These are the most common and easily recognized birds to know for your very first time birdwatching at Eagle Bluffs in the summer (May-September). (22 birds)
These images were taken at Eagle Bluffs by Bill Allen, Terry Willis Baker, Bob Crow, Terese Dishaw, Chris Dohm, Zach Eldridge, Doug Hardesty, Garrett Hise, Brian Lockwood, Deborah Lucia, Rebecca Jean Miera, Cheryl Rosenfeld, Chris Shoffner, Jon Rapp, Julie Smallwood, Dennis Smarr, Colette Vranicar, and Doug Wallace from the Facebook group Friends of Eagle Bluffs Photography. I am very thankful for their permission to use their beautiful photographs.
There are several companion pages:
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Beginner’s Edition) contains only the 77 most common and most easily recognized birds.
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Common Edition) has a more extensive list of 135 birds commonly seen at Eagle Bluffs, some of which are more difficult to recognize or remember.
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Advanced Edition) lists all 294 birds that have been documented at Eagle Bluffs, with a score of how common they are, and a picture when available (171 so far.)
- Birds of Eagle Bluffs (Children’s Winter Edition) lists the top 28 birds to know for your very first time birdwatching at Eagle Bluffs in the winter.
Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mourning Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Killdeer

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Belted Kingfisher

Eastern Kingbird

American Crow

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Eastern Bluebird

American Goldfinch

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Common Yellowthroat

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Dickcissel

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