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The birds

He named 255 species in his columns. Each has its own page with every passage he wrote about it.

Showing 32 birds of the most written about

Great Horned OwlOwls & hawks54 columns

Eastern BluebirdSongbirds41 columns

American RobinSongbirds39 columns

Barred OwlOwls & hawks39 columns

Carolina WrenSongbirds37 columns

American RedstartWarblers35 columns

Rose-breasted GrosbeakSongbirds35 columns

Red-breasted NuthatchSongbirds34 columns

Black-throated Green WarblerWarblers33 columns

Common YellowthroatWarblers33 columns

Baltimore OrioleSongbirds31 columns

Pine WarblerWarblers31 columns

Hermit ThrushSongbirds30 columns

Tufted TitmouseSongbirds30 columns

American GoldfinchSongbirds27 columns

Great Crested FlycatcherSongbirds27 columns

White-throated SparrowSongbirds27 columns

American WoodcockWater & shore birds26 columns

Dark-eyed JuncoSongbirds26 columns

OvenbirdWarblers26 columns

Yellow WarblerWarblers26 columns

Northern FlickerOther land birds25 columns

Brown CreeperSongbirds24 columns

Cedar WaxwingSongbirds24 columns

Eastern PhoebeSongbirds24 columns

Eastern TowheeSongbirds24 columns

Gray CatbirdSongbirds23 columns

Bald EagleOwls & hawks21 columns

Black-capped ChickadeeSongbirds21 columns

House FinchSongbirds21 columns

Long-tailed DuckWater & shore birds21 columns

Pine SiskinSongbirds21 columns

VeerySongbirds21 columns

Great Blue HeronWater & shore birds20 columns

Northern ParulaWarblers20 columns

Song SparrowSongbirds20 columns

Yellow-rumped WarblerWarblers20 columns

Belted KingfisherWater & shore birds19 columns

Black-throated Blue WarblerWarblers19 columns

Eastern Wood-PeweeSongbirds19 columns

Golden-crowned KingletSongbirds19 columns

Brown ThrasherSongbirds18 columns

Pileated WoodpeckerOther land birds18 columns

Red-eyed VireoSongbirds18 columns

Ruby-crowned KingletSongbirds18 columns

Wood DuckWater & shore birds18 columns

Great EgretWater & shore birds17 columns

House WrenSongbirds17 columns

Common EiderWater & shore birds16 columns

Glossy IbisWater & shore birds16 columns

Ruby-throated HummingbirdOther land birds16 columns

Winter WrenSongbirds16 columns

Yellow-bellied SapsuckerOther land birds16 columns

Blue JaySongbirds15 columns

Red-winged BlackbirdSongbirds15 columns

Palm WarblerWarblers14 columns

Purple FinchSongbirds14 columns

Red-bellied WoodpeckerOther land birds14 columns

Scarlet TanagerSongbirds14 columns

Tree SwallowSongbirds14 columns

Wood ThrushSongbirds14 columns

Blue-headed VireoSongbirds13 columns

Chestnut-sided WarblerWarblers13 columns

Common RavenSongbirds13 columns

Evening GrosbeakSongbirds13 columns

Northern MockingbirdSongbirds13 columns

Red-tailed HawkOwls & hawks13 columns

Black-and-white WarblerWarblers12 columns

Common GrackleSongbirds12 columns

Nashville WarblerWarblers12 columns

Northern CardinalSongbirds12 columns

Snowy EgretWater & shore birds12 columns

Blackpoll WarblerWarblers11 columns

Common GoldeneyeWater & shore birds11 columns

Common LoonWater & shore birds11 columns

Harlequin DuckWater & shore birds11 columns

Hooded MerganserWater & shore birds11 columns

OspreyOwls & hawks11 columns

Red-breasted MerganserWater & shore birds11 columns

Snow BuntingSongbirds11 columns

Barn SwallowSongbirds10 columns

Black GuillemotWater & shore birds10 columns

Blackburnian WarblerWarblers10 columns

BobolinkSongbirds10 columns

BrantWater & shore birds10 columns

