The ULTIMATE Backyard Bird Identification Guide!

Everything you need to know to successfully identify birds in your backyard, if you live in the United States.

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Bird photos on slides not by Derek or Ryan Sallmann are credited on the slide itself. Others listed below.
All songs and calls by Jonathon Jongsma via Xeno Canto and used under CC 4.0 license except Northern Mockingbird by Steve (XC884705), Hermit Thrush (Doug Hynes - XC715748), Mallard and Pigeon (Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart - XC518422 and XC541143) and second Northern Cardinal song by Derek Sallmann. All photos by Ryan Sallmann except for those listed below.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Photo by Andy Bridges (Public Domain, edited)
Evening Grosbeak Photo by Jacob W. Frank (Public Domain, edited)
Red Crossbill Photo by US. Forest Service - PNW region (Public Domain, edited)
American Crow Photo by Alan Schmierer (Public Domain, edited)
Euoprean Starling , Pine Siskin, Tufted Titmouse Photos by N. Lewis (Public Domain, edited)
Cedar Waxwing Photo by William Powell (Public Domain, edited)
Purple Finch song by Brad Bumgardner (used with permission) Photo by N. Lewis (Public Domain)
Great Horned Owl vocalization by Michael and Katie LaTour CC by 4.0, edited
Carolina Wren and Barred Owl by Matthias Sirch CC by 4.0, edited
Golden-crowned Sparrow and Woodhouse's Scrub Jay vocalizations by Nathan Pieplow (used with permission)
Varied Thrush song by Shawneen Finnegan (Used with permission)
Anna's Hummingbird song by Jonathon Jongmsa and Bushman(CC by 4.0, edited)
Bushman (call) XC153035
Black-headed Grosbeak photo by Abbeyprivate (public domain, edited)
Yellow-rumped Warbler Photo by Lorri Howski (Used with permission)
Hairy Woodpecker in flight photo by stephen boisvert (CC by 2.0)
Solo Pigeon Photo by Wildlife Terry (Public Domain)
Oregon Dark-eyed Junco by Becky Matsubara (CC by 2.0)
Pileated Woodpecker damage by Dismas (CC by 4.0)
Common Nighthawk image by Jacob W. Frank (Public Domain)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photo by Courtney Celley (Public Domain)
Red-eyed Vireo Photo by Bill Thompson (Public Domain)
Warbling Vireo Photo by Caleb Putnam (Public Domain)
Great Crested Flycatcher and Wood-pewee Photo by Grayson Smith/USFWS (Public Domain)
Baltimore Oriole Photo by Alan Schmierer (Public Domain)
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Photo by N. Lewis (Public Domain, edited)
Chimney Swift Photo by Jeff&Amy (Public Domain, edited)
Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, American Redstart, and Yellow Warbler
Photo by Lorri Howski (Used with permission)
Indigo Bunting Photo by N. Lewis (Public Domain, edited)
Harris's Sparrow image by Tom Koerner (Public Domain, edited)
James Cridland (CC by 2.0) Multiple Pigeons photo
Shawn Taylor Winter Wren Video (CC by 2.0)
Eastern Whip image by Susan Young (Public Domain)
Great Horned Owl Video by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren (CC by 2.0)
Licenses for photographs credits on screen if not already noted
Logan Ward (CC by 2.0, edited)
Vidyasagar Duvvuru Public Domain
Alan Schmierer (Public Domain)
Tom Koerner (Public Domain)
Birds in cover image and Spring birds slide by N. Lewis (Public Domain, edited)

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

0:00 Intro
2:17 Sparrow
6:19 Chickadees and Titmice
8:10 Nuthatches and Treecreepers
9:32 Wrens and Gnatcatchers
11:16 Thrushes and Mimids
14:07 Warblers
16:54 Vireos
17:41 Finches
20:47 Woodpeckers
24:03 Doves and Pigeons
26:13 Owls
27:56 Hawks
29:38 Blackbirds and Orioles
32:26 Hummingbirds
33:58 Corvids
35:52 Waxwings
36:31 Flycatchers
38:07 Buntings and Grosbeaks
40:18 Tanagers
41:10 Swallows and Swifts
42:41 Kinglets
43:38 Starlings
44:32 Cuckoos
44:58 Nightjars
45:48 Waterfowl and Shorebirds
47:12 Final Thoughts

