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Bird introduction-Rose-breasted grosbeak
The rose-breasted grosbeak commonly referred to as the "cut-throat" because of its distinctive coloration, belongs to the cardinal family.
Bird Introduction-Red-winged Blackbird
The red-winged blackbird, a passerine bird belonging to the Icteridae family, is widespread throughout much of North and Central America.
Bird introduction - Pileated Woodpecker
The pileated woodpecker is a large, mostly black woodpecker native to North America and the third largest species of woodpecker in the world, after the great slaty woodpecker and the black woodpecker. The pileated woodpecker is known for its distinctive red crest and its habit of excavating large, rectangular holes in dead trees to find insects.
Bird introduction-Evening Grosbeak
The evening grosbeak is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.
Bird Introduction-Chipping Sparrow
A crisp, pretty sparrow whose bright rufous cap both provides a splash of color and makes adults fairly easy to identify. Chipping Sparrows are common across North America wherever trees are interspersed with grassy openings.
Bird introduction-Gray Catbird
The Gray Catbird, also spelled Grey Catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella.
Bird introduction-Painted Bunting
Male Painted Buntings are so beautiful, they have a vivid fusion of blue, green, yellow, and red. Females and immatures are a distinctive bright green with pale eyering. These fairly common songbirds breed in the coastal Southeast and in the south-central U.S., where they often come to feeders.
Bird introduction-European Goldfinch
The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia.
Bird introduction-Pine Warbler
A bird true to its name, the Pine Warbler, is common in many eastern pine forests and is rarely seen away from pines. These yellowish warblers are hard to spot as they move along high branches to prod clumps of needles with their sturdy bills.
Bird Introduction-Eurasian Blue Tit
The Eurasian Blue Tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognizable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
The Eurasian Blue Tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can hold on to the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hang upside down when looking for food.
Bird Introduction-European Robin
The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain & Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family.
Bird introduction-Cactus Wren
The largest wren in North America and the state bird of Arizona, the cactus wren is often mistaken for a thrasher because of its ground-foraging behavior and tendency to run rather than fly when threatened or startled.
