33 Backyard Birds You Should Know (Male vs Female ID)

If you enjoy birds and bird feeding, this video covers 33 species you’re likely to see around homes, feeders, parks, and neighborhoods across much of the eastern United States. We filmed and photographed many of these birds right here in Tennessee, so the video definitely has a Tennessee perspective, but nearly all of these species are extremely common throughout the Southeast and much of the eastern U.S. In this video, we show a side-by-side comparison of males and females for many of the species. A lot of backyard birds can look surprisingly different depending on sex, season, or age, and we wanted to make identification easier for both beginners and longtime bird lovers. From cardinals and chickadees to woodpeckers, hummingbirds, finches, sparrows, wrens, and blackbirds, these are birds that millions of people across the eastern U.S. see every year in their own yards. If we missed one of your favorite birds, let us know in the comments. Thanks for watching! 🐦 Species shown: #1 - 00:46 American Goldfinch #2 - 01:40 Carolina Chickadee #3 - 02:28 Northern Cardinal #4 - 03:16 Downy Woodpecker #5 - 03:57 Red-bellied Woodpecker #6 - 04:34 Red-headed Woodpecker #7 - 05:14 Ruby-throated Hummingbird #8 - 06:03 Rose-breasted Grosbeak #9 - 07:01 White-breasted Nuthatch #10 - 07:51 Tufted Titmouse #11 - 08:32 Song Sparrow #12 - 09:13 White-throated Sparrow #13 - 09:52 White-crowned Sparrow #14 - 10:27 House Sparrow #15 - 11:04 Carolina Wren #16 - 11:39 House Finch #17 - 12:21 Mourning Dove #18 - 13:23 Dark-eyed Junco #19 - 14:03 Eastern Towhee #20 - 14:53 Brown Thrasher #21 - 15:39 Northern Mockingbird #22 - 16:30 Blue Jay #23 - 17:29 European Starling #24 - 18:14 Brown-headed Cowbird #25 - 18:53 Red-winged Blackbird #26 - 19:40 Common Grackle #27 - 20:22 Eastern Bluebird #28 - 21:12 Cooper's Hawk #29 - 21:50 American Robin #30 - 22:42 House Wren #31 - 23:16 Northern Flicker #32 - 24:09 Pileated Woodpecker #33 - 24:53 Gray Catbird