesticus
White-breasted Nuthatch 32
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 33
Sturnus vulgaris
Carolina Wren 34
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 6
Troglodytes aedon
American Robin 35
Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush 6
Hylocichla mustelina
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Contopus virens
Acadian Flycatcher 36
Empidonax virescens
Red-eyed Vireo 29
Vireo olivaceus
Golden-crowned Kinglet 37
Regulus satrapa
Dark-eyed Junco 38
Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow 29
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 39
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow 40
Zonotrichia albicollis
Gray Catbird 41
Dumetella carolinensis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 40
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal 42
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 25
Piranga olivacea
American Redstart 12
Setophaga ruticilla
Cedar Waxwing 7
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Crow 43
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 44
Cyanocitta cristata
American Goldfinch 45
Spinus tristis
House Finch 46
Haemorhous mexicanus

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