Summer Tanager

Birds > Songbirds

The Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) is an incandescent, flame-colored songbird celebrated as the only completely red bird in North America (lacking the black wings of the Scarlet Tanager and the crest of the Northern Cardinal). High in the forest canopy, this...

Hairy Woodpecker

Birds > Woodpeckers

The Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) is a powerful, industrious forest carpenter ubiquitous across the mature woodlands of North America. Often confused with its smaller cousin the downy woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker is easily distinguished by its larger size...

Swainson’s Thrush

Birds > Songbirds

Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is an ethereal woodland songbird celebrated across North America for having one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs in the natural world. Known to birdwatchers by its distinctive buff-colored eye rings and cheeks that...

Hermit Thrush

Birds > Thrushes

The Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) is renowned for possessing one of the most sublime, ethereal flute-like songs in the avian world. Celebrated as the official state bird of Vermont, this shy woodland songbird haunts the quiet understories of North American...

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Birds > Nuthatches & Creepers

The Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a bold, energetic conifer specialist celebrated across North American pine and spruce forests. Instantly recognized by its fiery cinnamon-rust breast, sharp black eye line, and nasal ‘yank-yank’ call that...