Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus (9-10 inches long)
100% - heard, may be seen
Sometimes mistaken for a Red-headed Woodpecker, this medium-sized bird has a bright red nape and crown atop a finely striped black and white back. It is conspicuous in our woods all year. Its song is a loud and distinctive rolled “kwirr”, heard singly or in a repeated series. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens (6 inches)
100% - more often heard than seen
A small, drab flycatcher, the Acadian spends its time on low to mid-level horizontal branches deep in the forest. Its two-syllable call is sometimes phoneticized as a quick “pizz-a”, dropping a little in pitch and fairly loud. Photo by Bill Hubick.

*Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus (6 inches)
100% - more often heard than seen
This incessant singer calls all day, all summer, even when everyone else is quiet. The soft-toned monotonous song is even-pitched and usually two syllables: “look up - see me - here I am - look up”. A sleek, subtle bird, the Red-eyed Vireo ranges mid to high in the canopy. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus (5-6 inches long)
100% - heard, sometimes seen
Possibly the most vocally conspicuous of our local birds, its song is hard to miss, a loud repeated “chirpety chirpety”, “teakettle teakettle”, or “cheeseburger cheeseburger” along with much scolding and chattering. Its behavior is equally perky, and it is more likely to be low in brush or gardens. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina (8 inches)
100% - more often heard than seen
The beautiful flute-like song of the Wood Thrush is an auditory delight. Characterized as “ee-oh-lay”, first falling and then rising, it can be heard mornings and evenings. A reclusive bird, it will be in deep woods in low to mid-level branches, and sometimes walks along the ground. Photo by Bill Hubick.

*Northern Parula - Parula americana (5 inches long)
100% - more often heard than seen
Pretty but often neck-breakingly high in the canopy, this tiny warbler is heard throughout our woods and wood edges. Its call is a high thin buzz that rises in pitch and ends with an accent. An alternate song has the same ascent and timbre but is broken into short segments. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citrine (5 inches long)
100% - more often heard than seen
This bright yellow bird with a black cowl around its face is worth looking for. It spends most of its time less than 15' above the ground and prospers in ACLT's healthy understory woods. Its well-projected song is a series of seven or so fast syllables ending emphatically: “weeta weeta WEE TEE OH!” Photo by Bill Hubick.

*Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea (7 inches)
100% - more often heard than seen
Males are a gorgeous red with black wings, often located by color though high in the canopy. The call is a distinctive buzzy “CHIP burr”, and once learned, can help in identifying its slightly warbly song with the same timbre. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens (6 inches long)
93% - more often heard than seen
The Pewee sings its name plaintively in the woods and along wood edges, a long drawn-out “pee-ee weee”. It is similar to the Eastern Phoebe, another flycatcher which sings its name, but the Pewee has wing bars and does not bob its tail like a Phoebe. It may be seen perched on lower branches. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor (6 inches long)
93% - often heard without being seen, but not hard to find
A familiar feeder bird, the Titmouse is equally comfortable in woods and yards. A pale gray bird with a prominent crest, it is often in the company of other small birds. Along with “tseets” and other scolding sounds, it sings a flutelike “peter peter peter peter” rapidly and at about the same pitch. Photo by Joe Turner.

*Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapillus (6 inches)
93% - more often heard than seen
This ground-nesting warbler's distinctive song carries well throughout deep woods. It sings a rapidly repeated “teacher teacher TEACHER”, usually increasing in volume. The Ovenbird looks a little bit like a thrush, leaf-colored with a spotted breast, and is most often seen near or walking on the ground. Photo by Arlene Ripley.

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis (8.5 inches)
93% - seen and heard
We take the cardinal for granted, but it is a strikingly beautiful bird. It is highly visible in many different habitats, but more likely in woods edges than interior. One of the first to sing in the morning and the last in the evening, the Cardinal's lyrics include “birdy birdy birdy” and a slower descending “cheer”. Photo by Joe Turner.

*White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus (5 inches long)
87% - more often heard than seen
This bird is hard to find, but its percussive call is hard to overlook. “Chuck! Pick up your beer! Chuck!” is said rapidly in a dry voice. The White-eyed Vireo spends most of its time in thick brush not too high off the ground. It is heard as often on walks in the woods as in open areas, though not deep in the woods. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus (6 inches long)
87% - located by song, but may sometimes be seen
Another bright yellow warbler with black facial markings, this bird shares coloration with the more common Hooded Warbler. Its two-syllable song is similar to that of several other species and may be transcribed as “chur-Ree chur-Ree”, repeated many times. Its loud chip note often helps with location at or near ground level in thick undergrowth. Photo by George Jett.