#Birding #BirdWatching #BadgerlandBirding

[BadgerlandBirding]

0:00 Intro
2:17 Sparrow
6:19 Chickadees and Titmice
8:10 Nuthatches and Treecreepers
9:32 Wrens and Gnatcatchers
11:16 Thrushes and Mimids
14:07 Warblers
16:54 Vireos
17:41 Finches
20:47 Woodpeckers
24:03 Doves and Pigeons
26:13 Owls
27:56 Hawks
29:38 Blackbirds and Orioles
32:26 Hummingbirds
33:58 Corvids
35:52 Waxwings
36:31 Flycatchers
38:07 Buntings and Grosbeaks
40:18 Tanagers
41:10 Swallows and Swifts
42:41 Kinglets
43:38 Starlings
44:32 Cuckoos
44:58 Nightjars
45:48 Waterfowl and Shorebirds
47:12 Final Thoughts

[withvinayak]

I think we will have thousands of new birders because of this video. What an informative video for beginner birders! Great effort guys!! Cheers

[lindaeaton]

We love the Cardinal. Especially when it snows, they show up so pretty. Your video helped me identify the dark eyed Junco. Thanks. Great video!

[WalkingEng]

This was great, really enjoyed seeing all the birds.

[boredwarlock]

This rocks. Those Little Brown Jobs can be so tricky sometime! Thanks for making this

[timjozwiak]

What a helpful guide ! Fun too.entertaining and educational

[jtwanderer]

Very helpful sound and sight correlation. Thank you!

[Birdsandlife]

This was super helpful with a very nice presentation and fun to watch!

[RoseGrace]

This has been so helpful with identifying sparrows. I have always been confused about them. Love this whole video. So hands-on.

[hikinganthropology]

What a great episode! Badgerland Birding totally rocks! Thanks, BB!!!

[absorbed-in-nature]

Great job! ❤
I know exactly how much time and effort you had to put into this—the writing and filming and then gathering all the audio and visuals and editing it all together.
I can tell by the high viewership in only a week that this is going to be a very popular video for many years.
Well done!

[Oltoir]

what a great video! Will be helpful to many, I'm sure

[NyssaMysteria]

I have a few pairs of Carolina Wrens that live in my backyard... can confirm, they are very loud 🤣 they're so goofy and fun to watch, I love them!

[Patricia-iimd]

New to birding loved the videos great for painting. You were so great presenting each species. 🐦🦆🕊️❤

[RetroCGI]

Awesome video! Very helpful thanks a lot

[BoomerLover]

Great vid Badgerland. Birding is so fun because there's no wrong way to do it. Some bird just by sound, some just by sight through a scope. Personally, I'm fairly colorblind (reds and greens are muted into brown) so I rely on silhouette and patterns a lot more than color. What really helped was drawing birds and learning specific field marks which this video is great for. I'm in phoenix and I'm excited to make a day trip down to Tucson and maybe even SE AZ thanks to your videos. If you're ever in Phoenix proper you should check out Scottsdale for the Rosy-Faced Lovebirds living in the rich old neighborhoods' tropical lawns. I also like Papago Park and the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch for migrating waterfowl.

[Reallymred]

I can’t wait to go outside and try to identify chirps!

[magenta]

So much information! Subscribed. I live in Milwaukee, Wi. My favorite birds are the gold finches, cardinals and red-tailed hawks...and blue jays.

[rockfishmiller]

West coast B.C. here, Spotted Towhee, CB Chickadees are a couple faves. Snow Geese mixing with Canadas i find an interesting mix. Great vid, thanks for sharing, cheers.

[MHarenArt]

WOW, that was really great. It was so comprehensive! Thanks so much. I especially liked it because I am a back yard birder. Normally I see the usual suspects and have not seen anything new around here for a while. But like last season I saw my Lifer Eastern Blue bird - once and haven't see it since. I also saw a Lifer White Throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren and Lifer Brown Thrasher two years ago! I was so excited when I was able to identify them. The Thrashers is here every year and the White Throated Sparrow as back this year. I've only seen a Goldfinch once in 15 years. As far as I know there are no feeders in my immediate neighborhood or I might be seeing more species I don't feed the birds, but I water them every day. Anyway. Thanks for this - is was really excellent!