*Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus (6 inches)
94% - heard singing from the woods
This incessant singer calls all day, all summer, even when everyone else is quiet. The soft-toned monotonous song is even-pitched and usually two syllables: “look up - see me - here I am - look up”. A sleek, subtle bird, the Red-eyed Vireo ranges mid to high in the canopy but can be heard at some distance from the woods. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea (5.5 inches long)
94% - easily heard and seen (look on wires)
Males are a very dark blue which can look black in certain light but is vivid in sunshine. This is a noisy bird, with a high dry voice a little like a goldfinch's, saying everything twice: “tweet-tweet chirp-chirp here-here see it-see it”. Indigo Buntings are abundant in open areas and were the most numerous species in the study. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata (12 inches long)
88% - easily heard and seen
Familiar in all habitats, our only jay species is a handsome bird with a bad reputation for eating other species' eggs and young. Jays are related to crows and share their noisy and gregarious habits. In addition to saying its name it has a “kweedle” call and does an impressive Red-shouldered Hawk imitation. Photo by Joe Turner.

Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus (8 inches long)
88% - more often heard, but can be found
This attractive bird is black (gray in female), white, and orange-brown, similar in color to orioles. It has a distinctive song, “DRINK your TEEEE”, which is rather loud. This song and a single “drink” call attention to the towhee, which may be hopping or scratching on the ground or hidden in low brush. Photo by Bill Hubick.

American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis (5 inches long)
88% - heard and seen
Startlingly yellow with black accents in summer, the American Goldfinch is an active and fairly conspicuous bird, often seen at feeders as well as in fields and edges. Its voice is similar to other finches, a series of dry tweety chirps, but its flight call is unique: “potato chip - potato chip” sung as the bird dips and soars. Photo by Joe Turner.

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura (12 inches long)
82% - hard to miss when present
The Mourning Dove is our only native dove species. Its soft plaintive “cooah - coo coo coo” is a common but inconspicuous summer sound. Usually found in small groups, this bird can be seen at feeders and on wires as well as in trees. Photo by Joe Turner.

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor (6 inches long)
82% - heard and seen
A familiar feeder bird, the Titmouse is equally comfortable in woods and yards. A pale gray bird with a prominent crest, it is often in the company of other small birds. Along with “tseets” and other scolding sounds, it sings a flutelike “peter peter peter peter” rapidly and at about the same pitch. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Northern Parula - Parula americana (4.5 inches long)
82% - heard singing from the woods
Pretty but often neck-breakingly high in the canopy, this tiny warbler is heard throughout our woods and wood edges and projects well into open areas. Its call is a high thin buzz that rises in pitch and ends with an accent. An alternate song has the same ascent and timbre but is broken into short segments. Photo by Joe Turner.

Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerine (5 inches long)
82% - heard and seen
The voice of the Chipping Sparrow is a long dry trill or rattle on the same pitch which can be mistaken for an insect. This is an inconspicuous bird, but it is not shy and may be seen in trees and in short grass. Its clear breast is noticeable and it has a jaunty orange-brown cap. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla (5-6 inches long)
82% - more likely heard than seen
The Field Sparrow is visually modest and not always easy to find in tall grass, but its delightful song is distinctive. The analogy is the sound of a dropped ping-pong ball: a series of accelerating slurred whistles, usually rising in pitch. It has a clear buffy breast and a pink bill. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens (6 inches long)
76% - more often heard than seen
The Pewee sings its name plaintively in the woods and along wood edges, a long drawn-out “pee-ee weee”. It is similar to the Eastern Phoebe, another flycatcher which sings its name, but the Pewee has wing bars and does not bob its tail like a Phoebe. It may be seen perched on lower branches. Photo by Bill Hubick.

*White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus (5 inches long)
76% - more often heard than seen
This bird is hard to find, but its percussive call is hard to overlook. “Chuck! Pick up your beer! Chuck!” is said rapidly in a dry voice. The White-eyed Vireo spends most of its time in thick brush not too high off the ground. It is heard as often on walks in the woods as in open areas, though not deep in the woods. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus (5-6 inches long)
76% - heard, sometimes seen
Possibly the most vocally conspicuous of our local birds, its song is hard to miss, a loud repeated “chirpety chirpety”, “teakettle teakettle”, or “cheeseburger cheeseburger” along with much scolding and chattering. Its behavior is equally perky, and it is more likely to be low in brush or gardens. Photo by Joe Turner.

Common Yellowthroat - Geothylpis trichas (5 inches long)
76% - heard, sometimes seen
Formerly called the Maryland Yellowthroat, this yellow and black warbler is found in thickets, swamps, and marshes. The male's bright throat is highlighted by a black bandit's mask across the eyes. Its repetitive song is described as “witchity witchity witch”, with the third syllable dropping in pitch. Photo by Joe Turner.