From rainbows in flight to haunting forest melodies, discover 12 wild birds that make North America a birdwatcher’s dream.

Despite the name, these invasive birds are not actually sparrows but weaver finches, related to other weavers in Africa and elsewhere. European Starling Starlings, which are from Europe and Asia, ...

Summer male: black ... bill, a white epaulet border, colder gray-buff upperpart markings in winter, and a different voice. One of the most abundant birds in North America, the red-winged ...

Bold face pattern with white eyebrow, bordered above and below with black. Ruby red ... for North America—reports at this season suspect. Vagrant: rare but annual across Southwest; small numbers ...

Black swifts, with their preference for nesting on steep, wet, cold rock faces, are among the most enigmatic birds in North America ... shot a small black bird of a previously undocumented ...

The whooping crane stands at nearly five feet tall and are considered the tallest birds in North America ... are in place. The Red-cockaded woodpecker has a black-and-white barred back with ...