Brown-headed CowbirdSongbirds10 columns

Chipping SparrowSongbirds10 columns

Fox SparrowSongbirds10 columns

Magnolia WarblerWarblers10 columns

Nelson's SparrowSongbirds10 columns

Pine GrosbeakSongbirds10 columns

Surf ScoterWater & shore birds10 columns

Swainson's ThrushSongbirds10 columns

BuffleheadWater & shore birds9 columns

Common NighthawkOther land birds9 columns

Downy WoodpeckerOther land birds9 columns

Eastern KingbirdSongbirds9 columns

Indigo BuntingSongbirds9 columns

Lesser YellowlegsWater & shore birds9 columns

Northern HarrierOwls & hawks9 columns

Warbling VireoSongbirds9 columns

White-breasted NuthatchSongbirds9 columns

Canada GooseWater & shore birds8 columns

Great CormorantWater & shore birds8 columns

KilldeerWater & shore birds8 columns

Least FlycatcherSongbirds8 columns

MerlinOwls & hawks8 columns

Northern Saw-whet OwlOwls & hawks8 columns

Semipalmated PloverWater & shore birds8 columns

Short-billed DowitcherWater & shore birds8 columns

Snowy OwlOwls & hawks8 columns

Swamp SparrowSongbirds8 columns

WilletWater & shore birds8 columns

Wilson's SnipeWater & shore birds8 columns

Wilson's WarblerWarblers8 columns

American BitternWater & shore birds7 columns

Black-bellied PloverWater & shore birds7 columns

Blue-gray GnatcatcherSongbirds7 columns

Common RedpollSongbirds7 columns

Horned GrebeWater & shore birds7 columns

Least SandpiperWater & shore birds7 columns

Least TernWater & shore birds7 columns

Peregrine FalconOwls & hawks7 columns

Ruffed GrouseOther land birds7 columns

Savannah SparrowSongbirds7 columns

Solitary SandpiperWater & shore birds7 columns

Tennessee WarblerWarblers7 columns

White-crowned SparrowSongbirds7 columns

White-winged ScoterWater & shore birds7 columns

Yellow-bellied FlycatcherSongbirds7 columns

Black ScoterWater & shore birds6 columns

Canada WarblerWarblers6 columns

Cape May WarblerWarblers6 columns

Greater YellowlegsWater & shore birds6 columns

Hairy WoodpeckerOther land birds6 columns

Horned LarkSongbirds6 columns

King EiderWater & shore birds6 columns

Laughing GullWater & shore birds6 columns

Little Blue HeronWater & shore birds6 columns

Northern Rough-winged SwallowSongbirds6 columns

RazorbillWater & shore birds6 columns

Red-throated LoonWater & shore birds6 columns

Spotted SandpiperWater & shore birds6 columns

Wild TurkeyOther land birds6 columns

Alder FlycatcherSongbirds5 columns

Bay-breasted WarblerWarblers5 columns

Black-billed CuckooOther land birds5 columns

Black-crowned Night-HeronWater & shore birds5 columns

Broad-winged HawkOwls & hawks5 columns

Chimney SwiftOther land birds5 columns

Northern GannetWater & shore birds5 columns

Philadelphia VireoSongbirds5 columns

Piping PloverWater & shore birds5 columns

Purple SandpiperWater & shore birds5 columns

Red-necked GrebeWater & shore birds5 columns

Saltmarsh SparrowSongbirds5 columns

SanderlingWater & shore birds5 columns

Semipalmated SandpiperWater & shore birds5 columns

Sharp-shinned HawkOwls & hawks5 columns

Turkey VultureOwls & hawks5 columns

White-rumped SandpiperWater & shore birds5 columns

Yellow-billed CuckooOther land birds5 columns

American OystercatcherWater & shore birds4 columns

Bank SwallowSongbirds4 columns

Barrow's GoldeneyeWater & shore birds4 columns

Bohemian WaxwingSongbirds4 columns

DovekieWater & shore birds4 columns

Eastern Screech-OwlOwls & hawks4 columns

Green HeronWater & shore birds4 columns

