Birds of Northern New York State
These are the birds I have seen in my backyard and in Jefferson County in Northern New York State.
The area is close to the St Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.

An * indicates the birds I have seen in my backyard. Where a species is sexually dimorphic, sightings of male and female are noted.


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Cardinal * (M,F) Catbird *
Blue Jay * Eastern Meadowlark
House Sparrow * (M,F) Veery
Tree Sparrow * Yellow Warbler *
Vesper Sparrow * Kingfisher
Chipping Sparrow * American Kestrel
Fox Sparrow * Rose-breasted Grosebeak * (M,F)
White Crested Sparrow * Marsh Hawk *
Black-capped Chickadee * Red-tailed Hawk
White-breasted Nuthatch * Great Blue Heron
Dark-eyed Junco * (M,F) Ring-necked Pheasant
House Finch * (M,F) Killdeer
Purple Finch * (M,F) Canada Goose
Goldfinch * (M,F) White-tailed Kite
Common Redpoll * (M,F) Mallard Duck
Downy Woodpecker * (M,F) Black Duck
Hairy Woodpecker * (M,F) Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove * American Crow
Common Grackle * Rock Dove (Pigeon)
American Robin * (M,F) Eastern Kingbird
Starling * Barn Swallow *
Red-winged Blackbird * (M,F) Black-billed Cuckoo *
Brown-headed Cowbird * (M,F) Pine Siskin * (M,F)
Eastern Phoebe * Great Horned Owl
House Wren * Merlin (pigeon hawk) *
Tree Swallow * Pine Grosebeak *
Turkey Vulture Rufous-sided Towhee *
Ruby-throated Hummingbird * (M,F)
Osprey
Cedar Waxwing *
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