Western Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond
Western Birds fly through your yard and you wonder if they'd use a feeder. Or perhaps you think it would be fun to get a nestbox to see if they would use it to raise their next family. To help out, we've compiled list of birds in the Western U.S. known to use feeders and/or nestboxes. The birds are divided alphabetically into Groups. NOTE: Please visit Eastern Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond for the bird list for the Eastern U.S. Invite birds to your yard with a wide selection of bird feeders, then select your feeders from the best available today. Putting up a species-specific nestbox is the best way to entice your visiting birds to stay and raise a family. What a great educational project for your children, or a way for you to enjoy one of Mother Nature's most fascinating events. Here is a way for you to determine what type and size of a nestbox is appropriate for most species. Once you've decided then choose from a large selection of great nestboxes.
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Western U.S. Birds That Use Feeders
Western U.S. Birds That Use Nestboxes
WESTERN U.S. BIRDS THAT ARE KNOWN TO USE FEEDERS
BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES | Red-winged Blackbird | Great-tailed Grackle | Common Grackle | | Brown-headed Cowbird | Orchard Oriole | Hooded Oriole | | Baltimore Oriole | Bullock's Oriole | Scott's Oriole |
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, WRENS | Black-capped Chickadee | Mexican Chickadee | Mountain Chickadee | | Boreal Chickadee | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Bridled Titmouse | | Plain (Oak) Titmouse | Tufted Titmouse | Bushtit | | Red-breasted Nuthatch | White-breasted Nuthatch | Pygmy Nuthatch | | Brown Creeper | Cactus Wren | Carolina Wren |
CHICKEN-LIKE BIRDS | Ring-necked Pheasant | Northern Bobwhite | Gambel's Quail | | California Quail | ... | ... |
FINCHES | Gray-crowned Finch | Black Rosy-Finch | Brown-capped Rosy-Finch | | Pine Grosbeak | Purple Finch | House Finch | | Red Crossbill | White-winged Crossbill | Common Redpoll | | Hoary Redpoll | Pine Siskin | Lesser Goldfinch | | Lawrence's Goldfinch | American Goldfinch | Evening Grosbeak | | House Sparrow | ... | ... |
HUMMINGBIRDS | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Violet-crowned Hummingbird | Blue-throated Hummingbird | | Magnificent Hummingbird | Lucifer Hummingbird | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Anna's Hummingbird | Costa's Hummingbird | | Calliope Hummingbird | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Rufous Hummingbird | | Allen's Hummingbird | ... | ... |
JAYS AND CROWS | Gray Jay | Stellar's Jay | Blue Jay | | Santa Cruz Island Scrub Jay | Western Scrub Jay | Clark's Nutcracker | | Black-billed Magpie | Yellow-billed Magpie | American Crow | | Northwestern Crow | ... | ... |
PIGEON-LIKE BIRDS | Rock Dove (Pigeon) | Spotted Dove | White-winged Dove | | Mourning Dove | Inca Dove | Common Ground Dove |
SPARROWS | Green-tailed Towhee | Eastern Towhee | Spotted Towhee | | California Towhee | Canyon Towhee | American Tree Sparrow | | Chipping Sparrow | Field Sparrow | Fox Sparrow | | Song Sparrow | White-throated Sparrow | Golden-crowned Sparrow | | White-crowned Sparrow | Harris' Sparrow | Dark-eyed Junco |
TANAGERS, GROSBEAKS AND BUNTINGS | Summer Tanager | Western Tanager | Northern Cardinal | | Pyrrhuloxia | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Black-headed Grosbeak | | Painted Bunting | ... | ... |
THRUSHES AND MIMICS | Eastern Bluebird | Western Bluebird | Mountain Bluebird | | American Robin | Varied Thrush | Northern Mockingbird | | Bendire's Thrasher | Curve-billed Thrasher | California Thrasher | | Crissal Thrasher | European Starling | ... |
WARBLERS | Orange-crowned Warbler | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Townsend's Warbler |
WOODPECKERS | Lewis' Woodpecker | Red-headed Woodpecker | Acorn Woodpecker | | Gila Woodpecker | Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Downy Woodpecker | | Hairy Woodpecker | Northern Flicker | Pileated Woodpecker |
WESTERN U.S. BIRDS THAT ARE KNOWN TO USE NESTBOXES
DUCKS | Black-bellied Whistling Duck | Wood Duck | Common Goldeneye | | Barrow's Goldeneye | Bufflehead | Hooded Merganzer | | Common Merganzer | ... | ... |
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, WRENS | Black-capped Chickadee | Mexican Chickadee | Mountain Chickadee | | Boreal Chickadee | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Bridled Titmouse | | Plain (Oak) Titmouse | Tufted Titmouse | Red-breasted Nuthatch | | White-breasted Nuthatch | Pygmy Nuthatch | Carolina Wren | | Bewick's Wren | House Wren | ... |
FINCHES | House Finch | House Sparrow | ... |
FLYCATCHERS | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Great-crested Flycatcher | ... |
OWLS | Eastern Screech Owl | Western Screech Owl | Boreal Owl | | Northern Saw-whet Owl | ... | ... |
SWALLOWS | Purple Martin | Tree Swallow | Violet-green Swallow |
THRUSHES AND MIMICS | Eastern Bluebird | Western Bluebird | Mountain Bluebird | | European Starling | ... | ... |
WOODPECKERS | Red-headed Woodpecker | Golden-headed Woodpecker | Downy Woodpecker | | Hairy Woodpecker | Northern Flicker | Gilded Flicker |
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