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Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Mourning Dove

The Mourning Dove is also known as the American Mourning Dove or the Rain Dove, and erroneously as the Turtle Dove, and was once known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - House Sparrow

The House Sparrow is a small bird, found in most parts of the world.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - House Finch

The House Finch is an attractive songbird and amongst the most recognizable birds in the U.S.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Hoary Redpoll

The Hoary Redpoll, also known as the as Arctic Redpoll is a close relative of the Common Redpoll. It is a small pale bird of the high Arctic and a rare visitor to southern Canada and the northern United States.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Evening Grosbeak

The Evening  Grosbeak is a large finch, nearly twice the size of a Goldfinch.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - European Starling

The European  Starling or Common Starling is a medium-sized blackbird with a short tail and long, slender beak. It is often regarded as a pest and amongst the least wanted backyard birds.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Cooper's Hawk

The Cooper's Hawk, a medium-sized hawk is a powerful raptor often seen in yards and suburban areas.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Common Redpoll

The Common Redpoll is small brownish-gray finch with dark streaks and a bright red patch on the forehead. It is an active forager that travels in busy flocks.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Carolina Chickadee

The Carolina Chickadee is a small songbird that is smaller than a sparrow. It has gray upperparts, distinctive black cap and bib, white cheeks and white underparts with rusty-brown flanks.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Cedar Waxwing

Cedar waxwings are also known as the Southern Waxwing, Canada Robin, Cedar Bird, Cherry Bird, or Recellet.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Dark-Eyed Junco

The Dark-Eyed Junco is amongst the most common and familiar North American passerines. It is a species of the juncos, a genus of small grayish American sparrows.

Winter Backyard Birds (U.S. and Canada) - Bohemian Waxwing

The Bohemian Waxwing, a starling-sized passerine bird of North America, closely resembles the  Cedar Waxwing