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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) - Golden-Crowned Kinglet

The Golden-Crowned  Kinglet is a very small songbird and have a remarkable ability in surviving cold climates.

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) - Downy Woodpecker

The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker species in North America.

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

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

The Black-Capped Chickadee is a small nonmigratory songbird of North America.

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

The American Tree Sparrow, a medium-sized sparrow are busy visitors in backyards during winter.