A photo reference guide by Birds of West Cobb, to assist you with identifying baby birds at your feeders in the Spring and Summer months.
Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by our Blog "Birds of West Cobb". This blog post is all about "identifying baby birds at your feeders". This a fun topic and we look forward to it every Spring. I’m hopeful that the images included below will help you identify the species of fledgling / juvenile birds at your feeders and in your yard. Some of them are generally easy to spot, and others you may need to watch their behavior to determine which species they are because they look so different as juveniles. The photo below showing a young poult (juvenile Eastern Wild Turkey) is a great example.
We are located in Marietta, Georgia. It’s a suburb of Atlanta which is famous for several things – ironically one of them is “the big Chicken”. We have no affiliation with the KFC mascot and to our knowledge the “Big Chicken” has no offspring. I just wanted to clear this up in case you were reading in a different country and wondered about the birds you were seeing here on our blog.
What types of baby birds or fledglings will come to your bird feeders? Near Atlanta, GA you might see the following birds: Northern Cardinals, Rufous-sided towhees, Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, House Finches, Gold Finches, Brown-headed Nuthatches, White-breasted Nuthatches, Grey Catbirds, Eastern Bluebirds, American Robins, Blue Jays, Red-bellied woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, European Starlings (invasive), Common Crows, Mourning Doves, Common Grackles, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Brown Thrashers and more! Its a wonderful time of the year!
I’ve included a photo of the adult and a few photos of the juvenile to help you with the photo gallery below!
