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Red-winged Blackbird earliest bird songs heard at dawn in spring American Crow
(Agelaius phoeniceus) and summer. (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Red-wings sing their nasal songs Among our most intelligent birds,
seemingly in every marsh and wet American Goldfinch the crow’s distinctive caw is a
field in the state. The red shoulder (Spinus tristis) familiar sound. The crow is all black,
patches of the male are brilliantly displayed when This frequent visitor to backyard with iridescent feathers. They are smaller than the
he is singing. bird feeders is found in Georgia in common raven, measuring between 16 and 20
all seasons, but especially in winter. It inches, almost half of which is tail.
Common Grackle prefers semi-open areas with open weedy ground
(Quiscalus quiscula) and some trees and bushes for shelter. Sandhill Crane
Common grackles are large, lanky (Antigone canadensis)
blackbirds with long legs and tails, Northern Cardinal Southeast Georgia and northern
glossy purple or green heads, and (Cardinalis cardinalis) Florida are the wintering grounds
bright golden eyes. They often gather in noisy The cardinal, also called a redbird, of these migratory birds that breed
groups high in the trees. is the official state bird of no fewer in the Great Lakes region and Canada. The adults • GEORGIA’S TOP TEN BIRDS •
than seven eastern states (but not stand nearly four feet tall and have a wingspan that
Cedar Waxwing Georgia; our state bird is the Brown Thrasher). Most is six feet or more.
(Bombycilla cedrorum) people recognize the bright red of the male’s crest
These sociable birds commonly and head. Female coloring is more reddish olive. Mourning Dove
winter in Georgia in any wooded (Zenaida macroura)
or semi-open area where berries Chipping Sparrow The light gray and brown
are abundant. (Spizella passerine) mourning dove is one of the
The chipping sparrow nests in most abundant birds in North
American Robin gardens and parks over much of the America and the leading gamebird.
(Turdus migratorius) continent. Its tame behavior makes The species is generally monogamous, and eat
The robin’s clear musical it well-known and popular with its gray body and almost exclusively seeds.
whistles are among the brown or red cap.

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