Green-winged TealWater & shore birds4 columns

Hoary RedpollSongbirds4 columns

Lapland LongspurSongbirds4 columns

MallardWater & shore birds4 columns

Mourning DoveOther land birds4 columns

Northern WaterthrushWarblers4 columns

Prairie WarblerWarblers4 columns

Red CrossbillSongbirds4 columns

Red-shouldered HawkOwls & hawks4 columns

Rusty BlackbirdSongbirds4 columns

Virginia RailWater & shore birds4 columns

American PipitSongbirds3 columns

American Tree SparrowSongbirds3 columns

Blue-winged WarblerWarblers3 columns

Bonaparte's GullWater & shore birds3 columns

Common MerganserWater & shore birds3 columns

Common TernWater & shore birds3 columns

Double-crested CormorantWater & shore birds3 columns

Eastern MeadowlarkSongbirds3 columns

Golden-winged WarblerWarblers3 columns

Greater ScaupWater & shore birds3 columns

Lesser ScaupWater & shore birds3 columns

Marsh WrenSongbirds3 columns

Northern PintailWater & shore birds3 columns

Orange-crowned WarblerWarblers3 columns

Orchard OrioleSongbirds3 columns

Pectoral SandpiperWater & shore birds3 columns

Prothonotary WarblerWarblers3 columns

Short-eared OwlOwls & hawks3 columns

Snow GooseWater & shore birds3 columns

White-winged CrossbillSongbirds3 columns

Yellow-crowned Night-HeronWater & shore birds3 columns

American CootWater & shore birds2 columns

American CrowSongbirds2 columns

American KestrelOwls & hawks2 columns

American WigeonWater & shore birds2 columns

Bicknell's ThrushSongbirds2 columns

Black SkimmerWater & shore birds2 columns

Black-legged KittiwakeWater & shore birds2 columns

Blue-winged TealWater & shore birds2 columns

Eastern Whip-poor-willOther land birds2 columns

Gray-cheeked ThrushSongbirds2 columns

Herring GullWater & shore birds2 columns

Lincoln's SparrowSongbirds2 columns

Long-billed DowitcherWater & shore birds2 columns

Northern ShrikeSongbirds2 columns

Rough-legged HawkOwls & hawks2 columns

Sharp-tailed SparrowSongbirds2 columns

Stilt SandpiperWater & shore birds2 columns

Thick-billed MurreWater & shore birds2 columns

Townsend's WarblerWarblers2 columns

WhimbrelWater & shore birds2 columns

Willow FlycatcherSongbirds2 columns

Wilson's Storm-PetrelWater & shore birds2 columns

Yellow-throated WarblerWarblers2 columns

Acadian FlycatcherSongbirds1 column

American Black DuckWater & shore birds1 column

Caspian TernWater & shore birds1 column

Cattle EgretWater & shore birds1 column

Common MurreWater & shore birds1 column

Connecticut WarblerWarblers1 column

Cooper's HawkOwls & hawks1 column

European StarlingSongbirds1 column

Field SparrowSongbirds1 column

Fish CrowSongbirds1 column

GadwallWater & shore birds1 column

Grasshopper SparrowSongbirds1 column

Great Black-backed GullWater & shore birds1 column

Long-eared OwlOwls & hawks1 column

Louisiana WaterthrushWarblers1 column

McCown's LongspurSongbirds1 column

Mourning WarblerWarblers1 column

Mute SwanWater & shore birds1 column

Northern ShovelerWater & shore birds1 column

Pied-billed GrebeWater & shore birds1 column

Red KnotWater & shore birds1 column

Ring-billed GullWater & shore birds1 column

Ring-necked DuckWater & shore birds1 column

Ring-necked PheasantOther land birds1 column

Roseate TernWater & shore birds1 column

Ruddy DuckWater & shore birds1 column

Ruddy TurnstoneWater & shore birds1 column

SoraWater & shore birds1 column

Tricolored HeronWater & shore birds1 column

Vesper SparrowSongbirds1 column

Yellow-breasted ChatWarblers1 column