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Backyard Birds of North America

The birds you are most likely to see in gardens and green spaces across North America.

By Viralagain Updated 1 min read
American Cliff Swallow
Photo: Don DeBold / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Want to know who is visiting your garden in North America? Here are 12 common garden visitors. These are among the birds most often recorded in gardens, parks and other green spaces across the region — a great place to start a local life list. Tap any bird for the full profile and ID notes.

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