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1 PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – ANDY REAGO & CHRISSY MCCLARREN 2 PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – ANDY REAGO & CHRISSY MCCLARREN 3 PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – MANJITH KAINICKARA 4 PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – RHODODENDRITES

Red-Winged Blackbird Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing American Robin
(Agelaius phoeniceus) (Quiscalus quiscula) (Bombycilla cedrorum) (Turdus migratorius) TOP 10 GEORGIA BIRDS
Red-wings sing their nasal songs Common grackles are large, lanky These sociable birds commonly winter in The robin’s clear musical whistles are
seemingly in every marsh and wet field in blackbirds with long legs and tails, glossy Georgia in any wooded or semi-open area among the earliest bird songs heard at
the state. The red shoulder patches of the purple or green heads, and bright golden where berries are abundant. Occasionally a dawn in spring and summer. These red-
male, hidden under body feathers much of eyes. They often gather in noisy groups line of waxwings perched on a branch will breasted beauties are the ones you’ll likely
the time, are brilliantly displayed when he high in the trees, and will eat corn, garbage, pass a berry back and forth, from bill to bill, see tugging earthworms out of the ground
is singing. even the food off your plate until one of them swallows it. in your yard.
at a picnic.

Did You Know?
According to the National Audubon Society,
Georgia has more than 1.7 million acres of
important bird areas.

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