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Backyard Birds of Nebraska: free printable checklist

The 16 birds people see most often at Nebraska feeders and yards, with when to look for each. Print it, keep it by the window and tick each bird off the first time you see it.

SeenBird and when to lookFirst seenNotes
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaYear-round
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisYear-round
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataYear-round
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusYear-round
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisYear-round
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensYear-round
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusYear-round
American GoldfinchSpinus tristisYear-round
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusYear-round
American RobinTurdus migratoriusYear-round
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraYear-round
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusYear-round
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisWinter (Oct to Apr)
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedonSummer (May to Sep)
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer (Apr to Oct)
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer (May to Aug)

Year-round birds come to feeders in summer and winter; the others are around for the season and months shown. Seasons are from our species research: eBird and Project FeederWatch records (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) and All About Birds range maps.

All 16 birds on one print

The same birds drawn in a vintage field-guide style: Backyard Birds of Nebraska Print, from $29.00 with free US shipping.