These birds live or visit this suburban garden in Raleigh North Carolina. I’ve grouped them into their scientific categories when there were more than one in a family or genera.

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Blue Jay
American Crow

Finches

Goldfinch
House Finch

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird

New World Blackbirds and Orioles

Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle

New World Warblers

Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Sparrows

Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco

Thrushes

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse

Other Perching Birds

Cedar Waxwing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Northern Cardinal

Woodpeckers

Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Not Perching Birds

Great Blue Heron

Herons are in the group with Pelicans, Ibises, and Allies. As I write this in September 2026, I’ve only seen one heron visit. What a gift to see this magnificent large bird!

Checking it out

Hawks

Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Mourning Dove

Turkey Vulture